EMEA Finance Director

Who we are:

Crayola has inspired children to express their creativity since 1903. Crayolians take pride in fulfilling our mission of helping parents and educators raise creatively alive children around the world. Join our team and be part of an iconic brand that develops quality art products and experiences that are loved by families and preferred by teachers.

Our company culture is mission focused, and encourages fun, collaboration, transparency, and helping others. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. Crayola believes a diverse workforce provides a broad spectrum of perspectives which enables us to create innovate products and continuously improve our work processes. We have an intentional focus on fostering a work environment where all employees feel valued and appreciated.

As EMEA Finance Director, you will play a critical role in shaping the future growth and success of Crayola across the region. As a strategic partner to the EMEA Leadership team, you will combine strong financial expertise with commercial insight to influence decision making, drive profitable growth and support the delivery of our business strategy.

This role will lead the finance function across EMEA, ensuring finance is positioned as a key enabler of business performance. You will bring a transformation mindset, identifying opportunities to simplify, improve and evolve how we operate, while embedding a culture of continuous improvement and commercial excellence.

Working closely with the General Manager- EMEA and senior leaders across sales, marketing and operations, you will provide insight, challenge and recommendations that help shape our strategic priorities, investment decisions and long-term growth plans.

• Partner with the EMEA Leadership Team to develop and execute commercial strategies that drive sustainable growth and profitability.
• Provide financial insight, challenge and recommendations to support key business decisions, including market opportunities, customer strategies, pricing, investment and resource allocation.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, translating financial data into actionable insights that influence business outcomes.
• Drive a strong commercial finance mindset across the organisation, ensuring decisions are underpinned by robust analysis and business understanding.

• Lead the EMEA financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes, providing clear visibility of performance, risks and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, cash generation and return on investment.
• Support strategic planning by developing financial models, business cases and scenarios to guide decision-making.
• Ensure strong financial governance while enabling an agile, growth-focused business environment.

• Ensure robust financial control, governance and compliance across all EMEA entities, maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity and risk management.
• Oversee statutory accounts, external audits, VAT and indirect tax compliance, legal entity reporting and regulatory requirements across the region.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes, partnering with the finance team to deliver high-quality financial reporting.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with corporate and local regulatory requirements.
• Partner with external advisors, auditors and tax specialists as required to ensure compliance and proactively mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Support effective cash flow management, treasury activities and working capital optimisation across the business.
• Provide hands‑on leadership and support to the finance team when required, fostering a culture of accountability, technical excellence and continuous development.
• Balance strong financial stewardship with a pragmatic commercial mindset, enabling growth whilst maintaining appropriate controls and governance.

• Lead and support finance transformation initiatives that…