Finance Controller, Americas

Location: Houston, United States We are EnerMech, a specialist service company that delivers safe, integrated solutions for complex energy projects. For over 50 years, we have supported our clients across the world with unrivalled expertise, equipment, and technology throughout the entire asset lifecycle – both offshore and onshore. Operating through our global business lines of Energy Solutions, Infrastructure & Industrial Solutions, and Lifting Solutions, we provide a broad range of specialist services including cranes, lifting, fluid power, training, equipment rental, pipeline, process, subsea, and valve services. At EnerMech, we are driven by operational excellence, innovation, and technical expertise, delivering value through integrated solutions that reduce risk, improve efficiency, and enhance performance for our customers worldwide. The opportunity: This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Finance function across the Americas and play a key role in shaping the region's financial performance and future growth. As a trusted partner to senior leadership, you will provide strategic financial insight, drive strong governance and compliance, and ensure the delivery of accurate and timely reporting. You will lead and develop a high-performing finance team, champion process improvement and automation initiatives, and help create scalable, efficient ways of working. This role offers the chance to influence business decisions, strengthen financial controls, and make a lasting impact across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Own the monthly, quarterly and year-end close for the geography, aligned with the Group timetable; coordinate business, Project Accounting and SSC teams (AP, O2C and R2R) to deliver complete and accurate results. Review monthly financial performance, including revenue, margin, operating costs, balance sheet and cash flow; investigate material variances and provide clear commentary and actions to management. Support the annual budget, strategic planning and periodic forecasting processes, challenging assumptions and ensuring alignment between operational plans and financial outcomes. Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations and journals in line with delegated authority; ensure aged, unsupported or unreconciled items are resolved promptly. Establish and maintain the reconciliation framework with Group Finance, including account risk assessment, ownership, frequency, methodology and escalation requirements. Monitor accounting classifications, cost coding, accruals, provisions, revenue recognition and other key accounting judgements to ensure compliance with Group policy and applicable standards. Lead preparation and coordination of statutory financial statements, external audits and regulatory filings for the geography, working with Group Finance and external advisers as required. Coordinate tax compliance and tax accounting requirements, including forecasting tax liabilities and supporting corporate, indirect, payroll and other local tax matters with specialist advisers and Group Tax. Manage the finance control environment, including control testing, remediation, policy compliance and delivery of training where required. Act as an escalation and approval point for core finance activities, including FX revaluation, non-PO invoices, credit notes, vendor reconciliations, account clearing and payments, in accordance with authority levels and segregation-of-duties requirements. Partner with Treasury and the business on cash management, customer collections, vendor payment planning, liquidity forecasting and working-capital improvement. Support CAPEX governance, including financial evaluation, approval support, tracking of spend and post-investment review, where appropriate. Identify, assess and escalate financial risks, including currency, credit, liquidity, political, operational and compliance risks, and coordinate appropriate mitigation actions. Provide technical accounting guidance and support the assessment and implementation of new or revised accounting policies and standards, escalating complex matters to Group Finance where appropriate. Maintain complete, audit-ready documentation for statutory audits, government inspections, regulatory submissions and other legal or compliance requirements. Agree service governance, performance expectations and ways of working with the SSC; review service quality, resolve escalations and drive measurable process improvements. Support ERP, reporting and finance-transformation initiatives, including requirements definition, testing, implementation, control design and adoption. Build effective relationships with operational leaders and central functions, providing timely financial advice and ensuring finance issues are resolved at the appropriate level. Requirements Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent). Substantial post-qualification experience in financial control, reporting or a comparable senior finance role, ideally within a multi-entity or international organisation. Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, balance sheet control, statutory reporting, audit and internal controls. Experience leading and developing a finance team and working effectively with shared-service or outsourced finance teams. Working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, working capital, tax coordination and financial risk management. Strong ERP and financial reporting systems experience; experience supporting systems or finance-transformation initiatives is desirable. Advanced Microsoft Excel capability; Power BI or comparable data-visualisation/reporting experience is desirable. Benefits At EnerMech, you'll join a global organisation where innovation, collaboration and technical excellence drive everything we do. You'll have the opportunity to influence business strategy, develop long-term customer partnerships and contribute to some of the world's most challenging energy and industrial projects. We offer a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment where commercial leadership is valued, professional development is encouraged and your contribution will directly support the continued growth and success of our business. Diversity & Inclusion EnerMech is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.