Financial Controller, Energy Storage & IFRS Compliance

Wärtsilä Energy Storage; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wärtsilä Energy Storage seeks an experienced Financial Controller to lead local finance operations, ensuring true and fair financial reporting for the newly carved-out unit. You will drive statutory accounting, tax compliance, and internal controls across the Vaasa HQ, with scope to Helsinki or Turku.

The role requires deep IFRS knowledge and strong leadership in a lean startup-like context. You’ll coordinate external audits, interact with the Board, and support cross-border projects, while

Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise on Financial Statutory Accounting
• Wartsila accounting and IFRS knowledge (both international and local)
• Local accounting & tax laws and principles
• Auditing (external and internal) knowledge
• Internal Control knowledge
• Analysing skills
• Corporate Governance and Code of Conduct
• 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

Responsibilities

• Ensuring correctness of company financial information
• Preparing and reporting quarterly financial figures and tax notes
• Monitoring local legislation changes and requirements
• Collecting and preparing financial information, reports and analyses for internal/external stakeholders
• Preparing statutory local adjustments and bridge calculations
• Providing Financial Review material to the company Board of Directors Meeting
• Co-ordinating external and internal auditing and internal control reporting
• Supporting financial processes in statutory, tax and compliance
• Contributing to development and optimization of projects with global process owners
• Maintaining DoA documentation and managing authorisations
• Approving items according to DOA
• Reporting financial statistics to local authorities
• Tax related compliance (Income tax, VAT)
• Co-ordinating insurance matters with Group Risk Management
• Collaborating with regional accountants across countries
• Handling company secretarial tasks
• Accounting tasks for sales/purchases
• Involvement in changes to company legal structures (mergers, acquisitions, liquidations)

Skills

Financial accounting

IFRS knowledge

Tax knowledge

Auditing

Internal controls

Analytical skills

Governance & Code of Conduct

SAP reporting

Leadership & communication

Problem solving

English fluency

Adaptability

Innovation

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Cultural awareness

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Wärtsilä Energy Storage seeks an experienced Financial Controller to lead local finance operations, ensuring true and fair financial reporting for the newly carved-out unit. You will drive statutory accounting, tax compliance, and internal controls across the Vaasa HQ, with scope to Helsinki or Turku.

The role requires deep IFRS knowledge and strong leadership in a lean startup-like context. You’ll coordinate external audits, interact with the Board, and support cross-border projects, while