Finance Business Controller Nordics

kardex; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Company pension plan

Training opportunities

Onboarding program

Annual vacation compliance with locals

Job summary

Kardex Remstar in Lisbon is seeking a Finance & Controlling professional to support the Nordic region. You will collaborate with cross-country managers to drive financial performance and ensure robust reporting.

You will own month-end closing, budgeting, forecasting, and ERP improvements (S/4HANA). Fluency in Swedish or Danish and English is required, with regular Nordic travel expected.

Qualifications

• University degree in finance, accounting or business.
• Profound experience in finance, controlling and business partnering in Nordic countries.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and performance management.
• Solid accounting knowledge including closing, reconciliations and reporting.
• End-to-end finance experience with ERP systems (S4Hana a plus).
• Fluency in Swedish or Danish and English, written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the Nordic region.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Finance processes, from accounting activities and month-end closing to reporting, analysis and forecasting.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance and effective financial controls.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Act as trusted Finance partner to managers across the Nordic organization.
• Provide financial insights and support business decisions.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Financial reporting

Finance partner

ERP experience

Education

University degree in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Kardex Remstar is a leading Swiss company and global market leader in warehouse automation and intralogistics systems, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. Our excellent reputation is built on the high quality of our products and services.

At Kardex, you get the freedom to truly shape your ideas and vision in an inspiring and motivating work environment, based on trust and innovation. Join a team that plans for tomorrow and makes a meaningful impact!

For our Finance department, we are looking for an enthusiastic new colleague to strengthen our driven Nordics team - located in Lisbon!

With your expertise and commitment, you ensure sustainable relationships and satisfied customers, who can always count on you for the best advice!

The candidate will be responsible for managing the accounts payable cycle and general accounting activities, contributing to the periodic closing processes, tax compliance, and reporting to the parent company as well as performing all Controlling activities including reporting and month's end closing according to the local GAAP of the Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland).

You will be located to our Kardex Business Service office newly established office near Parque das Nações / Oriente in Lisbon.

Your tasks

Financial Management & Controlling

• Take ownership of Finance processes, from accounting activities and month-end closing to reporting, analysis and forecasting.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance and effective financial controls.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Analyze financial performance, identify deviations and recommend actions to improve results.

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted Finance partner to managers across the Nordic organization.
• Provide financial insights and support business decisions.
• Challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and help translate financial data into business actions.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across countries and functions.

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate Finance processes.
• Contribute to ERP implementations and Finance system improvements.
• Explore digital solutions, including automation and AI-based tools, to improve efficiency and quality.
• Help shape the future Nordic Finance operating model with a focus on continuous improvement and value creation.

Your profile

• A university degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field.
• Profund experience within finance, controlling, accounting or financial business partnering within a Nordic country.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and performance management.
• Solid accounting knowledge, including financial closing, reconciliations and reporting.
• Experience working in a broad Finance role with end-to-end process responsibility.
• Experience working with ERP systems (S4Hana would be a plus) and modern Finance tools.
• Fluency in Swedish or Danish and English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the Nordic region.

We offer:

• Long-term prospects: A secure job in a fast-growing, international company with exciting development opportunities and interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented environment
• Valuable support : Great team spirit, elaborate onboarding and a wide range of training opportunities in our own academy at the Bellheim site as well as an Employee Assistance Program (Lyra)
• Tangible added value : Flexible working hours, annual vacation on behalf of the respective country regulations
• Visible benefits: Attractive salary, company pension plan and other benefits
• Attractive extras: Corporate benefits, company and team events,