Vacant job

Do you want to take overall responsibility for the finance function in the Swedish operations of an international industrial company? Do you want to lead financial governance towards sustainable and profitable development? Then the role of CFO at Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum could be your next step!

About Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum

Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum is part of the Busch Group – a global industrial group with nearly 2 billion euros in revenue, over 8,000 employees, and operations in 45 countries. Together, Busch and Pfeiffer represent two of the world's strongest brands in vacuum technology, delivering market-leading products, systems, and services to everything from advanced manufacturing and energy to the food and pharmaceutical industries.

In Sweden, Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum is a stable and long-term partner with its headquarters in Gothenburg and an office in Upplands Väsby. Here, the German engineering tradition and the group's global innovation power are combined with local customer focus, technical expertise, and close service. The company is known for building long-term relationships and creating sustainable solutions that make a real difference for Swedish industry.

About the CFO position

As CFO, you will play a key role and have overall responsibility for the company's financial governance and accounting. The role combines operational responsibility with business-related analysis and accounting. This means that you will lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closings as well as group reporting according to HGB. Your responsibilities include driving liquidity planning, cash flow forecasts, and follow-up.

You will be part of the management team and play an important role in supporting financial analyses and decision-making for sustainable and profitable development. Furthermore, you will develop management reports, budgets, forecasts, and analyses of results and key figures. The role also includes personnel responsibility for a team of five employees in finance, HR, purchasing, and marketing. You will report to the CEO and work closely with the group's headquarters in Germany.

Your main tasks:

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closings as well as group reporting according to the German accounting standard HGB.
• Ensure correct accounting, statutory reporting, and compliance with regulations.
• Be responsible for tax matters in collaboration with internal and external advisors.
• Drive liquidity planning, cash flow forecasts, and follow-up.
• Develop management reporting, budgets, forecasts, and analyses of results and key figures.
• Ensure order, quality, and compliance in financial processes.
• Support the CEO and management team with financial analyses and decision-making for sustainable and profitable development.
   

About you

To succeed in the role of CFO at Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum, you have a
post-secondary education from either a vocational school or higher education. You have worked for several years with the entire finance flow where you have independently identified discrepancies and can propose solutions. You have a good ability to build robust financial processes and can provide information and value to the CEO, management team, and other employees. You speak both Swedish and English fluently in speech and writing. Furthermore, you have good experience working in ERP systems and working in Excel. Experience with Power BI is considered a merit.

As a person, you have a strong ability to both drive and develop financial processes as well as a genuine interest in getting into details. With an analytical approach, you identify discrepancies in time and turn them into constructive solutions. You work in a structured and methodical manner, while also being flexible and supporting colleagues in various parts of the financial flows. You are perceived as responsible and secure in your leadership, and you actively contribute to a positive work environment characterized by professionalism, collaboration, and business acumen.
 

Important for the position:

• At least 5-10 years of experience working with the entire finance flow where you can independently identify discrepancies and propose solutions.
• Experience in building robust financial processes that are secure.
• Good knowledge of both accounts receivable and accounts payable and financial management.
• Good experience leading monthly, quarterly, and annual closings as well as group reporting.
• Very good knowledge of IFRS and local statutory accounting.
• Good ability to lead others and advance financial processes.
• Post-secondary education in finance, from vocational school or higher.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, in speech and writing.
   

Meritorious:

• Power BI/PowerPoint

What Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum offers you

At Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum, you become part of an international group with strong local commitment and short decision-making paths. Here, you get to work in a future-oriented environment with a high level of technical competence, quality, and innovation in focus.

You are offered a key role with a large mandate and the opportunity to influence both your own work and the company's growth. Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum values initiative, collaboration, and long-term thinking, and provides you with the tools you need to succeed. You can expect a work environment characterized by positivity, a winning mentality, respect, and business acumen.

The company offers a competitive salary, collective agreement, wellness allowance, and occupational pension.
 

Other

Start: By agreement. 

Scope: Full-time, permanent. 

Location: Upplands Väsby, alternatively Mölnlycke in Gothenburg
Salary: By agreement. 

Does the role of CFO sound interesting? Selection is ongoing, so submit your application today! We look forward to hearing from you.