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We are looking for a driven Line Controller / Business Controller with approximately 5 years of experience to join an international and rapidly growing biopharmaceutical company. This is the perfect opportunity for you if you are ready for the next natural step in your career, where you can combine operational line controlling with Finance Business Partnering in a complex, global organization.

We evaluate applications on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to submit your application today!

About the Role

Our client is seeking an engaged Line Controller for a central and business-close role within Research, Development and Medical Affairs (RDMA). The organization manages an annual budget of several billion SEK, distributed between project activities and the ongoing line organization, consisting of approximately 200 employees and 100 cost centers across Europe, the USA, and Japan.

What We Offer

• A natural career step: A role where you take full ownership of your responsibilities and have room to grow in a global biopharmaceutical environment.
• A strong international network: Close collaboration with global function heads, international co-controllers, and an experienced finance team.
• Strategic and operational breadth: A highly varied role where you seamlessly move between forecast discussions with function heads and practical Excel analysis, cost center tracking, and closing activities.

Key Responsibilities

Your main areas of responsibility include:

• Acting as a financial business partner to function heads and senior stakeholders within RDMA.
• Developing a deep understanding of business plans, priorities, resource needs, and cost drivers.
• Constructively challenging budget owners' assumptions and plans, and contributing to identifying practical solutions that balance scientific needs with available resources.
• Driving the four annual planning and forecast cycles, including the budget process.
• Coordinating and quality-assuring financial data from a large number of cost centers and business areas.
• Monitoring actual performance against budget/forecast and analyzing the underlying causes of variances.
• Identifying financial risks and opportunities and explaining their impact on the full-year forecast.
• Taking responsibility for relevant monthly and quarterly closing activities (accruals, reclassifications, and closing documentation).
• Collaborating with accounting, Business Controllers, System Controllers, and the broader global finance organization to improve processes and transparency.

Who We Are Looking For

• Have approximately 4–6 years of experience in Business Controlling, Line Controlling, or Finance Business Partnering.
• Have experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance management.
• Have a good understanding of monthly closing, accruals, and other accounting-related controlling activities.
• Possess strong analytical skills and advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Are fluent in English and have good knowledge of Swedish.

Qualifications That Are a Plus

• Fluency in Swedish.
• Experience with the business system IFS and/or reporting tools such as Cognos.
• Experience from Life Science, the pharmaceutical industry, research, or other knowledge-intensive industries.
• Experience with R&D controlling (Research and Development).
• Experience providing financial support and guidance to teams or organizations working on clinical studies.
• Experience with digital/AI-assisted automation in finance.

Personal Qualities for Success

• Structured
• Proactive
• Driven
• Communicative team player
• Social

Our Recruitment Process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's preference is that all questions regarding the role are directed to Academic Work.

We apply continuous selection and will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to help find the candidate with the highest potential for the role and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.