{"id":27213,"date":"2025-07-21T14:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kooku.de\/?p=27213"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:59:58","slug":"leadership-im-umbau-teil-3-flexible-finanzfuehrung-fuer-fintechs-fractional-interim-professionalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-blog\/leadership-im-umbau-teil-3-flexible-finanzfuehrung-fuer-fintechs-fractional-interim-professionalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in transition, part 3: Flexible financial management for FinTechs &#8211; Fractional, Interim &amp; Professionalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27213\" class=\"elementor elementor-27213 elementor-27212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3fb5a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f3fb5a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752df8f elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"752df8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-blog\/author\/jan\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4cc48b3da1a70fc2af62fafdfad489177b32b9c4b720b375ba2a0108224f5419?s=300&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Jan Pautsch\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-blog\/author\/jan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan Pautsch\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Expert Search - Digital Finance &amp; Transformation | Kooku X, Berlin. \r\n\r\nVon Design zu Finance. Jan Pautsch hat Kooku X aufgebaut, um Executive Search in Transformation neu zu denken. Sein Background in Design, seine Erfahrung im Recruiting und seine Coaching-Kompetenz verbinden sich zu einem klaren Ziel: bessere Besetzungen durch bessere Gespr\u00e4che.\r\n\r\nMehr als 10 Jahre Executive-Search-Erfahrung\r\nNetzwerk aus 150 + Digital-Firmen\r\n500 + Kandidaten-Interviews p. a.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aaf5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1aaf5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the <strong>leadership shift <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-blog\/leadership-in-transition-fintechs-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(part 1)<\/a> and <\/strong>the <strong>buy &amp; build challenges <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-blog\/leadership-im-umbau-teil-2-buy-build-im-fintech-welche-finanzprofile-jetzt-zaehlen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(part 2)<\/a> <\/strong>, the question arises: How can FinTech scale-ups meet these requirements flexibly and at short notice? This is where <strong>flexible leadership models<\/strong> come into play: fractional CFO, interim leadership and professionalization. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebe770 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"eebe770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tContents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__eebe770\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__eebe770\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__eebe770\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e4fb8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3e4fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/go.kooku.de\/gehaltsbenchmark-finance-2025-aktuelle-trends-und-geh%C3%A4lter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to download the \u201cFinance 2025\u201d salary benchmark free of charge<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e496eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e496eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><h2><strong>Review: What comes after Buy &amp; Build &#8211; the pressure for structure<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"2102\">Review: What comes after buy &amp; build &#8211; the pressure for structure. Buy &amp; Build brings speed &#8211; but often also disruption: when FinTechs grow rapidly through acquisitions, integration, reporting, controlling, cash management and governance come under pressure. Fractional and interim profiles help to close these gaps in the short term and create stability.  <\/p><p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2625\">The <em data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2179\">Global FinTech Report 2025<\/em> by BCG &amp; QED also shows that this demand is growing: FinTechs grew by 21% in 2024, while traditional financial service providers only grew by 6%. At the same time, the proportion of profitable FinTechs rose to 69% &#8211; a clear sign of increasing maturity and the growing demand for governance and structures. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2025\/fintechs-scaled-winners-emerging-disruptors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fintech&#8217;s Scaled Winners and Emerging Disruptors | BCG<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Interim, Fractional &amp; Professionalization: The new management models<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li><strong>Interim CFO:<\/strong> Full-time on a temporary basis, often for turnaround, post-merger, restructuring.<\/li><li><strong>Fractional CFO:<\/strong> Part-time at C-level, for specific projects or transitional phases.<\/li><li><strong>External specialists:<\/strong> e.g. Compliance Officer ad interim, FP&amp;A leads for forecasts.<\/li><\/ul><p>Typical fields of application:<\/p><ul><li>Turnaround &amp; Restructuring<\/li><li>Post Merger Integration<\/li><li>Post Funding Professionalization<\/li><li>Buy &amp; Build Phase<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27241\" src=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional-1024x384.png\" alt=\"Finance Headhunter\" width=\"1000\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_interim_vs_fractional.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kooku X Market Observation 2025 &#8211; Assessments from mandates &amp; projects<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Does the know-how come from corporates?<\/strong><\/h2><p>The change from vision to structure opens up opportunities for specialists from corporates &#8211; provided they can keep up with the pace and culture of a scale-up.