Finance Applications Lead

About the role

Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, is looking for a Finance Applications Lead in Bratislava. The role delivers system solutions under the Finance IT umbrella, covering systems used by departments such as Accounts Payable, Finance, Legal, Tax and Treasury. It calls for analytical skills to improve business processes with existing applications or by implementing new ones, and includes Level 3 support, user training and documentation.

Key responsibilities

• Project management: follow company standards, document and solve issues, build business cases with business and IT teams, and prepare deliverables such as Statements of Work, status reports, budgets and staffing plans
• Manage development work of internal teams, vendors and third-party teams, and communicate clearly in writing and verbally
• Translate customer needs into functional specifications and system design specifications, and turn user requirements into system designs
• Develop estimates and budgets, oversee a team of developers, validate programming results with users and work with offshore teams to deliver applications
• Train users in changed business processes and coach colleagues

Required profile

• University degree in Business, MIS or a comparable field
• 5-10 years of IT experience, preferably in finance applications, and 5-10 years in a similar position
• Demonstrated ability to integrate software packages
• In-depth understanding of corporate finance processes such as close processes, manual journal entries, account reconciliation and finance compliance
• Strong communication and administrative skills, and the ability to handle several priorities at once

Required skills

• Preferred: OneStream, Blackline, Aptitude Lease Accounting, Workiva, Treasury
• Preferred: FIS Global - Trax, FIS Global - Integrity, Bloomberg
• Preferred: in-depth knowledge of treasury processes such as payment processing, bank statement processing and FX rate processing

What we offer

• Minimum gross salary of 3,400 EUR per month for candidates meeting the minimum criteria
• Flexible benefits allowance (ProCare, Vas Lekar, 3rd Pillar investment, Multisport card, Golem one pass)
• Relocation package and housing allowance for those moving to Bratislava
• Professional development, language courses, flexible working hours, home office and extra vacation days
• Meal card contribution, bonuses after 6 months and annually, and special bonuses for life events
• Workplace care, onsite exercises and a modern private canteen