Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is a global leader in advanced energy and battery technologies and was founded in 2011 in Ningde, China. CATL is a long-standing partner of the German and global electric vehicle and energy storage industry. In 2024, CATL was the supplier with the highest installed battery volume in electric vehicles worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. For four years in a row, CATL has also held the highest market share in the global supply of energy storage batteries.

From our first European production site at Erfurter Kreuz, we have been supplying German car manufacturers with cells and modules made in Thuringia since 2022. Globally, CATL employs more than 100,000 people at 13 production sites and 6 research centers with branches and offices in France, Germany, Japan, North America and China. Our batteries are already installed in more than 17 million electric vehicles worldwide - that corresponds to around one in three electric vehicles.

Become part of our team and use your talent to help increase this number even further in the future!

Manager Finance and Accounting (m/f/d)

Job ID:  3218
Date:  Oct 9, 2026
Location: 

Arnstadt, Thuringia, DE

Company:  CATL

The TASK brings with it:

  • Verantwortung für das Finanz- und Rechnungswesen des Unternehmens sowie Sicherstellung der Einhaltung gesetzlicher Vorschriften und interner Richtlinien im Finanz- und Rechnungswesen
  • Ansprechpartner für den CFO, interne Abteilungen und externe Institutionen (einschließlich Banken, Finanzämter und Behörden)
  • Erstellung von Jahresabschlüssen, Quartals- und Monatsberichten sowie Prognosen nach HGB und IFRS und Berichterstattung an die Unternehmenszentrale
  • Führung und Weiterentwicklung des Finanz- und Rechnungswesen-Teams
  • Unterstützung der Geschäftsführung bei Finanz- und Investitionsentscheidungen
  • Durchführung und Umsetzung von Prozessoptimierungen sowie Sicherstellung einer effizienten Weiterentwicklung der eingesetzten Betriebssysteme

 

What YOU bring with:

  • Completed studies in business administration, auditing or comparable training
  • Several years of experience in a leading position in finance and accounting in an industrial company
  • Sound knowledge of accounting, financial planning and analysis
  • Strong leadership and management skills as well as analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Fluent in written and spoken German and English

 

What WE bring with us:
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  • Permanent employment contract with a wide range of future prospects in a growing company
  • Annual bonus payments (loyalty and variable performance bonus)
  • Group accident insurance, which covers you professionally and privately 24 hours/day
  • Attractive employee referral program
  • International working environment where teamwork is a priority
  • Further qualification and professional development opportunities

 

Please submit your CV in English and German.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilities.