Finance Director EMEA - Portable Metrology Division

Overview

Summary: The Finance Director will provide strategic leadership to the finance function, ensuring high standards of reporting, compliance, and financial best practice. As a key member of the EMEA management team, the successful candidate will shape and deliver the medium to long-term strategic agenda, and contribute to both financial and broader business strategies. The Finance Director will act as a trusted adviser to the EMEA Vice President, offering credible financial leadership and commercially insightful analysis to support decision-making and drive business performance. The Finance Director will challenge plans and assumptions in a confident manner, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, while nurturing a culture of collaboration across the organisation. Specific responsibilities include leading all aspects of financial planning, analysis, and control, overseeing the budget and forecast processes, and managing relationships with external advisers to ensure full regulatory compliance. The Finance Director will also play a key role in the financial evaluation and oversight of major projects, and will be responsible for building and developing a high-performing finance team to support ongoing growth and development of the business.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial goals through pro-active decision making across the region
• Ensure the EMEA finance team prepares accurate and timely reporting of the various country entities to meet Hexagon’s monthly deadlines.
• Review and analyse the performance of the EMEA sub-regional businesses and provide detailed analysis to the EMEA Vice President on a timely basis, including during quarterly presentations.
• Work closely with the management teams to: a) prepare regular business forecasts to meet Hexagon’s deadlines; b) assist them on commercial deals and strategy as required to maximise orders and shipments.
• Work with legal as needed on compliance and contractual negotiations.
• Prepare and execute operational efficiency and cost saving proposals.
• Collaborate with finance teams across EMEA and beyond to share best practices and improve processes.
• Produce ad-hoc reports / analyses as requested.
• Partner with business leaders on investment cases, IP acquisitions, and monetisation.
• Oversee internal controls, cash management, and finance operations across EMEA.
• Implement scalable systems, processes, and automation to support growth.
• Provide clear, commercial insight and board-level reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A and commercial finance expertise with strategic depth.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA) is preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience leading finance teams in mid-size to large organisations.
• Experience operating in a decentralized global company and comfortable establishing, building, and creating a new structure in the face of ambiguity.
• Experience of business partnering and commercial analysis.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet tight month- and year-end deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to establish effective working relationships with finance and commercial teams.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset suited to a high-growth environment.