Vacant job

About the role and team

As a Business Controller, you are responsible for financial controlling and analysis of production results in a sawmill environment. You act as a key business partner to the mill's management, ensuring transparency regarding costs, margins, yields, and operational efficiency, while supporting strategic and operational decision-making in a Swedish industrial operation.

Your main responsibilities:

Financial Controlling

• Prepare monthly management reports, forecasts, and budgets
• Analyze cost structures, margins, and variances against budget and forecast
• Monitor fixed and variable production costs (raw materials, logistics, energy, labor, maintenance, etc.)
• Support month-end and year-end closing in collaboration with the accounting function
• Ensure compliance with group controlling standards and Swedish reporting requirements

Production & Operational Controlling

• Analyze production volumes, yields, recovery rates, and efficiency indicators
• Monitor key sawmill KPIs such as production yield, consumption rates, downtime, and unit costs
• Perform variance analysis between planned and actual production results
• Support improvement initiatives by providing data-driven insights
• Collaborate closely with Production, Maintenance, and Sales

Cost & Inventory Controlling

• Monitor inventory levels and valuation of timber, work-in-progress, and finished goods
• Analyze inventory turnover, write-downs, and inventory changes
• Support product costing and margin analysis per product group and customer segment

Business Support

• Act as a financial sparring partner to the mill's management and department heads
• Provide ad hoc analyses and decision support for operational and investment-related decisions
• Support CAPEX evaluations, post-investment reviews, and profitability analyses

Process Improvement & Systems

• Contribute to the development and improvement of controlling tools, reports, and KPIs
• Support ERP systems and production reporting systems

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, Industrial Economics, or similar
• 3–7 years of experience in controlling or finance, preferably from an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience in production or operational controlling is highly desirable
• Good understanding of cost accounting, inventory valuation, and margin analysis
• Basic knowledge of Swedish accounting principles
• Experience with ERP systems; Visma, SAP, or similar is advantageous
• Strong Excel skills; experience with BI tools is a plus
• Fluent in Swedish and English; German is an advantage

For questions, please contact:

Maria Jonsson, Recruitment Consultant, [email protected]