Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

Freudenberg Aftermarket (FAM) is a newly established Business Group bringing together aftermarket activities from across the Freudenberg Group into one focused global organization. This opportunity is open to talent based at either of our locations in Weinheim, Germany, or Pinerolo, Italy.

We are looking for a finance professional who combines strong analytical capabilities with accounting expertise, business acumen, and a continuous improvement mindset. In this role, you will help establish the financial reporting and accounting governance foundations that support a growing international business.

• Drive Financial Transparency: Ensure accurate, reliable, and timely financial reporting across the Business Group while supporting key management and corporate reporting requirements.

• Support Consolidation & Closing Activities: Contribute to monthly and quarterly consolidation processes, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and compliance with Group standards.

• Strengthen Accounting Governance: Coordinate key accounting topics across international entities and support the resolution of complex accounting and audit-related matters.

• Provide Meaningful Insights: Transform financial data into clear analyses and management information that support sound business decisions.

• Partner Across the Organization: Collaborate with Finance teams, Shared Services, auditors, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective issue resolution.

• Drive Process Excellence: Identify opportunities to improve reporting, closing, and governance processes through standardization, digitalization, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

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

• Extensive years of experience in group reporting, consolidation, financial controlling, accounting governance, or corporate finance within an international environment.

• Strong knowledge of IFRS, consolidation principles, financial reporting, month-end closing, provisions, accruals, and balance sheet management.

• Proven ability to analyze complex financial topics, challenge assumptions, and deliver high-quality results with accuracy and ownership.

• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills, combined with a solid understanding of business impact.

• Experience partnering across multiple entities, functions, and stakeholders in an international organization.

• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements, digitalization initiatives, and finance transformation projects.

• Strong command of Excel, financial systems, and reporting tools; experience with HFM/Hyperion, Power BI, SAP BI, or similar platforms is an advantage.

• Fluent English; German is an advantage.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.