Business Financial Controller

HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) is a product group in Hitachi Energy, which develops, manufactures, and sells DC transmission systems on a global market. HVDC technology is used to transmit electricity over long distances and for power transmission via submarine cables. For the HVDC Factory Finance team in Ludvika, Sweden, we are now searching for you who have previous experience as a Controller and want to join us on our exciting journey ahead!

As a Business Financial Controller at HVDC, you will act as a financial business partner to various business managers. Effective collaboration & working with local controlling teams to optimize financial performance will be the center of attention in your daily job. You will also support effective business decisions by monitoring, controlling, analyzing, and interpreting financial data to evaluate various business alternatives and recommend appropriate business solutions.

These tasks require you to be a driven person with an ability to effectively apply your knowledge & skills into practice. Your responsibilities also include recommending and implementing initiatives to improve productivity, reduce costs and increase efficiencies, as well as to evaluate various business plans and support in building scenarios and recommend suitable action. Therefore, we ideally see that you have knowledge and good amount of working experience from related tasks in a previous role. We hope that you believe in lifelong learning and that you are not afraid of stepping in as the leader to drive the team forward, as well as to coach, mentor, share knowledge, and learn from your colleagues.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage business planning and forecasting, ensuring reconciliation of the forecast with project execution plans, and serve as interface to business managers.
• Assess financial impacts, develop scenarios, and offer strategic recommendations based on thorough financial analysis.
• Lead annual budget creation, hourly rate updates, and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting as per guidelines.
• Monitor progress across business operations, delivering in-depth insights and analysis to support informed decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Take charge of optimizing cost structures and improving line function controls, focusing on enhancing overall productivity and efficiency.
• Address under-absorption issues and take proactive corrective actions.
• Develop and implement internal controls, manage audits, and improve operations.

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Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related area.
• Several years of relevant business controlling experience or similar.
• Exceptional analytical decision making and planning skills and structured way of working.
• Good working knowledge of SAP financial module and excellent skills in Excel.
• English, both written and spoken, is required. Swedish and/or other languages are considered an advantage.
• Self-motivated, goal-orientated, and driven person with an ambition to learn and develop, capable of working both alone and as part of a team.

What we offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development​
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
• More benefits could be connected to this specific role

Additional Information

This role can be based in either Ludvika or Västerås, Sweden.

We are looking for a variety of people with the right mindset to join our team so don’t hesitate to apply even though you don’t meet all requirements. We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute, so we encourage you to send in your application latest by July3th. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position can be filled in a shorter timeline.

Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 29 86; Unionen: Fredrik Holmgren, +46 107-38 21 85; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 10 7387043. Questions can be directed to Talent Partner Nicole Bergman, nicole.bergman@hitachienergy.com.