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Natalie Karasova

Interim CFO & senior finance leader

€1,100/day
Vienna, AT
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Natalie

Finance leader with 20+ years of international roles and a proven record in driving finance transformation, governance, and scalable strategies for multinationals, PE-backed firms, and high-growth scale-ups across Europe. Expertise in IFRS, group reporting, audit readiness, IPO preparation, SOX design, digitalization and financial compliance.
Hybrid or remote in Austria, Remote around Europe.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Czech

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

  • Slovak

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Vienna (up to 50km), Mödling (up to 50km), Graz (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Lucentio Finance
    Founder
    September 2025 - Today (9 months)
    Vienna, Austria
    • Interim CFO & senior finance leadership
    • Finance strategy, business planning & performance management
    • Group reporting, consolidation & IFRS compliance
    • ERP, digital finance transformation & system implementation
    • IPO readiness, audit readiness
    • Risk management, governance & internal controls
    Start-up Audit Finance Transformation
  • GoStudent
    Director Group Accounting, Consolidation and Tax
    January 2023 - June 2025 (2 years and 5 months)
    • Establishing, maintaining and enhancing accounting, reporting and consolidation function across GoStudent Group (20+companies)
    • Ensuring audit readiness and first year audits across GoStudent group
    • Leading consolidation project for first year consolidation under IFRS
    • ERP, PO, AP tools implementation, digital finance transformation
    Audit Team transformation Restructuring
  • GoStudent
    Head of Accounting & Reporting
    June 2022 - December 2022 (6 months)
    • Establishing, maintaining and enhancing accounting, reporting and consolidation function across GoStudent Group (20+companies)
    • Ensuring audit readiness and first year audits across GoStudent group
    • Leading consolidation project for first year consolidation under IFRS
    • ERP, PO, AP tools implementation, digital finance transformation

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Education

  • Accountant-Expert qualification
    Czech Institute of Certifying Accountants
    2007
    Accountant-Expert qualification
  • Masters
    SAA, Department of Business and Finance
    2001
    Major: Economics and Management. Specialization: Economy and Management. Passed with merits (Masters degree equivalent)

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