We are currently looking for a Business Controller who will become a part of Arelion’s Business Performance team placed in the Groups head office in Solna. The finance function has undergone a big organizational and systems change during the last two years and there is still more that can be achieved in terms of visibility, controls and automations to improve financial analysis and value-added insights and increase decision support for both management and the business.

Your main responsibility as FP&A Controller is to monitor and drive the financial performance of Arelion by providing high-quality financial analysis, business insights and support to improve strategic decision-making by acting as a trusted partner to the business. This involves forecast, budget, variance analysis, closing analysis, management reporting as well as ad-hoc activities.

To be suitable for the role you need a BSc or MSc degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Economics, and at least three years of relevant work experience within Controllership preferably from international companies. A foundational background in accounting is an advantage The right candidate is familiar with BI and planning tools and has experience in analyzing large amount of data and getting the right information out of it as well as working together with other teams to fix errors found.

We are looking for a hands-on “doer” who shows initiative and describes themselves as a driven problem solver who likes new challenges. You are goal oriented and a critical thinker with high analytical skills.

As the role will have many internal contact areas, excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are required. Furthermore, you have strong organizational skills for managing multiple tasks and the ability to prioritize in a truly international fast-paced and sometimes challenging environment. Your excel skills are very good and you speak and write English fluently. The position reports to the Head of Business Performance.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Manage reporting & planning cycles, including forecast, budget, estimates & monthly reporting and analysis
• Owns the business partnering relationship for their respective area of the business, supporting decision-making, planning, and performance management through evaluation of financial impacts, opportunities and risks
• Monitors and evaluates performance through analysis, KPIs, and other indicators, provides insightful financial analysis throughout the year, supports ad-hoc, business cases or transversal projects
• Provides valuable insights on business performance for their respective business dept through accurate reporting and analysis, ensuring alignment with the overall Arelion strategy.
• Interacting and coordinating with stakeholders, preparing presentations, and materials for management and board
• Great involvement – sometimes driving it – in digital transformation projects and ongoing improvement initiatives, utilize financial software and tools for analysis and reporting

In this recruitment process Arelion is collaborating with Future Value. For further information please contact Susanne Karlsson, susanne.karlsson@futurevalue.se or +46 709 772 794