Finance Director - EMEA

Description

Exceptional opportunity to join a UK brand leader with US parent and ambitious plans for EMEA growth in high potential categories.  Reputation for excellence and product innovation in lifestyle, consumer healthcare and wellness sectors.

The Position

• Board position, responsible for financial strategy, analysis and reporting for EMEA region.
• Business partner to VP EMEA.  Responsible for developing systems to enhance financial, operational information, management accounting and statutory reporting.
• Lead, motivate and develop professional finance team.  Oversee work allocation, training, performance evaluation and building effective team dynamic.
• Responsible for company secretarial matters including compliance of statutory and regulatory requirements.  Manage company’s legal affairs, commercial agreements, real estate and insurance matters.

The Candidate

• Energetic, charismatic and commercially astute qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA).  Broad experience, ideally in consumer products and third party Far East manufacturing supply chain.
• Hands-on operator with experience of group consolidation of EMEA subsidiary financials and onward reporting to US parent.  Corporate finance skills desirable.
• Excellent knowledge of ERP systems.  Genuine commitment to performance and quality.  Communicator who enjoys cross-functional involvement and sees every part of the business as his/her natural domain.
• Ambitious achiever with demonstrable record of success in an international environment with well rounded management skills.