Finance Director Europe

• European Role|Industrial company

Industrial company

Financial Controls, Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure that all of the regional financial practices are in line with statutory laws and regulations as well as with US GAAP and FCPA.


• Manage and monitor controls, accounting policies and procedures in order to achieve full compliance with corporate policies


• Responsible for the timely preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial results with full financial transparency


• Support quarterly / annual audit process through the provision of audit schedules and analysis of local legal entity results, inventory, costs, customer trends or other key business factors


• Manage direct and indirect tax activities and reporting within the region, in cooperation with corporate where required


• Direct overall cash management process including direction on cash flow forecasting, education on direct cash methodology, tracking cash forecast accuracy and best practices related to increasing overall cash flow.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Deliver timely and accurate financial & operational analysis as required by the business and corporate Finance management, including financial plans, budgets, and forecasts for cash, revenue, margins, EBITDA, working capital and capital spending


• Prepare and facilitate monthly and quarterly forecasts for the business, including reports which summarise and forecast business activities and financial position


• Direct all revenue and expense reporting, ensuring control, accuracy, predictability and timely delivery of amounts, analysis and comments, including local and regional reporting


• Analyse and report on key variances to targets, forecast and prior year; ensures that there is a clear understanding of business drivers and future impact.


• Communicate, discuss and challenge financial impacts with Business Unit managers


• Prepare financial analysis to support capital investments


• Prepare and present at meetings where financial input/commentary is required


• Responsible for the annual budget, including coordination of timing and schedules; working with country leadership teams to understand market conditions, competitive environment and providing direction on underlying assumptions.


• Partner with the Europe Commercial team to help support their analytical needs and standardise volume and revenue analysis across all regions, including customer profitability files.

Decision Support

• Provide support and management to company leadership as necessary.


• Analyse product and customer profitability for pricing decisions and contract profitability evaluation to ensure acceptable profit levels.


• Communicate risks in a clear and timely manner.


• Monitor working capital, cash balances, forecasts and reporting; maintain local and regional banking relations and manage the European cash pool.


• Manage financial risk


• Perform special projects including investments, acquisitions/divestitures, coordination of system implementations, and other projects as may be assigned from time to time

Good opportunity

• Bachelors' degree in Finance or Accounting required; CPA and Masters equivalent preferred


• Minimum 8-10 years' experience in a similar role


• Fluent in English and French with effective communication skills, encompassing verbal, written and presentation


• Willingness to travel within Europe and to the U.S. as necessary


• Directly applicable financial analysis (FP&A), cost accounting or commercial finance experience with a mid-size manufacturing organization


• Experience with SAP (or similar ERP) system is required


• Excellent organizational skills; ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities


• Responsive, proactive and able to lead processes


• Proven planning, analysis and decision-making skills


• Ability to work across all functions and levels of the organization, applying influence skills in order to ensure proper controls, support change initiatives / identify and communicate improvements and drive business results