(Senior) Business Controller

Job Description

Position :

The Senior Business Controller position will support the Director and the department of Sales & Operation Germany (S&O GER), within the BU E-Mobility, with all business controlling tasks including reporting and plan-to-perform (business plan, forecast and KPIs follow-up) processes, financial analysis and decision making.

Additionally, you will serve as a senior advisor towards the BU Controller of E-Mobility in specific or over-arching BU controlling topics including the overall financial governance and steering of BU E-Mobility.

Key responsibilities :

• Responsible for all business controlling topics concerning E-Mobility departments in S&O GER including but not limited to :
• Business plan and target setting process;
• Forecast process;
• KPI monitoring;
• Monthly closing (including calculation of accruals);
• Management reporting;
• Maintain and develop the required financial models;
• As senior advisor to BU Controller you support, and challenge BU controlling governance and run specific improvement initiatives or ad-hoc analysis.

As Senior Business Controller E-Mobility you report to the Director of Business Control E-Mobility who is accountable for the overall controlling support of the Business unit.

Key deliverables and activities :

As part of the business control responsibilities towards S&O GER you actively participate in their MT meetings, govern, maintain and execute management reporting, forecasting, business planning and actuals reporting (Finance Business Support function is responsible for accounting and record-to-report processes).

Support the BU Controller by being a Liaison between our business and compliance on related topics, risks, controls, audits, representation and mandates.

Contribute to the development of plan-to-perform processes, management reporting and other finance topics via the business control team.

Deliver miscellaneous ad hoc decision support. Review business cases, participate and / or advise in special projects or tasks.

Qualifications

Your profile and soft skills :

• Ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience within Business controlling, Financial Analysis or Commercial project management.
• Bachelor’s and ideally Master’s degree in Business administration, Finance, Economics or similar education.
• Experience from utility business is a strong merit.
• You are a team player and natural networker with experience from working in a challenging and high-paced business environment.
• You have proven ability to establish trust and build relationships.
• Full professional fluency in English and German is required
• You are proactive, constructive and solution oriented.
• You have high analytical skills with an eye for details.
• You have strong excel and presentation skills, SAP experience.

Additional Information

What we offer

At Vattenfall, you will work in an open and entrepreneurial environment. We offer a challenging job in an informal, dynamic working environment.

You can be a part of shaping the future of a company with the ambition to create a fossil-free future.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role models regarding diversity.

Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

Besides being a challenging and inspiring place to work, we value a great work atmosphere. We want to be the best in what we do.

We offer good remuneration, attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Your application

We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter as soon as possible, please do not wait until the last day.

Applications will be handled continuously throughout the application period. Last day to apply is the 21st of November, 2024.

For more information about the position please contact Hiring Manager Sebastian Marklund , sebastian.marklund@vattenfall.

com. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Sena Saletic , [email protected] .