Title:  Regional Accounting Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

Own the financial integrity and performance of the region — running the month-end and statutory reporting processes with discipline and accuracy while elevating analysis, forecasting and commercial partnership with regional leadership. This role is part operator (ensuring tight controls and timely close) and part strategic business partner (turning numbers into decisions and improvements to working capital, margins and cash). This role combines the day-to-day accounting responsibilities of an Accounting Controller with the forward-looking FP&A and KPI ownership of a Head of Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial operations & control

· 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.

· Coordinate and support external audits, internal audits and parent company audits: deliver workpapers and respond to audit queries and support compliant & effective controls & processes.

· Oversee performance of financial admin functions - AP/AR — set and monitor SLAs (invoice processing, collections, payroll accuracy). Supervise or act as backup where needed.

FP&A, Reporting & Analysis

· Lead regional budgeting, forecasting and rolling-forecast cycle; coordinate consolidation with central finance and present to senior management.

· 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.

· Drive initiatives on customer profitability, SG&A optimization and working capital improvement; own ad-hoc financial modelling for strategic projects.

Governance, Tax & Compliance

· Ensure accurate and timely local statutory reporting (tax filings, compliance filings) and compliance with local regulations.

People Leadership and Systems

· 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.

· 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.

· Communicates complex information with clarity, influences decision-makers, and builds trust across all levels of the organization.

· Inspires, coaches, and empowers high-performing teams; creates an environment that fosters psychological safety, accountability, and growth.

· Makes sound, timely decisions under uncertainty; balances risk with opportunity and demonstrates strong commercial acumen.

· Leads teams confidently through change, drives continuous improvement, and adapts leadership style to evolving business needs.

· Adopting and championing HEPI’s commitment to safety and wellbeing.

Commercial Partnership:

Act as the finance business partner to the regional leadership team, translating financial performance into action plans — supporting pricing, commercial margin improvement and capital allocation decisions.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

· 10+ years progressive finance experience with hands-on accounting plus FP&A experience — including month-end close, external audits and budgeting/forecasting required.

· Strong commercial partnering, communication, and leadership capability required.

· Manufacturing accounting experience required.

· Professional accounting qualification preferred (CPA or equivalent).

· 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.

· Ability to travel required.

· Familiarity with Japanese company a plus

· PowerBI familiarity preferred.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

Collaboration with executive, global and local leadership, operations, sales, engineering, commercial and legal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the accountabilities of the job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time, mount stairs and occasionally work under pressure.