Business Controller / Finance Business Partner to Strömsholmen

Strömsholmen is looking for a Business Controller who enjoys collaborating broadly across the organization and building trust with both management and operational production. You have strong personal drive and are accustomed to taking broad, independent responsibility. You are also analytical, meticulous, and solution-oriented.

About the role

As a Business Controller / Finance Business Partner, you will work with the company's managers within the various departments, focusing on financial management, analysis, and business development. You are responsible for creating insights that support business decisions and contribute to increased efficiency and profitability.

The role involves broad responsibility where you function as a financial advisor and sparring partner to the managers, while simultaneously driving and developing processes within budgeting, forecasting, and follow-up.

Your main tasks

• Drive the budget and forecasting process for the production unit, including personnel and overhead budgets per cost center.
• Follow up on outcomes and results against targets and budget, as well as communicate deviations to the divisional controller and relevant departments.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, price variances, and calculation variances.
• Conduct and drive analyses of product and customer profitability as well as cost structure.
• Act as a financial sparring partner and advisor to managers and the various departments of the business.
• Participate in analyses and evaluations of investment cases (CAPEX) for the production unit.
• Contribute to improved working methods and increased digitalization within calculation, follow-up, and reporting with the support of systems such as M3, Oracle, and Birst.
• Collaborate with the group's finance function and, when necessary, support international distributors and service units with financial matters.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent education.
• Several years of experience as a Business Controller, Financial Controller, or Production Controller, preferably from the manufacturing industry.
• Documented experience in budgeting, forecasting, and analysis work, as well as financial follow-up.
• Very good knowledge of Excel and experience with major business and financial systems (ERP).
• Good understanding of accounting related to production and manufacturing activities.
• Very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.

Meritorious

• Experience with M3.
• Experience from a global or multinational group.

Personal qualities

To succeed in the role, you are:

• Analytical and structured with a good ability to see connections and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Meticulous and quality-conscious in your work.
• Solution-oriented and accustomed to handling complex issues.
• Curious, unpretentious, and committed to developing both the business and working methods.
• Communicative and skilled at building trusting relationships at different levels in the organization.
• Self-driven with a strong personal drive and the ability to take broad responsibility.