Finance Director

Job description: Reporting to: U.S. Managing Director, with a dotted-line relationship to the Group CFO in Sweden Work Location: In person About the Company A rapidly growing, internationally owned manufacturer and provider of specialized mobility, installation, and field-service solutions is seeking its senior-most finance leader for the United States. The U.S. business generates approximately $100 million in revenue and operates through a portfolio of acquired companies, regional sales and service branches, installation teams, and a distributed field-service workforce. The organization is entering its next stage of growth: unifying acquired businesses, improving financial visibility, expanding margins, strengthening recurring service revenue, and building a scalable U.S. platform. The Opportunity The Finance Director will serve as the top finance professional for the U.S. region and as a strategic, commercial, and operational partner to the U.S. Managing Director and leadership team. This leader will build and professionalize a centralized finance function, improve reporting and controls, support post‑acquisition integration, and drive better decision‑making across sales, installation, service, and regional operations. This is a hands‑on leadership role for an entrepreneurial finance executive who is energized by transformation, comfortable working across multiple entities and legacy systems, and willing to move between strategy and detailed execution. Key Responsibilities Strategic and Commercial Leadership Serve as the primary financial partner to the U.S. Managing Director, VP of Sales, and operating leadership. Drive pricing strategy, margin expansion, commercial decision‑making, and project profitability. Design and improve commission structures for direct sales, dealers, contractors, equipment, and service revenue. Develop financial models that support sales incentives, pricing decisions, service utilization, and growth initiatives. Translate financial and operational data into clear recommendations for executive leadership. Service and Aftermarket Performance Build visibility into service‑contract profitability, repair and time‑and‑material economics, technician utilization, and renewal performance. Support growth in recurring revenue through improved service‑contract attachment, renewals, repair activity, and aftermarket offerings. Establish and monitor field‑service metrics, including revenue per technician, service capacity, first‑time‑fix rates, and route efficiency. Create executive‑level reporting and accountability for service as a strategic business line. Operational Finance Establish KPIs for installation, service, branch, regional, and project performance. Improve visibility into labor hours, utilization, vehicle costs, insurance impacts, and field productivity. Identify and execute EBITDA improvement opportunities through pricing, process, and operating discipline. Partner with business leaders to improve forecasting, accountability, and decision‑making. Financial Infrastructure and Systems Lead the transition from QuickBooks and other legacy processes to Microsoft Dynamics. Standardize reporting, controls, forecasting, and month‑end close processes across U.S. entities. Build a centralized and service‑oriented U.S. finance function. Improve the quality, consistency, and presentation of management, board, and parent‑company reporting. Leadership, Integration, and Growth Build, mentor, and develop a cohesive finance team. Support the integration and professionalization of approximately eight acquired businesses. Create repeatable finance and integration playbooks for future acquisitions. Partner with U.S. and European leadership while preserving a culture of trust, autonomy, and accountability. Travel to operating locations as needed and lead from the front in a fast‑moving environment. Candidate Requirements Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field required; CPA or MBA preferred. 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership responsibility. Demonstrated success building, centralizing, or professionalizing finance functions in multi‑entity or multi‑location organizations. Strong commercial finance experience, including pricing, commissions, margin analysis, forecasting, and project profitability. Experience supporting post‑acquisition integration and the centralization of acquired‑company processes. ERP implementation experience; Microsoft Dynamics experience is strongly preferred. Ability to produce clear, accurate, and executive‑ready financial and operational reporting. Strong communication skills and the ability to simplify complex financial information for operating leaders. Preferred Industry Experience Field services, installation, elevators, accessibility products, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, solar, residential services, construction services, or similar businesses. Distributed technician or service workforces. High‑ticket, project‑based sales and installation environments. Private equity‑backed, acquisition‑driven, or internationally owned businesses. Leadership Profile Entrepreneurial, high‑energy, and motivated by the opportunity to build. Hands‑on and willing to dig into the data rather than operating only at a strategic level. Commercially minded, practical, and able to influence sales and operating leaders. Resilient, resourceful, and comfortable in a transformation or turnaround environment. Able to professionalize a business without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. Demonstrates sound judgment, urgency, ownership, and strong follow‑through. Stable career history with evidence of progression, completed initiatives, and meaningful impact. Location and Travel The role is expected to be based in either the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Florida area or the Atlanta/Suwanee, Georgia area. Regular travel to U.S. operating locations will be required. The selected candidate should also be comfortable supporting occasional weekend work during critical reporting, integration, or business periods. Compensation and Benefits Target base salary of approximately $150,000, subject to final market benchmarking and candidate experience. Performance‑based bonus opportunity. Long‑term incentive opportunity. Competitive executive benefits package. Selection Process Finalists may be asked to complete a practical finance exercise using anonymized business data. The exercise will evaluate commercial judgment, analytical ability, executive communication, and the candidate's ability to organize and improve the presentation of a management report. Benefits: 401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Vision insurance #J-18808-Ljbffr