<\/p><p><strong>That speaks for itself:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Experience with regulation, reporting &amp; investors<\/li><li>Integration of acquisitions &amp; governance<\/li><li>An eye for profitability &amp; structure<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>But:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Often too hierarchical and specialized<\/li><li>Speed and pragmatism are sometimes lacking<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Recruiting perspective:<\/strong><\/p><p>In discussions with corporate candidates, I carry out targeted checks:<\/p><ul><li>How do they react to unclear roles and rapid feedback?<\/li><li>Do you have experience with remote teams and MVP logic?<\/li><li>Are there concrete examples of speed and cultural change?<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27246 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Finance Headhunter\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/grafik_corporate_skills.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Basis: Interviews with candidates from the corporate and startup environment, Kooku X 2024\/25<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Practical insights: How do you find the right profiles?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Executive search for interim and fractional management:<\/p><ul><li>Precise briefing &amp; talent mapping<\/li><li>Active network instead of database<\/li><li>Fast matching &amp; clean onboarding<\/li><li>Securing retention &amp; handover<\/li><\/ul><p>For a deeper insight into how interim CFOs organize their first 30 days and which factors are decisive, I recommend this article:<br data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"620\"> A<a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toptal.com\/management-consultants\/fractional-cfo\/interim-cfo-roles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"761\">Month in the Life: Interim CFO Roles and Best Practices (Toptal)<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Case Study: Interim Financial Controller for Turnaround<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"281\">For a company in a critical growth phase, I found an interim financial controller at short notice to work alongside the interim CFO.<\/p><p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"572\">The role was filled after three days. The interim controller stabilized the finance team, took over reporting and financial statements, identified weaknesses and relieved the CFO. This enabled the management to quickly deliver reliable figures again and manage the restructuring.  <\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Outlook for the future: Fractional becomes the norm<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"864\">Fractional and interim models will no longer be stopgap solutions, but part of a strategic, hybrid workforce. Companies are increasingly combining flexible leadership with enablement through tools and processes &#8211; but experience and integration expertise remain irreplaceable. <\/p><p data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1423\">The latest <em data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"912\">Global FinTech Report 2025<\/em> by BCG and QED also shows that scaled FinTechs must increasingly act like mature, listed companies &#8211; with sharper capital allocation, professional management, governance and risk management. Sustainable growth is replacing the old &#8220;growth at all costs&#8221;, which makes flexible and experienced financial management all the more important. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2025\/fintechs-scaled-winners-emerging-disruptors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fintech&#8217;s Scaled Winners and Emerging Disruptors | BCG<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h2><strong>Conclusion: Flexibility as the key to scaling<\/strong><\/h2><p>Fractional and interim models balance governance, speed and growth. It is also worthwhile for scale-ups to build a network of flexible managers today &#8211; in order to be prepared for the next phase. <\/p><p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"189\"> <\/p><h2 data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"189\"><strong>Finding managers for Finance &amp; Transformation<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"369\">As a <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/expert-search\/en-finance-headhunter\/\">finance headhunter at Kooku X<\/a>, I fill key roles in finance, compliance and transformation &#8211; permanent, interim or fractional. Fast, precise, with an understanding of the market. <\/p><p data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"539\">From clarifying the target image, through search and calibration, to onboarding: our process is structured and effective &#8211; often with initial profiles in just a few days.<\/p><p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"632\">If you are looking for leaders who make an impact, let&#8217;s talk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2da413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f2da413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"appointment\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccf405 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ccf405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc5a9d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cc5a9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e9e7a elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"22e9e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jan_Pautsch_small-1-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Jan Pausch\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan Pausch\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Head of Expert Search \/ Kooku X<br \/>\nYour Experts for Digital Finance &amp; Transformation<\/p>\n<p>Jan Pautsch is Recruiting Director at Kooku X. 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