Strategic Commercial Finance Partner

Clarios; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarios, a global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies, seeks a Commercial Finance Business Partner in the META region. You will partner with Sales and Commercial teams to analyze deal economics, profitability, and distributor performance, while supporting contract negotiations and pricing strategy implementation.

In this role, you will deliver detailed financial analysis, build scenarios, and monitor credit risk across priority markets.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field. MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Credit Risk, or related finance functions; experience in industrial, automotive, or B2B distribution environments is preferred.
• Knowledge & Abilities: Strong financial and commercial analysis with Excel and modeling; ERP/CRM familiarity; ability to influence stakeholders; fluent in English; Arabic or French a plus.
• Travel: Up to 30% regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to evaluate deal economics, profitability, and channel performance.
• Support negotiations for contracts, tenders, and distributor agreements through financial analysis.
• Deliver commercial performance reporting including sales, margin, and channel mix analysis.
• Manage pricing strategies by product/market and assess tariff and cost impacts on profitability.
• Lead regional distributor credit policy design, limits, terms, and credit insurance coordination.
• Develop dashboards and tools tracking distributor performance, credit exposure, and KPIs.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel & modeling

Pricing & trade management

ERP/CRM systems

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Pricing tools

Job description

Clarios, a global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies, seeks a Commercial Finance Business Partner in the META region. You will partner with Sales and Commercial teams to analyze deal economics, profitability, and distributor performance, while supporting contract negotiations and pricing strategy implementation.

In this role, you will deliver detailed financial analysis, build scenarios, and monitor credit risk across priority markets.