Regional Finance Director

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this Regional Finance Director will support a dynamic multi-entity organization with operations in the US and Canada with a great culture! You will collaborate with the North American General Manager, and other global and local leadership contacts across Operations, Sales, Engineering, Commercial, and Legal. This role combines the day-to-day accounting responsibilities of an Accounting Controller with the forward-looking FP&A and KPI ownership of a Head of Finance.

It is well-rounded and meaty!

The Regional Finance Director will own the financial integrity and performance of the region – running the month-end and statutory reporting processes with discipline and accuracy while elevating analysis, forecasting, and commercial partnership with regional leadership. This role is part operator (ensuring tight controls and timely close) and part strategic business partner (turning numbers into decisions and improvements to working capital, margins, and cash).

• Own month-end and year-end close for the region, including coordination of reconciliation and review of all general ledger accounts; ensure accounting is IFRS / statutory compliant.
• Coordinate and support external audits, internal audits and parent company audits: deliver work papers and respond to audit queries and support compliant & effective controls & processes. Familiarity with J-SOX would be beneficial, but is not required.
• Oversee performance of financial admin functions - AP/AR — set and monitor SLAs (invoice processing, collections, payroll accuracy). Supervise or act as backup where needed.

• Lead regional budgeting, forecasting and rolling-forecast cycle; coordinate consolidation with central finance and present to senior management.
• Produce and evolve monthly dashboards and financial KPI metrics; run variance analysis and a monthly close meeting that surfaces root causes and corrective actions. Be a champion of proactive KPI management & improvements.
• Drive initiatives on customer profitability, SG&A optimization and working capital improvement; own ad-hoc financial modelling for strategic projects.

• Ensure accurate and timely local statutory reporting (tax filings, compliance filings) and compliance with local regulations.
• Lead, develop and recruit the regional finance team; provide coaching, escalation and delegation of duties to ensure continuity and resilience (backups for payroll/AR, etc.).
• Lead system improvements / automation for close, reporting or cash management (ERP & reporting tools); partner with group IT/finance transformation where appropriate.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate organizational strategy into a clear financial leadership vision that guides teams and stakeholders as a part of the Company'sleadership team.
• Communicates complex information with clarity, influences decision-makers, and builds trust across all levels of the organization.
• Inspires, coaches, and empowers high-performing teams; creates an environment that fosters psychological safety, accountability, and growth.
• Makes sound, timely decisions under uncertainty; balances risk with opportunity and demonstrates strong commercial acumen.
• Leads teams confidently through change, drives continuous improvement, and adapts leadership style to evolving business needs.
• Adopting and championing the Company's commitment to safety and well-being.

• Act as the finance business partner to the regional leadership team, translating financial performance into action plans — supporting pricing, commercial margin improvement, and capital allocation decisions.

• 10+ years progressive finance experience with hands-on accounting plus FP&A experience — including month-end close, external audits, and budgeting/forecasting required.
• Strong commercial partnering, communication, and leadership capability required.
• Manufacturing accounting experience required.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred (CPA or equivalent).
• Experience managing a multi-country/regional finance function with international parent (local statutory reporting, tax, banking) preferred.
• ERP and reporting tool experience (e.g., SAP/Pronto/ Oracle/Net Suite/EPM tools) and strong Excel / BI skills required.
• Ability to travel required.
• Familiarity with a Japanese company is a plus