Director, Business Finance, Cruise

Evac Group•Hollywood, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Evac is seeking an experienced, commercially minded Director, Business Finance, to provide financial leadership and business partnering across its Cruise segment. The role is a highly visible position and the primary Finance Business Partner to the President, Cruise and the leadership team, shaping strategic, commercial and operational decisions through financial insight, constructive challenge and forward-looking analysis. Working closely with Sales, Project Management, Global Operations and other business leaders, the Director helps ensure profitable growth, early identification of project risks and measurable results from commercial opportunities. The role engages directly with customers and influences pricing, project and investment decisions across the segment. Success is measured by the quality of decisions influenced, forecasting reliability, sustained profitability growth and the strength of financial ownership throughout the Cruise business. The position reports to the VP, Business Finance and is based in Miami, Florida, with regular international travel. The Director leads budgeting, rolling forecasting and monthly performance reporting; oversees project financial governance and accounting; supports segment strategy and commercial decisions; and contributes to the development of Evac's global ERP system and finance business partnering model.

Requirements

A relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline, together with a recognised accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
Significant experience in finance business partnering, business controlling, commercial finance or FP&A within an international industrial, engineering or project-based organisation.
Strong project-controlling experience, including percentage-of-completion accounting, project-margin management and forecast-to-complete analysis.
Strong working knowledge of IFRS and the ability to apply and explain financial and accounting principles clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
A proven track record of influencing senior leaders and improving business performance, rather than simply reporting results.
Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge pricing, project and operational assumptions while remaining a constructive and trusted partner.
The gravitas and communication skills to engage credibly with senior leaders and customers face-to-face.
Advanced analytical, Excel and financial-modelling skills, with confidence using ERP, BI and data-analysis tools.
The ability to move effectively between strategic analysis and hands-on operational detail in a global matrix environment.
Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice To Haves

Additional language skills are considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary strategic and financial sparring partner to the President, Cruise and leadership team, providing insight-led support and constructive challenge on strategy and performance.
Monitor and actively drive revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITA, working capital and cash flow performance.
Support segment strategy through market, customer, channel and product profitability analysis, directing resources towards the highest-return growth opportunities.
Provide insight, challenge and recommendations on pricing strategy, margin improvement and key commercial decisions.
Support commercial, operational and investment decisions through robust business-case analysis, including potential M&A activities.
Monitor the sales funnel and pipeline, assess conversion rates, timing and profitability, and partner with Global Operations to improve demand forecasting and operational readiness.
Drive leadership-team accountability for financial commitments and corrective actions.
Own financial oversight of the Cruise project portfolio, ensuring percentage-of-completion calculations are accurate, auditable and consistently applied.
Challenge project margins and strengthen bid governance and pricing decisions to improve project performance.
Partner with Project Managers to monitor costs, milestones, earned value and forecast-to-complete estimates from order intake through project close.
Identify margin risks, cost overruns and budget variances early, escalating clear financial analysis and practical mitigation actions.
Maintain a current portfolio-level view of project gross-margin performance against budget to enable proactive management.
Ensure appropriate revenue recognition, provisions and project accounting in line with applicable IFRS requirements and Group policies.
Act as the key finance interface for external auditors and internal control functions on Cruise project accounting matters.
Lead budgeting, rolling forecasting and monthly performance reporting for the Cruise segment, ensuring decisions are supported by timely, accurate and actionable insight.
Drive forecast accuracy through stronger pipeline governance, project discipline, robust operational assumptions and management accountability.
Analyse performance against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear explanations, recommendations and corrective actions.
Develop meaningful KPI reporting and financial transparency across the segment.
Participate actively in the design, implementation and continuing development of Evac's global ERP system.
Improve financial processes, systems and reporting tools and promote financial ownership throughout the business.
Contribute to the wider Evac finance community and help build a commercially impactful and scalable Finance Business Partnering model across the Group.
Engage directly with customers and influence pricing, project and investment decisions across the segment.