Finance Business Partner

Jobtailor; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Futurice GmbH in Helsinki is seeking a Finance Business Controller to serve as an operational and financial partner to regional leadership. This pivotal role drives operational excellence and supports profitable growth through actionable insights derived from performance metrics.

The Finance Business Controller will engage with various teams to ensure the operational and financial health of the region, prepare insightful reports, and champion continuous improvement initiatives. The position also offers numerous benefits and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to drive operational excellence and decision support.
• Conduct operational scenario modelling and translate data into insights.
• Monitor performance metrics focused on delivery efficiency and profitability.
• Co-lead business reviews, tracking progress against targets.
• Steer operational forecasting and ensure capacity aligns with goals.
• Prepare operational reports for regional and global stakeholders.
• Ensure smooth core business processes from sales to delivery.
• Implement global operational processes and drive digital transformation.
• Ensure compliance and risk management across regional engagements.

Job description

About the role

The Finance Business Controller serves as an operational and financial partner to the Regional Leadership, ensuring sound business management and driving operational excellence. The role acts as a strategic co‑pilot to the Regional Managing Director, providing the performance data, delivery analysis, and insights required to support profitable growth and efficient execution.

This position is the bridge between the global finance function and regional business and delivery operations. The Finance Business Controller is responsible for translating performance metrics and financial data into actionable operational recommendations, translating strategic goals into clear targets, providing forward‑looking capacity analysis, and reviewing business health to support proactive decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Regional Managing Director and regional leadership team to drive operational excellence, providing proactive business intelligence, decision support, and strategic advice to optimise regional performance.
• Conduct operational and capacity scenario modelling to simulate the impact of delivery decisions, resource constraints and market changes, translating data into clear, actionable operational insights.
• Analyse and monitor end‑to‑end performance metrics (KPIs), focusing heavily on resource utilisation, delivery efficiency, project profitability and sales pipeline alignment.
• Co‑lead monthly and quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) with the Regional Managing Director, presenting the operational narrative, tracking progress against strategic targets and driving organisational accountability.
• Partner with sales and delivery teams to ensure the commercial viability, correct resourcing and structural scalability of new client engagements and delivery models.
• Steer the regional operational forecasting and headcount planning processes, ensuring capacity aligns perfectly with the sales pipeline and group‑level growth objectives.
• Bridge the gap between strategy and execution by preparing insightful operational reports and variance analyses for regional leadership and global stakeholders.
• Collaborate with regional functions to ensure core business processes (from sales handover to delivery and invoicing) run smoothly, are commercially sound and support efficient cash flow.
• Champion the implementation and continuous improvement of standardised global operational and financial processes (e.g. quote‑to‑cash, capacity‑to‑resource allocation and project lifecycle management) and core tools (e.g. Salesforce, Certinia).
• Drive operational efficiency and digital transformation across the region, leading automation and AI initiatives to streamline delivery, reduce administrative overhead and improve ways of working.
• Ensure operational compliance and risk management across all regional engagements, balancing commercial agility with local regulations and group policies.

Benefits and growth opportunities

We support your growth with a wide range of projects, tools and learning opportunities. Our client portfolio is diverse, offering a variety of challenges and problem spaces that allow you to explore new areas and develop your skills in meaningful ways.

You will experience thorough local and global onboarding, plus your very own Futubuddy to support you throughout your journey. You will also have the chance to join our Onboarding Camp.

Your complete compensation package will be discussed in detail during the recruitment process. We offer a fixed salary with the possibility of performance‑based bonuses and additional benefits.

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment where every employee has the opportunity to thrive and advance in their career and become better versions of themselves. We believe in the power of different perspectives, and diversity is a key part of our success at delivering customer value. Read more about our DE&I commitment here.