Senior Business Controller

Vattenfall; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

International work environment

Zusammenfassung

Vattenfall is seeking a Senior Business Controller for our BA Wind to drive financial performance and translate finance into strategic decisions across complex markets in Europe. You will strengthen planning and reporting, collaborating with Group functions to deliver high-quality data and insights.

In this role you will develop KPIs, support governance, and contribute to continuous improvement in an international environment, working with a diverse set of teams and stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced experience in finance with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience leading planning/control cycles and performance management across business segments.
• Experience with complex financial systems and data sources.

Aufgaben

• Ensure sound planning and control systems within BA Wind and develop planning/reporting processes.
• Coordinate BA Wind’s Performance Management and monthly reporting/forecasting.
• Maintain KPI systems and scorecards for BA Wind and support finance transformations.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Project leadership

Analytical mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in controlling/economics/accounting/finance

Tools

IBM TM1

Cognos Controller

PowerBI

Office 365

Jobbeschreibung

• Type of Employment (Career Site): Full-time only

Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.

Job Description

Are you an experienced Senior Business Controller with a good foundation in accounting? We're looking for a passionate individual to help us harness the power of the wind to change the world for the better. Join us to find your element working for fossil freedom. As a Senior Business Controller for our Business Area(BA)Wind team, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance and strategic decision-making by translating finance into business strategy.

Be in your element with BA Wind

Our wind, solar and batteries business offers a unique opportunity to be in your element working to help harness the forces which will take us to fossil freedom.

As part of BAWind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.

Youwon'tonly be involved in developing projects but pioneeringcutting-edgeinnovation, new businessmodelsand ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.
Overall purpose of the role:

We areseekinga highly motivated and analytically strong professional to join our organisation within Business Area Wind.In thispositionyou willstrengthen and further develop thereportingandplanning process inBA Wind.The role combines structured financialexpertisewith a hands-on approach to deliver high-quality financial data and insights that support decision-making. Close collaboration with the business and Vattenfall Group functions is essential, as well as actively contributing to improvements across controlling, processes, and systems.

The Senior Business Controller is responsible for the following main tasks:

• Ensuring that a sound planning & control system is in place within BA Wind. Key activities will relate to defining and further developing the planning & reporting processes in Wind
• Coordinating and executing BA Wind’sPerformance Management process including business planning in BA Wind and subsequent preparation of Group material
• Coordinating and running the BA Wind monthly reporting and forecasting process including:
• Ensuring adherence to basic accounting guidelines
• Ensuring integrity and reconciliation of all financial data and systems with reporting (PowerBI, Cognos Controller) and forecasting (IBM TM1)
• Coordinating and preparing BA Wind follow-up reports & Business Performance Meeting material
• Defining reporting templates and timelines within BA Wind
• Defining and developing controlling-specific requirements made on IT systems (PowerBI, IBM TM1 system, Cognos Controller)
• Maintaining target and KPI system and scorecards for BA Wind

Location:Solna; Amsterdam;Hamburg; Berlin;or London

Qualifications

Your profile / who are you?
Our ideal candidate is positioned at an advanced stage of their professional finance career, demonstrating stakeholder management and the ability to communicate financial topics in an approachable way, while remaining eager to learn and excel within an international setting.

As our Senior Business Controller, you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in controlling, economics, accounting or finance
• 8+ years in finance, leading planning/controlcyclesand performance management for business segments
• Experience working across complex financial systems and data sources, with the ability to translate data into clear insights
• Strong skills in IBM TM1, Cognos Controller, PowerBI and Office 365
• Professional finance qualification such as CIMA/CGMA, ACA, ACCA, RA, RCor an equivalent certification is considered an advantage. Additionalqualifications in project management, change management, business transformation or data analytics are also welcomed
• Wind/energy sector experience is an advantage

We believe the team willbenefitfrom someone who brings:

• Analytical problem-solver with strong root-cause skills and the ability to turn financial data into actionable insights
• Clear, confident communicator ad trusted advisor; fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Proven project leadership, change management and continuous-improvement mindset, with a strong focus on delivery
• Highly self-motivated, flexible and committed
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills in international, cross-functional environments; able to support and constructively challenge
• Customer- and partner-focused, anticipatingneeds within your domain
• Role model who lives Vattenfall's values: openness, positivity, proactivity and safety

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We welcome your application in English no later than 06.09.2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you submit a cover letter with your application.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We firmly believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability.Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusionhere .

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified, and you may be required to fill a wartime posting. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Service Act

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