What You Will Do

• Improve inventory control documentation including cycle count adherence, root cause identification and action plans.


• Improve lead receiving/cycle count process.


• Improve inventory stats template and ensure locations/thresholds are correct.


• Continuous improvement and month end activities.


• Assist in creating standard work procedures for the Finance Team.


• Daily monitor employee punches and develop procedures to minimize the number of missed punches.


• Assist in weekly payroll processes.

How You Will Do It

• Partnering with supply chain to ensure cycle counting is completed including follow-up for adjustments outside of tolerance and improve receipt accuracy and timeliness.


• Implementing weekly monitoring of adherence to cycle count policies.


• Creating written documentation of receiving and counting process and receipt review template.


• Updating inventory state template with correct locations and threshold.


• Ensuring template is provided to the team weekly and verify actions are taken by operations when needed to correct inventory balances.


• Participating in month-end close activities and analysis/reporting of results.


• Working with the Plant Finance Team identify process gaps or inefficiency and implement improvement.


• Assisting Finance and Production Control in creating an effective process to ensure all inventory/cycle counts are being performed accurately.

What We Look For

• Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college or university.


• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance.


• Added plant experience in special projects outside of Finance including but not limited to Operations and Shipping and Distribution.


• U.S. citizen or legal right to work in the U.S.


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  Duration: Summer 2025. Up to 40 hours per week. Part-time during the school year may be available.


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  Working Arrangements: Onsite internship based at our manufacturing facility in Geneva, IL.


• PLEASE NOTE that applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future.

What We Do Here

Geneva, Illinois is home to a fully integrated plant that manufactures batteries used in the automotive and marine industries. As a fully integrated plant, we also decorate our batteries into the final product for our customers. We have been in Geneva since 1960, and today we are one of the largest employers in town with 265 people. We operate six days per week. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through The Salvation Army.

What you get:

• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership




• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility




• Clarios has been recogizned as one of 2024's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the second consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction. 

Who we are:
Clarios is the creator behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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