Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as Vice President Finance, EMEA.

In this role you will be responsible for provides strategic financial leadership across the EMEA region within a complex automotive manufacturing environment. The role partners closely with regional leadership to drive profitable growth, cost competitiveness, and financial resilience across a multi‑plant, multi‑country footprint serving global OEM customers.

As a key member of the regional leadership team, the VP Finance EMEA ensures strong financial governance while enabling business decisions across the full product and program lifecycle, from launch and industrialization through serial production and end‑of‑life.

        Should you be interested in overseeing these responsibilities and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Develop and execute the regional financial strategy to drive business growth, margin expansion, and long‑term competitiveness in the automotive market.

• Act as a strategic advisor to regional leadership, providing financial insights on market dynamics, customer programs, pricing, investments, and footprint decisions.

• Lead financial risk management, including regulatory compliance, currency exposure, customer concentration, and program profitability risks.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Oversee annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long‑range plans, aligned with automotive production volumes, customer demand, and program milestones.

• Monitor and analyze financial performance across plants, customer programs, and regions, identifying risks and opportunities related to volume volatility, material cost inflation, and productivity.

• Drive actions to improve operational efficiency, cost competitiveness, cash flow, and return on capital.

• Prepare and present clear, decision‑oriented financial reporting to regional and corporate leadership, with a strong focus on program performance and plant economics.

Operational Excellence & Financial Governance

• Ensure robust and compliant financial operations, including accounting, internal controls, and statutory reporting across multiple legal entities and countries.

• Strengthen financial discipline across the region, ensuring consistency in cost control, capital expenditure governance, and inventory management.

• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to drive process improvements, standardization, and cost‑saving initiatives, including productivity, footprint optimization, and cost‑of‑poor‑quality reduction.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop the EMEA finance organization, including plant finance and regional finance teams.

• Build strong finance capabilities in business partnering, program controlling, and operational finance, enabling the function to support fast‑paced automotive decision‑making.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring the team is equipped to support both current operations and future transformation.

Stakeholder & External Interface Management

• Act as the primary financial interface between regional operations and corporate finance.

• Partner closely with plant managers, operations leaders, and commercial teams to support customer and program decisions.

• Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including auditors and advisors, ensuring compliance with regulatory and automotive industry requirements.

     And if you have/are:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration

• Professional finance qualification (CPA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent) preferred

• Extensive senior finance leadership experience within automotive or industrial manufacturing, ideally in a Tier‑1 / OEM‑facing environment

• Proven experience managing multi‑plant, multi‑country operations in a matrix organization

• Strong track record in FP&A, cost competitiveness, governance, and people leadership

Then we will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.

In our international work setting, you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the team’s success. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill.

                              More lives saved – more life lived!