Finance Manager

Location: Region-Based / Hybrid / Remote (Travel as Required)

Position Summary

The Finance Manager is responsible for leading the financial operations of the assigned region, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting while partnering with operational leaders to drive business performance.

This role combines technical accounting expertise with commercial finance support, overseeing the month-end close process, budgeting and forecasting, financial controls, compliance, cash flow management, and business partnering across multiple operating entities. The Finance Manager will play a key role in supporting AIR's continued growth by improving financial processes, driving operational efficiencies, and providing meaningful financial insight to support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Review financial statements, reconciliations and journal entries across multiple operating entities.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies and internal accounting standards.
• Monitor balance sheet integrity and oversee reconciliations.
• Produce management reports highlighting financial performance and key business trends.

Business Partnering & Financial Analysis

• Partner with operational leaders to understand business performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial insight to support decision-making.
• Analyse variances against budget and forecast, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Monitor KPIs including EBITDA, gross margin, working capital, DSO, DPO and cash flow.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process across the region.
• Prepare rolling forecasts and long‑term financial plans.
• Support Corporate FP&A with reporting, planning and scenario modelling.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend corrective actions where necessary.

Controls, Compliance & Governance

• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with corporate policies.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities.
• Ensure compliance with tax, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Promote financial governance and risk management across the business.

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Monitor cash flow performance and working capital metrics.
• Support treasury activities and cash forecasting.
• Drive improvements in collections, accounts payable and overall cash management.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to automate and improve finance processes.
• Support ERP implementation and optimisation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Champion continuous improvement across finance operations.

Mergers & Acquisitions Support

• Assist with the financial integration of newly acquired businesses.
• Support the transition of acquired entities into AIR's financial systems and reporting processes.
• Help standardise accounting practices and financial controls across the region.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach and develop members of the finance team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, Operations and Corporate teams.
• Support succession planning and capability development within the finance function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) preferred.
• 5–8+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience.
• Experience within multi‑entity, high‑growth or decentralised organisations is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and internal controls.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, NetSuite or similar.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using BI/reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Strong commercial awareness and business partnering skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Leadership and people management
• Business partnering
• Strategic thinking
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Process improvement
• Change management
• Communication and influencing
• Collaboration across cross‑functional teams

Success Measures

• Accurate and timely month‑end reporting.
• High‑quality budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong compliance and audit outcomes.
• Improved working capital and cash flow performance.
• Delivery of finance transformation and process improvements.
• Positive feedback from operational stakeholders.
• Development and engagement of the finance team.

Why Join AIR EMEA?

As Finance Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the financial success of a growing, multi‑entity business. You'll combine technical accounting expertise with commercial business partnering, working closely with operational leaders to improve performance, strengthen financial controls, and help shape the future of AIR's finance function during an exciting period of growth and transformation.