Country Commercial Controller - Export East (m/f/d)

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. Clarios is a Brookfield portfolio company.

Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA®! 

At Clarios, we’re powering today, into tomorrow. 

The Country Controller reports directly to the Regional Controller.

This role provides financial leadership to the country manager located in Romania and sales teams in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary (Export East).

The role will be based in our EMEA HQ Office in Hannover, Germany.

What you will do

• Prepare and analyze income statement and balance sheet reporting for month-end activities, rolling forecast and budget for the related commercial activities within the region

• Review and report monthly variance against prior year, forecast & budget

• Manage and conduct regular reviews for month-end actuals deliverables, rolling forecast and budget for Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary with the regional management team

• Monitor and audit customer reimbursements, related contracts and ensure full compliance in accounting records

• Contribute to the development and implementation of local strategies in compliance with corporate policies enhancing business growth and customer profitability within the region

• Head up for collection, analysis, presentation, and distribution of financial information required by Regional Management team.

• Work closely with Regional Business Center (BBC) coordinating and monitoring the accounting functions and procedures impacting on the Legal Entities under own responsibility (BBC team supports for Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables and G/L Accounting).

• Conduct regular business reviews, set benchmarking, offer audits, cash flow analysis and profitability reviews on customer and product level

• Enforce internal controls ensuring SOX compliance and improve local processes

What we look for

• University degree, ideally in business administration, accounting or finance

• Professional experience in Finance, preferably in an international organization

• Customer focused, both internal and external and business acumen

• Accountable and drive for results

• Affinity with Excel and SAP is an advantage

• Excellent command of written and spoken English

• Strong technical and analytical skills

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 and trust-based 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 such as holiday, Christmas 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 Internal 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.

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.