Job Description
Chief Financial Officer, North America
About the role: What’s in the Box
As the CFO for HelloFresh North America, you will serve as a critical executive leader overseeing a ~$5bn revenue market and a finance organization of approximately 50 professionals. You will act as a strategic partner to Managing Directors across our diverse brand portfolio (including HelloFresh Mealkits, Greenchef, Factor, Good Chop, and Pet’s Table), co-owning the P&L and driving regional growth. This role balances high autonomy with collaborative integration into our central group finance leadership within a fast-paced matrix organization.
This role is based in New York City, and reports directly to Fabien Simon, Group CFO.
What you’ll do: The Recipe
- Strategic Business Partnership: Act as a primary advisor to US Managing Directors, providing financial insights that influence strategy across FP&A, controlling, and accounting for multiple product verticals.
- Executive Financial Oversight: Co-own the regional P&L and lead the US finance department to ensure robust management of accounting & balance sheet, US tax regulations, and FP&A.
- Organizational Leadership: Manage and mentor a high-performing team of nearly 50 employees across Tax, Treasury, and Accounting, fostering a culture of excellence and operational efficiency.
- Matrix Collaboration: Collaborate with central finance teams in Germany on treasury, systems and group accounting/reporting, while maintaining regional autonomy.
- Brand Integration: Oversee the financial integration of new and evolving brands into the group structure, ensuring scalable reporting and independent FP&A capabilities, where necessary.
What you’ll bring: The Ingredients
- Financial Expertise: Comprehensive experience across the full finance spectrum, including mastery of US accounting standards, tax regulations, balance sheet management, and FP&A.
- Strategic Mindset: The ability to transcend traditional reporting roles to become a credible business partner who understands the operational needs of Managing Directors.
- Matrix Navigating: Significant experience operating successfully within a global matrix organization, balancing local business needs with group-level requirements.
- Leadership Presence: Exceptional communication and leadership skills necessary to unite a large finance function and represent the US market within the central group leadership.
- Sector Background: Ideally, a proven track record in industries involving physical goods, logistics, or D2C subscription models, ideally within a company of comparable scale ($5bn+ revenue).
Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.
What we offer: The Toppings
Compensation & Financial Wellbeing
- Enjoy massive discounts: 85% off HelloFresh/Every Plate, 60% off Green Chef, 50% off Factor, 40% off Good Chop, and 50% off The Pets Table.
- Participate in the Employee Referral Program ($3,000 for salaried, $500 for hourly).
Health & Wellbeing
- Receive comprehensive coverage including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, and FSA.
Flexibility & Work-Life
- Benefit from flexible hybrid work arrangements.
- Accrue up to 160 hours (20 days) of annual PTO.
- Receive 8 company holidays and 2 additional personal holidays.
Career & Development
- Embrace “Learning Never Stops” with an annual $400 training stipend (after 6 months) and a Tuition Reimbursement Program of up to $5,250/year (after 2 years).
Are you the missing ingredient? If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you. We aim to review your profile and respond within 5 business days.
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.
New York Pay Range:
$325,000—$350,000 USD base salary
(the full compensation package will also include long-term and short-term incentives in addition to the base salary).
New York Pay Range
$325,000—$350,000 USD
