Regional Finance Director

Description

• 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.
• Drive initiatives on customer profitability, SG&A optimization and working capital improvement; own ad-hoc financial modelling for strategic projects.
• Adopting and championing HEPI’s commitment to safety and wellbeing.
• Leads teams confidently through change, drives continuous improvement, and adapts leadership style to evolving business needs.
• Coordinate and support external audits, internal audits and parent company audits: deliver workpapers and respond to audit queries and support compliant & effective controls & processes.
• 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.
• Inspires, coaches, and empowers high-performing teams; creates an environment that fosters psychological safety, accountability, and growth.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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/NetSuite/EPM tools) and strong Excel / BI skills required.
• Familiarity with Japanese company a plus
• Demonstrates the ability to translate organizational strategy into a clear financial leadership vision that guides teams and stakeholders as a part of HEPI’s leadership team.
• Ability to travel required.
• 10+ years progressive finance experience with hands-on accounting plus FP&A experience — including month-end close, external audits and budgeting/forecasting required.
• Manufacturing accounting experience required.
• Makes sound, timely decisions under uncertainty; balances risk with opportunity and demonstrates strong commercial acumen.
• PowerBI familiarity preferred.
• Strong commercial partnering, communication, and leadership capability required.
• Communicates complex information with clarity, influences decision-makers, and builds trust across all levels of the organization.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred (CPA or equivalent).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance