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Join Enpro as a Finance Manager and help shape the future of the organization by overseeing operational accounting and financial reporting for Enpro’s legal entities in Germany.

The role will play a key role in partnering with the Neuss business leadership team. The role entails developing, analyzing, and interpreting financial data and metrics to evaluate operating performance, with a focus on cost efficiency, budget adherence, trend analysis, and identifying opportunities for increased profitability and key metric improvement. As the financial leader of the German operations, ensuring process and data integrity while providing proactive financial leadership to both the local leadership team and corporate controlling.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and develop the finance team of the two locations in Germany.
• Oversee financial accounting, standard costing and all other controlling activities across all German sites.
• Review, analyze, and interpret monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results, recommending actions to improve profit and increase efficiency.
• Strategic member of the Neuss leadership team, offering analytical insights and proposing actions for continuous improvement.
• Support management with financial analysis related to capital investment approvals, product development, pricing, and ad hoc requests.
• Collaborate with EnPro functions to align local initiatives with corporate objectives, with high engagement with the . based Garlock FP&A team
• Maintain a robust internal control environment in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, US GAAP, and local regulations, supporting the issuance of Enpro SEC filings and statutory financial statements
• Commitment to process standardization, simplification to minimize complexity and cost, and drive organizational change initiatives.
• Coordinate with IT and relevant stakeholders to optimize systems and address current and future business needs.

Your Role in Our Values

At Enpro, our values of Safety, Excellence, and Respect guide how we work, collaborate, and grow. In this role, you will have opportunities to live these values every day by creating safe environments, driving meaningful results, and building respectful relationships.

Safety:

Champion a culture of safety by embracing the Enpro Safety Pledge in everything you do. Look for ways to improve safety in your work, your team, and the broader organization, because safety starts with each of us.

Excellence:

Bring your full self to work. Focus on creating value, driving innovation, and continuously improving how we work.

Respect:

Create space for every voice to be heard. Foster a workplace built on mutual respect, where people feel valued and empowered to contribute to both personal and organizational success.

What You’ll Bring:

• You have a degree in business administration with a solid knowledge of accounting and controlling.
• You have a minimum 3 years of professional experience in controlling and experience with standard costing for inventory.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in managing teams and employees.
• You have very good knowledge of MS Office and ideally experience in using the ERP system "Oracle" and BI tools.
• You are familiar with SOX controls and experienced in compliance with internal audit regulations.
• You love numbers, take the initiative and have very good communication skills in German and English.
• You are characterized by a structured, goal-oriented and independent way of working.

EEO and Culture Statement:

Enpro is a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics and life sciences. The company operates in two segments: Sealing Products and Advanced Surface Technologies.

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.