Finance Director - North America (NA)

Description

Finance Director - North America (NA)

Department: Finance

Location: Houston, Texas

Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

With more than 70 years of proven success, Jungheinrich ranks among the world's leading intralogistics service and solution providers with more than 18,000 employees in 40 countries. Together with our partner MLA (Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc.) we are expanding our commercial activities in the North American (NA) market and have ambitious goals.

Jungheinrich is seeking a Head of Finance to lead and shape the commercial and financial landscape of its growing NA business. This newly created leadership role will serve as a key partner to regional and global stakeholders, with full oversight of finance, administration, and commercial strategy across multiple entities. The ideal candidate is an experienced, entrepreneurial financial leader with a strong track record in transformation, change management, and international collaboration, particularly in industrial or manufacturing settings.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Serves as a trusted advisor and provides support to the NA management team steering the business in the region; oversees financial and business administration activities for NA holdings, entities, and JVs
• is a active, strategic partner to both local management and global headquarters in Hamburg supporting commercial aspects of strategy implementation and managing the growth business
• supports business development through financial planning and strategic analysis
• Lead financial planning, risk management, controlling, and process improvement accountable for regional finance and accounting structures aligned with group’s global controls and interests
• Collaborate with global headquarters and regional stakeholders to ensure consistency and alignment ensuring integrity, transparency, compliance, and risk management across operations
• Oversees finance teams across multiple entities and countries shaping the organizational setup and development of employees ensuring the right skillset necessary to support growth and transformation
• Manages the commercial aspects of Jungheinrich’s partnership with distributor Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (MLA)
• Steers the management of commercial aspects in the sales and order management process

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Extensive experience in regional CFO, global Finance Director, or senior controlling roles
• Strong understanding of financial reporting within listed companies
• Deep knowledge and experience across finance functions including tax, treasury, IT, M&A, P&L and commercial processes
• Experience in the mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or intralogistics industry preferred
• Strong communication, analytical, and strategic planning skills
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-entity structures and international teams
• Fluency in English required; German language skills a plus

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities
• Comfortable working across cultures and time zones
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to build trust and alignment across stakeholders
• Experience with change management and organizational transformation
• Collaborative, transparent, and committed to driving business success
• Effective at balancing global standards with local market needs
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

WORK CONDITIONS

• Hybrid work out of Houston, Texas office with required travel across North American entities and to corporate headquarters in Germany
• Frequent virtual and in-person collaboration across international teams

Why work for Jungheinrich? 

At Jungheinrich, we create more impact. Our success thrives on exceptional employees who bring passion and a sense of community. "MORE WITH YOU" isn’t just a slogan; it’s our commitment to a workplace that values, respects, and empowers every team member. Our global presence spans six regions, with locations in 42 countries and partnerships in 80 others, fostering a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Our employees are the key to our ongoing success. We work `The Yellow Way’: Our behaviours for success shape our daily work and the way we collaborate, communicate and grow as a global team. We have dynamic, ongoing training and professional development and offer diverse career opportunities. We believe in the power of global exchange—of knowledge, cultures, and perspectives and support employees broad experience and experiencing new cultures through our unique "Going Global" programme.

Working at Jungheinrich means you can contribute to shaping sustainable material handling – and through that, other key industries. You could be one of the more than 21,000 sustainability enablers committed to a low-emission, healthy and socially just future, both in our company and the world. Discover your dream job now and together we can make a difference!