Finance Director

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is a global leader in security inspection and detection technology, providing advanced screening and cargo inspection solutions that help protect borders, ports, critical infrastructure, transportation hubs, military facilities, and other high-security environments worldwide. Our portfolio includes cargo and vehicle inspection systems, X-ray screening solutions, radiation detection technologies, and integrated security platforms.

Location: Redhill, Surrey (3 days per week onsite)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Director, EMEA to lead all accounting and finance activities across the region. This role is responsible for the integrity of financial reporting, monthly close processes, statutory compliance, audit management, tax oversight, working capital performance, and finance team leadership across multiple EMEA entities.

The successful candidate will lead finance operations across the UK, UAE, Germany, Egypt, Albania, Portugal, and other regional entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting under US GAAP while maintaining compliance with local statutory requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical accounting expertise, international finance experience, and the ability to drive operational excellence across a complex multi-country environment.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Lead the monthly close process across all EMEA entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting in line with corporate deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and relevant local statutory requirements.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, provisions, intercompany transactions, foreign currency revaluations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee inventory and cost accounting activities, including inventory reconciliations, programme margin analysis, overhead absorption, and obsolescence provisions.
• Deliver monthly financial reporting packages with clear analysis of actual performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year results.
• Drive standardisation, process improvement, and efficiency across regional accounting operations.
• Maintain effective financial controls and support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Communicate and implement changes to accounting policies and financial reporting standards across the region.

Audit, Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance

• Lead the annual OSI Systems group audit and all local statutory audits across the EMEA region.
• Manage audit planning, supporting documentation, auditor requests, and issue resolution.
• Oversee the preparation and filing of statutory financial statements in accordance with local reporting requirements and filing deadlines.
• Ensure timely completion of corporation tax returns and related tax obligations in partnership with internal tax teams and external advisors.
• Manage reconciliations between US GAAP reporting, local GAAP reporting, and taxable income calculations.
• Act as the primary regional contact for external auditors, internal audit, and corporate accounting teams.
• Manage relationships with local accounting firms, auditors, and tax advisors.

Payroll, VAT & Regulatory Compliance

• Oversee payroll operations across EMEA, ensuring accurate accounting, employee payments, and compliance with local employment tax requirements.
• Review and approve VAT returns and other indirect tax filings across the region.
• Monitor changing tax, payroll, and regulatory requirements and ensure appropriate controls and processes remain in place.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant local statutory and financial regulations.  

Working Capital Management

• Lead accounts receivable and cash collection activities, improving cash conversion and reducing overdue debt.
• Partner with commercial, contracts, and programme teams to review receivables, escalate risks, and resolve collection issues.
• Monitor customer credit risk, credit limits, bad debt provisions, and invoicing accuracy.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, ensuring supplier obligations are accurately recorded, controlled, and settled in accordance with agreed terms.
• Support regional cash flow objectives through effective management of payment cycles, working capital, letters of credit, guarantees, and banking relationships.

Leadership & Business Partnering

• Lead and develop a high-performing multi-country finance organisation across the EMEA region.
• Provide direct leadership to the UK finance team and functional leadership to regional finance teams.
• Set objectives, develop talent, and build technical and leadership capability within the finance function.
• Partner with regional business leaders to provide financial insight, support strategic decision-making, and drive operational performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and financial performance management in collaboration with FP&A teams.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA).
• Significant post-qualification experience in financial control, finance leadership, or regional finance management.
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency accounting operations across multiple countries.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and experience with local statutory reporting requirements.
• Proven success delivering month-end close activities within strict corporate reporting deadlines.
• Extensive experience leading both group and statutory audits within an international environment.
• Strong understanding of corporation tax, VAT, payroll oversight, and financial compliance requirements.
• Experience managing accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable, and working capital.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and motivate geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working across international time zones and global corporate structures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a US-listed multinational organisation.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and compliance frameworks.
• Background within manufacturing, engineering, defence, security technology, or other regulated industries.
• Experience with commercial and government contracts across Europe and the Middle East, including letters of credit, bonds, guarantees, and export documentation.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Oracle FCCTravel

This role is based in the United Kingdom and requires periodic travel across the EMEA region. The position reports to the Global Controller