Job Description

At Clarios, we are producing the world’s best batteries, essential for the evolving future of transportation. Our advanced, low-voltage batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. Ready to apply your finance expertise to drive the future of Controlling initiatives at Clarios? Then take on the challenge and become a valued member of our team!

Power your future with Clarios and explore the possibilities with us.

Your role:

Processes, standards & Finance software/tools

• Drive standardization and optimization of financial and business processes across Clarios EMEA, with a strong focus on Record‑to‑Report, in close alignment with regional and global leadership

• Ensure adherence to established procedures and develop new processes where required to meet Clarios Europe’s business needs.

• Strengthen departmental capabilities and establish Central Finance as a recognized Center of Excellence for ERP and OneStream.

• Promote continuous improvement across the finance organization, including Shared Services, intercompany processes, IT tools, and policies.

Month-end closing, reporting, SOX & internal audit

• Assume full accountability for timely, accurate, and compliant financial consolidation and
  reporting.

• Provide functional oversight to country controlling teams, including SOX and balance sheet testing, and follow‑up on internal and external audit findings to safeguard financial integrity across Clarios EMEA.

Financial planning & analysis, HQ & SG&A controlling

• Lead the planning, execution, and governance of HQ cost and OE SG&A initiatives to deliver sustainable performance improvements and support profitable growth objectives.

• Enhance annual planning, forecasting, and reporting processes to strengthen decision‑making and support the Finance organization.

• Develop and lead FP&A as a Centre of Excellence for EMEA Planning and Analysis, driving standardization, best practices, and high‑quality decision support across the region.

Key Responsibilities:

Processes, standards & Finance software/tools

• Serve as the primary interface to the Shared Service Center (BBC), driving continuous improvement of accounting processes in cooperation with the BBC in Bratislava (AR, AP, General Accounting, Fixed Assets, T&E).

• Initiate and lead regular project and change progress reviews with BU and functional leadership to ensure timely delivery and sustained impact.

• Assume responsibility for the execution of Transfer Pricing governance and compliance together with Tax.

Month-end closing, reporting, SOX & internal audit

• Act as business process owner for the Record‑to‑Report (RTR) workstream, ensuring process integrity and continuous optimization.

• Hold end‑to‑end responsibility for month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close for Clarios EMEA under statutory and U.S. GAAP within SAP and OneStream.

• Oversee asset-backed lending (ABL) reporting and manage the execution of annual ABL audits, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Financial planning & analysis, HQ & SG&A controlling

• Lead Management Reporting and FP&A, serving as the key interface to the Global FP&A organization across business groups.

• Ensure effective coordination of budgeting, forecasting cycles, and financial and statistical reporting.

• Oversee OE SG&A Controlling, drive process enhancements, implement advanced controlling tools, and strengthen cost‑center accountability.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for HQ Controlling and Product Engineering controlling, ensuring transparency, cost discipline, and effective financial steering.

Strategic initiatives & value creation

• Lead and drive strategic initiatives and transformation programs, including ERP transformation, M&A activities, and regulatory implementations such as e‑invoicing, while leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, to deliver sustainable performance improvements.

• Partner cross‑functionally to identify, prioritize, and implement operational and financial improvement opportunities across Clarios Europe.

People leadership, development & stakeholder alignment

• Provide strong people leadership, including timely performance evaluations, structured communication, and alignment of strategic and operational priorities.

• Continuously review and optimize organizational structures and processes, fostering accountability, ownership, and employee development.

• Act as the primary interface to Global Finance functions, including Tax, Country Financial Services (CFS), Treasury, Financial Governance, and the Shared Service Center (BBC), ensuring alignment, transparency, and effective collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• University degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in a senior finance management role within a multinational organization.

• Proven people leadership experience, including talent development, performance management, and organizational alignment.

• Strong end‑to‑end P&L management expertise.

• Demonstrated experience in process management and business process excellence.

• Solid background in project and matrix management within complex organizations.

• Strong business and financial acumen, including audit experience.

• Experience with SAP.

• Digital savvy, familiar with AI.

• In‑depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

• OneStream experience is nice to have.

• English language on a fluent level, German language is nice to have.

Your benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability.

• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten.

• A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments as well as company pension scheme.

• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.

• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.

• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.

• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.

Do you want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team
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About Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).

To All Recruitment Agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com.

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