Legal Entity Controller

643 Stora Enso Packaging B.V.

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Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Stora Enso is seeking a Legal Entity Controller to join our Record to Report team in the Netherlands. This senior role ensures financial integrity, local regulatory reporting, and tax compliance for designated legal entities in line with IFRS and group policies.

You will own statutory statements, coordinate audits, monitor regulatory changes, and collaborate with Finance Operations, Treasury and Tax to drive efficiency and governance across the entity finance function.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, professional certification is a strong advantage.
At least 4 years of relevant accounting, auditing or financial controllership experience.
Strong knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS standards relevant for legal entity reporting.
Strong knowledge of statutory accounting, indirect and direct tax processes and compliance requirements.
Experience working in multinational environment with analytical ability and attention to detail.
Ability to work under tight regulatory deadlines.
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
Change management mindset—drive process improvements and standardization.
Experience with SAP ERP and tax reporting tools.
Fluency in local language and English.

Responsibilities

Ensure legal entity reporting complies with local laws, tax requirements, and group policies.
Own statutory financial statements, tax declarations, and regulatory filings.
Manage local tax matters including compliance, reporting, filings, and audits.
Monitor local legislative changes and implement updates.
Collaborate with Finance Ops, Treasury, Tax, BA/BU and other stakeholders.
Coordinate with external auditors and address audit findings.
Oversee monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and OneStream entity-level actuals.
Contribute to internal controls and governance for entity financial statements.
Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency.
Perform locally required tasks and reports.

Skills

Accounting/Finance experience

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Change management

SAP ERP proficiency

Tax compliance knowledge

Multinational experience

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Language proficiency

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Professional certification (CPA/ACCA/CA/CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Tax reporting tools

Job description

We are now looking for the Legal Entity Controller to join our Record to Report team in Netherlands.

The Legal Entity Controller is a senior-level role accountable and responsible for the financial integrity, compliance, and regulatory reporting of specific subsidiaries or legal entities within a larger organization.

In this position you ensure that statutory accounting, reporting, indirect and direct tax filings and other local compliance obligations are fulfilled accurately, efficiently, and in line with local laws, tax requirements, regulatory deadlines and internal group policies and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Accountable for legal entity reporting ensuring each individual company structure is compliant with local laws, tax requirements and group internal policies
Own the statutory financial statements, tax declarations and other regulatory filings and ensure timely filings according to local regulations
Manage all local tax matters for the legal entity, including tax compliance, reporting, filings and audits.
Responsible for monitoring local legislative changes and implementing updates as a local subject matter expert
Partner closely with other Finance Operations teams, Treasury, Tax, BA/BU and other stakeholders to provide guidance on the legal entity implications
Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinate deliverables, and resolve audit findings
Co-operate with external stakeholders
Responsible for and oversight of legal entity level monthly / quarterly / annual financial statement reporting (including selected closing activities), managing OneStream legal entity level actuals reporting (according to IFRS standards and group policies)
Contribute to good corporate governance by executing nominated Internal Controls, and quality assure legal entity level financial statements (based on Business, Finance Operations and other key stakeholder inputs)
Drive continuous improvement of local processes to enhance efficiency
Perform tasks which require local knowledge or are otherwise required to be performed locally, e.g., additional legal requirement reporting and statistics

Experience, Skills & Competencies

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance; professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CA or CIMA, or equivalent) is a strong advantage.
At least 4 years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing or financial controllership
Very good knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS standards relevant for legal entity level reporting
Excellent knowledgeof statutory accounting, indirect and direct tax processes, and related compliance requirements
Experience working in multinational environmentAnalytical abilitywith high attention to detail and quality
Ability to work under tight regulatory deadlines
Strong communication skillswith the ability to influence without authority and explain complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders
Change management mindset—comfortable improving processes, building new ways of working, and driving standardization
System proficiencyin ERP platforms like SAP and compliance/tax reporting tools
Fluency in local language and English, both written and spoken

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