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Lead finance in a growing international maritime business and help shape performance, governance, and value creation.Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management is a technical ship manager headquartered in Hamburg, with offices in Rotterdam and Singapore. Formed as a joint venture between Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital, the company combines maritime expertise, international reach, and a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and long-term customer value.
As Finance Director, you will lead the full finance agenda across reporting, performance management, governance, liquidity, and compliance. Working closely with senior leadership, shareholders, and shared services, you will strengthen financial insight, drive operational improvement, help meet customer requirements, and build a high-performing finance function that supports continued growth.
A pivotal leadership role for a senior finance professional in global shipping.
Your Responsibilities- Lead the company’s FP&A activities, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance follow-up
- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS
- Oversee compliance, tax, liquidity, cash flow
- Drive transparency through strong reporting, controlling, and KPI frameworks
- Partner effectively with Shared Service Centers and lead continuous improvement, digitalization, and automation across finance
- Act as a trusted business partner to senior management and shareholders
- Lead and develop international accounting and finance teams
- Maintain strong relationships with auditors, banks, tax advisers, and other external stakeholders
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline
- Proven senior finance leadership experience in an international environment
- Strong expertise in financial reporting under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS
- Sound understanding of tax, compliance, liquidity, and corporate finance processes
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to build high-performing teams
- Experience working across Shared Service Centers and matrix organisations, preferably within a multinational company
- A strategic, hands-on, and results-oriented approach
- Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
- CPA, ACCA, or an equivalent qualification is an advantage
If you are an experienced finance leader looking to shape performance and build capability in an international maritime business, we welcome your application.
Skills Required
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline
- Proven senior finance leadership experience in an international environment
- Strong expertise in financial reporting under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS
- Sound understanding of tax, compliance, liquidity, and corporate finance processes
- Proven leadership skills and ability to build high-performing teams
- Experience working across Shared Service Centers and matrix organisations, preferably within a multinational company
- Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
- CPA, ACCA, or an equivalent qualification is an advantage
What We Do
Founded in Norway in 1861, Wilhelmsen is a global maritime industry group. With the world's largest maritime network on call 24/7, our people can deliver products and services on the ground practically anywhere you have ships, or maritime related industries. We make the maritime industry spin. Committed to shaping the maritime industry, we’re also developing new opportunities and collaborations in renewables, zero-emission shipping, and marine digitalisation. Supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, with thousands of colleagues in 57 countries, we take innovation, sustainability, and unparalleled customer experiences one step further. We are Wilhelmsen. Because of our heritage and our ambitions for the future, we aspire to be the leading enablers of global trade
