Manager Business Control

UPM; Tampere; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful job

Development opportunities

International organization

Sustainability targets

Job summary

UPM is seeking a Manager, Business Control to lead profitability analytics and cost visibility for Next Generation Renewables Operations. The role can be located in Tampere or Helsinki, Finland, reporting to the Director, Business Control.

You will develop processes, support investment decisions, and drive performance improvements across industrial biorefineries in Finland and Germany. Requirements include 5+ years in business controlling, ERP (S/4HANA) experience, and strong financial modelling

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business controlling in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proactive, motivated and able to develop processes and tools.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Experience supporting operational decision-making.
• Strong experience in product costing and financial modelling.
• Hands-on ERP experience with S/4HANA and performance tools (PowerPoint, Excel).
• Fluent in English; Finnish and German are assets.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational profitability with cost visibility and analytics.
• Develop and improve business control processes, reports and tools.
• Partner with refinery management on investments and development decisions.
• Forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning for refinery operations.
• Strengthen internal controls in a complex industrial setting.

Skills

Financial modelling

Fixed-cost management

ERP (S/4HANA)

Data processing

Excel

PowerPoint

Problem solving

Process development

Tools

S/4HANA

Excel

PowerPoint

Data visualization tools

Job description

We are now looking for a Manager, Business Control to join the UPM Next Generation Renewables Operations Business Control team. The position can be located in Tampere or Helsinki.

Greetings from your future manager

“Join UPM’s Next Generation Renewables business and take a central role in steering the financial performance of our industrial-scale biorefineries in Leuna, Germany, and Lappeenranta, Finland. As Manager, Business Control, you will drive operational profitability, support investment decisions and help develop our business control processes, tools and ways of working in a fast-growing organization transforming the fuels and chemicals industry.” -Tiina Läykki, Director, Business Control, UPM Next Generation Renewables Operations

What you will do

• Drive operational profitability by building best-in-class cost visibility and performance analytics, with a strong focus on fixed-cost planning, monitoring, optimization and the identification of improvement opportunities
• Lead and actively contribute to the development of business control processes, reporting solutions and digital tools to improve data quality, efficiency and decision-making speed
• Act as a key partner to refinery management in investment and development decisions
• Forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning for refinery operations, translating operational assumptions into actionable financial targets and insights
• Strengthen internal controls in a complex industrial environment

Who you are

• You have 5+ years in business controlling, preferably in industrial or manufacturing environment
• You are proactive and highly motivated with excellent problem-solving skills, and you thrive when you can develop processes and tools
• You take ownership in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• You have experience in supporting operational decision-making
• You have strong experience in product costing, fixed-cost management and financial modelling
• You have hands-on experience with ERP (S/4HANA) and performance tools (PowerPoint, Excel, data processing and visualization tools)
• You are fluent in written and spoken English; Finnish and German are considered an asset

This is what we offer to you

• A meaningful job: We have an inspiring purpose "We renew the everyday for a future beyond fossils”. Our work is impactful and transformative.
• A caring community: Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.
• Development opportunities: We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
• Responsible employer: Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas, from climate change mitigation to enhancing biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

Learn about our Rewarding and our Ways of working.

Additional information about the position

The position holder will report to Director, Business Control, Next Generation Renewables Operations.

For further information about the role, please contact Tiina Läykki, Business Control, Next Generation Renewables Operations, tel. [phone] after 16 EET.

Country-specific information

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UPM Next Generation Renewables

UPM Next Generation Renewables is a strategic growth business area of UPM, leading the industrial scale‑up of the bioeconomy. We produce advanced, wood‑based alternatives to fossil raw materials and enable customers to reduce emissions, meet sustainability targets and strengthen their competitive advantage. With pioneering biorefineries in Lappeenranta, Finland, and Leuna, Germany, we turn sustainably sourced wood and industry residues into renewable fuels and chemicals, such as renewable glycols, lignin‑based functional fillers, renewable diesel and bio‑naphtha. We accelerate the shift toward circular, fossil‑free value chains and set new standards for sustainable materials.