Project Controller

Helsinki Shipyard; Helsingin seutukunta; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, seeks a Project Controller to join the Finance team. You will partner with project management to steer project costs, forecast performance and support decisions across the lifecycle.

This role blends analytics, business insight and cross-functional collaboration with production, procurement, engineering and finance. We offer a hybrid work setup and growth opportunities in a historic shipbuilding leader.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project-driven business in the industrial sector.
• Excellent Excel skills; other IT and data skills are an advantage.
• Ability to turn financial data into insights that support practical business decisions.
• Understanding of forecasting, profitability, and risk management in project environments.

Responsibilities

• Take financial responsibility for designated shipbuilding and/or design projects simultaneously, as part of the project management team.
• Coordinate project forecasting, monitor financial performance, and identify risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as a trusted sparring partner to Project Managers, providing financial insights and constructive challenge.
• Work closely with project management, production, procurement, engineering, and other cost-responsible teams, reporting to both the Project Manager and the Finance organization.
• Provide forward-looking financial insights that support significant business decisions at different stages of projects.
• Prepare project forecasts and support project status reporting for company and Group management.
• Develop forecasting, reporting, analytics, and financial steering practices to support our growing organization together with other Project Controllers.
• Help shape ways of working in an international project environment while developing your own expertise in project business.

Job description

We are Helsinki Shipyard – celebrating 160 years of shipbuilding excellence. Since 1865, we have been designing, building, and commissioning tailor-made, high-class passenger vessels and icebreakers for extreme conditions. We proudly continue the legacy of Helsinki’s own Shipyard, right in the heart of Helsinki.

With us, you get to design and build the ships under one roof from start to finish, in close collaboration with our customers. Our specialty lies in vessels that operate on the polar seas, but we can build everything from smaller yachts to complex multi-purpose icebreakers. We've built over 50% of the world's icebreakers - without us it would be hard to navigate in the icy seas!

Read more about our current projects here!

We are looking for a Project Controller to strengthen our Finance team.

In this role, you´will get to work as a close partner to project management and contribute to the financial steering of ship building and design projects. Your work will have a direct impact on decision-making, forecasting, and project success.

If you already have experience in a project-driven business environment and are looking for the next step in your career—one where scale, complexity, and a fast pace of development continuously bring new challenges—this could be the right opportunity for you.

As a Project Controller, you will be much more than someone who produces reports. You will be a key member of the project team, supporting informed decision-making throughout the entire project lifecycle.

“We are currently building common ways of working, processes, and the future of Helsinki Shipyard. This is an opportunity to join us at a stage of growth, where your contribution to development can have a real and lasting impact.

We are looking for someone who wants to be a true business partner. This is your opportunity to combine analytics, business insight and influence to make a real impact, while helping us build a growing organization and shape how we work in the future.”

In this role you get to:

• take financial responsibility for designated shipbuilding and/or design projects simultaneously, working as part of the project management team
• coordinate project forecasting, monitor financial performance, and identify risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle
• act as a trusted sparring partner to Project Managers, providing financial insights and constructively challenging the organization
• work closely with project management, production, procurement, engineering, and other cost-responsible teams, reporting to both the Project Manager and the Finance organization
• provide forward-looking financial insights that support significant business decisions at different stages of projects
• prepare project forecasts and support project status reporting for company and Group management
• develop forecasting, reporting, analytics, and financial steering practices to support our growing organization together with other Project Controllers
• help shape ways of working in an international project environment while developing your own expertise in project business

You are likely to succeed in this role if:

• you have experience in project-driven business in the industrial sector
• you are comfortable working with large amounts of data from different sources and in different formats
• You have excellent Excel skills; other IT and data skills are considered an advantage
• you enjoy turning financial data into insights that support practical business decisions
• you understand the importance of forecasting, profitability, and risk management in ensuring project success
• you are motivated to develop new ways of working rather than simply maintaining existing practices
• you are comfortable working collaboratively across different functions and with a wide range of stakeholders in project management, and Finance

Why should this role be your next career move?

Make an impact beyond reporting - You will work close to decision-making and support project management in situations where having the right information can make a genuine difference to business outcomes.

See the full project lifecycle - You will gain visibility into the entire project lifecycle, from the tendering phase through delivery to final project profitability.

Grow as a professional - You will work alongside experienced professionals across project management, production, engineering, and Finance in an environment where learning happens through hands‑on involvement in complex and demanding projects.

Be part of something unique - We build vessels designed to operate in some of the world’s most challenging conditions—and Finnish expertise is at the heart of what we do.

Our office is centrally located at the Shipyard in Hietalahti, Helsinki. Our multinational team support hybrid work arrangements while also working together at the office on a weekly basis.

Continue our historical story with us! To apply, please submit your application by the end of 16.9.2026.

If you have any questions, please call Minna Ilveskoski, CFO, [phone] during the following slots:

The position requires security clearance and may be limited to particular nationalities due to the end customer's requirements and legislation.