Regional Finance Director - EMEA

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance partner to regional commercial leadership
• Provide strategic financial guidance on commercial decisions, pricing, customer profitability and growth opportunities
• Support and influence decisions relating to revenue growth, margin improvement, deal structuring and investment priorities
• Translate financial data into clear commercial insights and actionable recommendations
• Challenge decisions constructively while remaining commercially pragmatic
• Build credibility as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders

• Drive regional financial performance across multiple countries
• Support delivery of revenue, gross margin, operating expense and EBITDA targets
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance review processes
• Analyse variances, identify risks and opportunities, and drive corrective action
• Improve financial visibility and decision support across the region

• Drive working capital improvement across accounts receivable, inventory and cash conversion
• Partner with commercial, operations and supply chain teams to improve cash flow and capital efficiency
• Support stronger forecasting, collections discipline and inventory management

• Support ongoing business transformation and performance improvement initiatives
• Improve financial processes, reporting, visibility and commercial decision support
• Operate effectively in an evolving role and business environment
• Create clarity, structure and momentum where processes are still developing
• Navigate ambiguity and changing priorities while maintaining focus on outcomes

• Build strong relationships across finance, commercial, operations and global leadership teams
• Operate effectively in a multinational matrix structure
• Influence senior stakeholders across multiple countries and functions
• Bring pace, energy, confidence and commercial judgement to leadership discussions
• Act as a proactive business partner rather than a traditional finance gatekeeper

Ideal Background

We are interested in senior finance leaders from multinational, product-based or operationally complex environments.

Relevant industry backgrounds may include:

• Manufacturing
• Industrial businesses
• FMCG
• Agriculture or food-related sectors
• Chemicals
• Packaging
• Supply chain-intensive businesses
• Other multinational commercial environments

Industry background is less important than the ability to operate as a commercially minded finance partner within a complex international business.

• Relevant Finance or Accounting qualifications
• Finance Director, Regional Finance Director, Commercial Finance Director, FP&A Director or similar senior finance leadership experience
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering capability
• Experience supporting a divisional, regional or multi-country P&L
• Significant multinational and matrix organisation experience
• Strong exposure to budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and performance management
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive decisions through data and insight
• Experience working closely with commercial, operational or regional leadership teams
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• ERP experience (SAP advantageous)

Critical Success Factors

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong commercial mindset
• Executive presence and credibility
• Excellent business partnering capability
• Pace, agility and responsiveness
• Confidence to challenge constructively
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Strong problem-solving capability
• Comfort operating with ambiguity
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
• Balance between strategic thinking and hands-on execution

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will become:

• A trusted commercial finance partner
• A strategic advisor to regional leadership
• A driver of improved financial and commercial performance
• A proactive problem solver
• A key contributor to business transformation and growth

This opportunity will suit a commercially strong finance leader who wants to be close to the business, influence outcomes, support strategic decision-making and play a meaningful role in improving regional performance.