Regional Finance Director, EMEA
Posted 5 hours 53 minutes ago by Howett Thorpe
A hugely exciting opportunity to join an international organisation assuming responsibility for the EMEA finance function overseeing a team across the Surrey, Germany & Holland. This position will also have change & transformation projects associated within the remit.
Regional Finance Director, EMEA - Benefits- Performance related bonus scheme
- Significant influence at senior leadership and regional decision-making level
- Opportunity to shape and lead finance transformation across EMEA
- Exposure to a fast-scaling, international business environment
- Hybrid working
This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious and commercially driven finance leader to step into a pivotal Regional Finance Director role with genuine influence across a complex, international landscape.
You will operate at the heart of the EMEA leadership team, owning financial performance while driving transformation, control, and strategic insight across the region. This is not a purely oversight role it requires a hands on leader who can balance technical excellence with commercial impact.
With full ownership of reporting, forecasting, and financial governance, you will play a critical role in elevating finance as a true business partner. You'll also lead key transformation initiatives, improving systems, controls, and processes to support scalability and performance. Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as the senior finance lead across EMEA, partnering closely with regional leadership
- Owning financial performance, delivering clear insight on risks, opportunities, and drivers
- Leading all aspects of financial reporting in line with US GAAP and statutory requirements
- Driving best in class forecasting, budgeting, and long range planning processes
- Enhancing revenue recognition and POC accounting in a high judgement environment
- Building and embedding a robust, scalable financial control framework
- Leading transformation initiatives across systems, processes, and reporting capabilities
- Elevating the quality, speed, and impact of management and executive reporting
- Optimising cash flow, treasury strategy, and working capital performance
- Partnering with operations to improve profitability and project level performance
- Leading audits with confidence and ensuring a strong, compliant control environment
- Building, mentoring, and inspiring a high performing regional finance team
- A proven track record in senior finance leadership roles within complex, multinational environments
- Deep expertise across controllership, FP&A, and financial strategy
- Strong technical grounding in US GAAP and financial governance
- A commercially minded approach with the ability to influence at executive level
- Experience driving finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Advanced capability in Excel, Power BI, and financial modelling
- Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics D365 highly advantageous)
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- The gravitas, resilience, and ambition to operate in a fast paced, high impact role
- CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
- Experience in private equity backed or listed environments
- Exposure to data analytics or SQL