Job Description
Regional Finance Director
Our client is a global manufacturer of highly engineered components serving the aerospace, industrial, energy, and defense sectors. Operating across North America and Europe, the organization supports some of the world's leading industrial manufacturers through a combination of manufacturing expertise, technical support, warehousing, and supply chain solutions. The US business, headquartered in Houston, serves as the primary commercial, logistics, and customer support hub for North America, generating approximately $100M in annual revenue. Following a recent ownership transition, the company is investing in strengthening financial reporting, operational visibility, and financial controls while navigating an increasingly complex international operating environment. They have exclusively retained Tom Smith at Page Executive USA to secure their next Regional Finance Director.
Job Description
The Regional Finance Director will lead all financial operations for the United States business, reporting directly to the Group CFO based in Europe. This executive will serve as the senior finance leader for the region, partnering with both US and European leadership teams to enhance reporting accuracy, strengthen controls, improve visibility into business performance, and support strategic decision making. Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Lead all accounting, finance, financial reporting, treasury, compliance, and financial control activities for the US operation.
- Ensure accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee month end close, balance sheet management, P&L reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow analysis.
- Improve financial reporting quality, transparency, and timeliness across the business.
- Strengthen cost accounting, inventory accounting, and gross margin visibility to support operational decision making.
- Partner with commercial and operational leaders to provide actionable financial insights and performance analysis.
- Support the business through evolving tariff, trade, and import related challenges.
- Drive SAP optimization and broader ERP improvement initiatives to enhance reporting and process efficiency.
- Serve as the primary finance liaison between the US operation and international corporate leadership.
- Maintain oversight of foreign currency transactions and multinational financial reporting requirements.
- Lead a lean finance function while remaining highly hands on in day to day financial operations.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities proactively, helping leadership navigate an evolving business environment.
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The successful applicant will possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience
- Strong U.S. GAAP expertise
- Manufacturing and cost accounting experience - ideal but not essential
- Advanced SAP proficiency - ideal
- Experience with foreign currency and intercompany transactions
- Italian language capabilities - ideal, not essential.
What's on Offer:
- Base salary of $170,000 to $180,000
- Target annual bonus of approximately $25,000
- Four weeks of paid vacation
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage with significant employer contributions
- Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance benefits
- 401(k) with 100% company match up to 4%
- Company provided laptop and mobile phone
- Opportunity to partner directly with international executive leadership
- Highly visible leadership position within a global manufacturing organization undergoing transformation and growth.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $170,000–$180,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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