Regional Chief Financial Officer, North America

ERM is seeking a Regional Chief Financial Officer (RCFO) in North America. The Role Reports to the Global Chief Financial Officer with accountability to the Regional CEO (RCEO) for North America (NA).   The RCFO will be an integral part of the NA strategic and operational leadership with responsibility for all aspects of NA finance including financial planning, accounting and controls, treasury, tax strategy, and transformation. Leading a large and dispersed team, the RCFO will spearhead the continued transformation of the finance organization in line with the global transformation. This role will serve as a key contributor within the global finance organization, playing an integral part in shaping and advancing our strategic agenda. It will hold significant influence and accountability within the North American region, representing the region’s interests as a core member of the global CFO leadership team.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to the RCEO and broader NA leadership team in all aspects of the NA’s business and will help lead the development of the NA’s financial plan each year. Although the RCFO’s primary responsibilities will encompass the financial elements of the organization, successful impact on the organization equally depends on the individual’s general business acumen, leadership, and business judgment and management experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Business Management – Establish a single cohesive and unified finance team, integrating regional finance leadership to operate as a cohesive unit. Elevate the role of finance as a strategic business partner and key decision-maker across the organization. Collaborate closely with Group and North American leadership to drive accountability for business performance, by rolling up sleeves and driving deep into the business to identify opportunities, implement strategic initiatives, and lead transformative change across the region. Assume full responsibility for the preparation and delivery of all regional finance reports, including monthly and annual regional performance reviews.
• Operational Financial Management & Control – Lead the delivery of robust financial planning and control processes, including performance trend analysis, billability, pricing, profitability, and asset utilization. Maintain rigorous cost discipline and ensure tight cash flow management. Enhance the quality of business intelligence and the performance review process to provide deeper insights that support strategic decision-making. Strengthen the policy framework and ensure consistent application of sales, backlog, and revenue recognition standards. Develop and implement a comprehensive plan to improve working capital performance, balancing immediate wins with long-term structural improvements.
• Finance Transformation – Drive increased efficiency and visibility of business performance including, but not limited to, implementation of harmonized KPIs, automation of manual/transactional processes and ERP system upgrade. Resource and execute on first phase of Finance Effectiveness and Global Process & Data projects. 
• M&A – Taking a leading role in NA M&A transactions from due diligence to post acquisition integration.
• Management – Take leadership of the large-scale existing NA team and create excellent remote working relationships across the organization. Encourage the team to challenge the status quo and strengthen commercial understanding to enhance Finance’s business partnership.

The successful candidate will deliver strong financial management, effective controls and bring commercial insights to the NA Leadership team. An ability to shape and drive transformation across people, processes and systems is critical. Candidate Profile ERM seeks an experienced finance leader to partner with the NA Leadership team in managing the continued growth and transformation of the business. This individual must operate as a strong partner to the RCEO and other members of the management team and bring strong business insight to the table as well as excellent financial leadership credentials.

The successful candidate will have extensive leadership experience in complex US organizations and have some Canada experience as well. In addition to possessing a track-record of driving change and transformation initiatives at a regional level in order to deliver efficiency and increased visibility into the business. Experience as a regional Finance Director in a professional services or private equity-backed environment is preferred.

S/he will have expertise and comfort in driving an inorganic and organic growth agenda; prior M&A and integration experience is preferred.

ERM is looking for an experienced RCFO to provide a commercial sounding board to the business, be deeply involved in making