the client is seeking a Finance Director to lead financial leadership for its Americas division. The role will elevate financial transparency into business performance and help support the next phase of expansion within a complex, engineered product environment spanning manufacturing, commercial operations, and aftermarket services.
Reporting into the U.S. CEO with a functional connection to the Group CFO internationally, the Finance Director will serve as the lead finance executive for the Americas region and a key collaborator to senior leadership. Responsibilities include taking full ownership of North American finance, overseeing a team of approximately eight professionals, building and mentoring the regional finance function, strengthening governance, and improving financial results. The role will act as a strategic partner to the CEO by providing financial insight and constructive challenge on operational and commercial matters.
The Finance Director will lead core planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews across manufacturing, commercial, and service lines, while improving visibility into KPIs, margins, and operating metrics to inform decision-making. Additional responsibilities include championing cost management and profitability improvement initiatives, maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring compliance with relevant local and global policies, and serving as the liaison to Group Finance for accurate, consistent, and timely reporting. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree, be a CPA (preferred), and bring 15+ years of manufacturing finance/accounting experience, with proven leadership as a Finance Director or CFO, experience partnering across operational and commercial functions, and demonstrated ability to drive performance improvement and financial discipline within an international reporting structure.