Interim Finance Director

Are you an experienced finance leader with a passion for driving sustainable growth in an international manufacturing environment? For a leading manufacturing company, located in Edegem, we are looking for an Interim Finance Director to join the Senior Finance team and play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s financial health and strategic direction.

As the Finance Director, you will lead a dedicated finance team, including Controlling, Accounting, and related functions, while acting as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, reporting directly to the Managing Director or CFO.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Safeguard financial integrity, enable profitable growth, and provide forward-looking insights that drive decision-making.
• Translate business strategy into actionable financial plans, challenge assumptions constructively, and support key decisions on investments, pricing, and restructuring initiatives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes while delivering insightful analysis on revenue, costs, cash flow, and operational drivers.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting in compliance with group policies and statutory requirements while maintaining robust internal controls.
• Drive cash discipline, optimise working capital, oversee liquidity planning, and evaluate major projects rigorously.
• Ensure adherence to tax regulations and corporate policies while mitigating financial risks effectively.
• Build and develop a high-performing finance team, sponsor process improvements, and champion digitalisation initiatives.

Your profile:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration (a recognised accounting qualification is a plus).
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience in complex international organisations.
• Expertise in financial planning & analysis, controlling, accounting, cash management, and internal controls.
• Strong affinity with manufacturing or industrial environments; experience with standard costing and capital-intensive operations is highly valued.
• Advanced ERP and analytical skills; experience with finance transformation is an advantage.
• You are a strategic thinker with strong attention to detail and execution discipline
• Able to connect financial data to operational realities.
• You speak English fluently, knowledge of Dutch or other relevant local languages is strongly preferred.

If you are ready to take on this exciting yet rewarding role as Finance Director in Edegem’s thriving manufacturing sector, we’d love to hear from you!

Robert Walters Belgium is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.