Financial Controller

Valo; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Valo is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join our global Energy Storage Business in Finland. You will oversee local financial reporting, statutory accounting, and compliance, ensuring accuracy and transparency for external stakeholders and the board.

You will work with cross-functional teams to drive financial controls, optimize processes, and support business decisions in a high-growth renewable energy environment. Fluency in English and strong IFRS knowledge required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s level university education or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in Finance for the related process / function of the position
• Subject matter expertise on financial statutory accounting, company compliance and/or taxation.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring correctness of company financial information
• Preparing and reporting quarterly financial figures and tax notes
• Following local legislation changes and requirements
• Collecting and preparing financial data for internal and external stakeholders
• Preparing local adjustments and bridge calculations
• Co-ordinating external and internal auditing and internal control reporting
• Supporting projects requiring financial competence with global process owners
• Advising on statutory, tax and company compliance
• Maintaining high-performance culture aligned with Valo values
• Responsible for local Sub-Group or Tax Group reporting if applicable
• Maintaining local DoA documentation
• Managing system authorisations and DoA approvals
• Reporting financial statistics to local authorities
• Tax compliance (Income tax, VAT)

Skills

SAP

Financial planning

Leadership

English

Statutory accounting

IFRS knowledge

Internal controls

Auditing

Tax knowledge

Stakeholder management

Local tax laws

Education

Bachelor/Master in Finance

Job description

Job Description

At Valo, we’re building the next generation of grid-scale energy storage solutions, combining innovative technology with deep industry expertise to solve some of today’s most complex energy challenges. With proven experience across more than 20 GWh of energy storage capacity and 130+ projects worldwide, we bring together software, hardware, system integration, and lifecycle services to deliver energy storage that performs. [valoenergy.com]

At Valo, we’re building the next generation of grid-scale energy storage solutions, combining innovative technology with deep industry expertise to solve some of today’s most complex energy challenges. With proven experience across more than 20 GWh of energy storage capacity and 130+ projects worldwide, we bring together software, hardware, system integration, and lifecycle services to deliver energy storage that performs. [valoenergy.com]

We’re looking for talented, curious, and driven people who want to make an impact. At Valo, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and help build solutions that support a more reliable and future-ready energy system.

Valo | Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions

Valo delivers grid-scale battery energy storage with integrated software, hardware, and lifecycle services. 20+ GWh and 130+ projects worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join our global Energy Storage Business organization in the rapidly growing renewable energy market. This is a unique opportunity to join a newly carved-out business, turning financial controlling and accounting practices from a blank slate into a successful operation.

As a Financial Controller you are accountable for operations and performance related to local processes, financial information and external financial statutory reporting.

Ensuring a true and fair view of risks, rewards and financial position of the legal entity. Providing valuable company level support for businesses, high standard financial company reporting according to Valo Directives and Policies, as well as local accounting requirements.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s level university education or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in Finance for the related process / function of the position
• Subject matter expertise on financial statutory accounting, company compliance and/or taxation.

What skills and competencies must you hold to be considered?

• SAP and other relevant reporting tools
• Strong leadership, networking, communication skills
• Problem solving & service excellence skills
• Fluent in English
• Adaptability
• Innovation
• Team working, Relationship building
• Cooperation with different external and internal stakeholders
• Cultural sensitivity Corporate Governance and Code of Conduct
• Analyzing skills
• Internal Control knowledge Auditing (both external and internal)
• knowledge Local accounting & tax laws and principles
• Valo accounting and IFRS knowledge (both international and local)
• Subject matter expertise on Financial Statutory Accounting

Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring correctness of company financial information
• Preparing and reporting quarterly financial figures and tax notes
• Continuous follow-up on local legislation changes and requirements
• Collecting and preparing financial information, reports and analyses to internal and external stakeholders and authorities, e.g. local statutory reporting
• Preparing statutory local adjustments and bridge calculations
• Providing and presenting Financial Review material to the company Board of Directors Meeting Co-ordinating external auditing, internal auditing and internal control reporting of the company, as well as remediation of relevant internal controls
• Supporting and participating in development and optimizing of projects which require financial competence and support, in cooperation with global process owners and other stakeholders
• Supporting and advising the businesses in financial processes related to statutory, tax and company compliance High performance culture in accordance with Valo and strategy, vision, mission and values
• Responsible for local Sub-Group or/and Tax Group or/and branch reporting (if applicable)
• Preparing and maintaining local Delegation of Authority (DoA) documentation.
• Managing system authorisations, Power of Attorneys, Letter of Authorities e.g. for local banks Approving items according to company Delegation of Authority Reporting (mandatory) financial statistics to local authorities Tax related compliance (Income tax, value added tax)
• Co-ordinating property related insurance matters and insurance claims together with Group Risk Management and Businesses
• Co-ordinating with regional accountants in other countries within own area Company secretarial tasks
• Accounting tasks related to sales- and purchase invoices Involvement in possible changes in the company legal structures (mergers, acquisitions, liquidations)