Finance Controller, South East Asia

Finance Controller, South East Asia

Location: Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur

Posted: Posted Today

Time Type: Full time

Job-ID: WD48877

Role Overview

The SEA Finance Controller is a key finance leader within Clarios Asia, responsible for driving financial performance, governance, and decision support across Southeast Asia operations. This role combines controllership excellence with strong commercial partnership, ensuring financial integrity while actively shaping business outcomes through insights, forecasting, and performance management. You will act as a trusted advisor to plant and commercial leadership, improving visibility on cost, profitability, and operational performance to enable better and faster decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Control, Governance & Reporting Excellence

• Lead month-end and year-end close processes with accuracy and discipline
• Ensure integrity of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
• Deliver timely, high-quality management reporting and variance analysis
• Identify performance drivers, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Maintain robust internal control environment (SOX, DOA, policies)
• Ensure compliance with internal and external financial regulations

2. Performance Management & Planning

• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes
• Track financial performance against targets and lead gap-closing actions
• Enhance cost visibility and operational transparency across plants

3. Commercial Finance Partnership

• Partner with commercial and business teams to drive revenue and margin growth
• Provide insights on pricing, volume, and profitability levers
• Support strategic decisions with data-driven financial analysis
• Strengthen commercial governance and ensure disciplined decision-making

4. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate across operations, supply chain, and commercial teams
• Influence stakeholders across business units and functions
• Contribute to continuous improvement and finance transformation initiatives

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting
• Solid experience managing P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
• Experience in manufacturing and/or distribution environments preferred
• MNC experience with exposure to multi-country operations
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with ERP and consolidation systems (e.g., QAD, OneStream) is an advantage

Working Conditions

• Located in Kuala Lumpur
• Business travel to other locations is occasionally required (<10%)

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. We power progress through ever-smarter solutions for virtually every kind of vehicle. With 16,000 employees in over 140 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 ESG focus - advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

Clarios is the creator behind VARTA vehicle batteries, which are designed to deliver the optimal level of power and longevity for every kind of vehicle. Whether you need batteries for your heavy-duty commercial vehicle, your highly equipped car with Start-Stop, or any kind of electric vehicle - VARTA always offers the right technology for every energy demand.