Business Controller

BayInCo Finance; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

BayInCo is seeking an Interim Business Controller to join our consumer products and international supply chain team in Göteborg. You will drive financial insight across markets, products and distributors, helping shape profitability and working capital decisions.

You will partner with Finance, Sales, Operations and Supply Chain to challenge costs, model scenarios and support management with solid business cases.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Business Controller or similar.
• Experience in consumer products, FMCG, manufacturing or international product-based environment.
• Interested in understanding cost, margins, inventory, working capital and market performance.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and provide clear financial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business controlling and financial analysis across markets, products and distributors.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and monthly performance follow-up.
• Analyze sales, gross margin, COGS and profitability.
• Assess manufacturing costs, cost development and international supply chains.
• Monitor inventory, working capital and cash-flow drivers.
• Provide profitability analysis by product, market, customer and distributor.
• Support pricing decisions with financial analysis and business cases.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply-chain teams to drive efficiency.

Skills

Business Controller

Commercial awareness

Analytical thinking

Hands-on

ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Interim Business Controller – Consumer Products & International Supply Chain

The Opportunity

We are looking for a commercially minded Business Controller to join an international consumer product business with an established distributor network and manufacturing operations in Europe.

This is not a traditional reporting-focused controlling role. We are looking for someone who wants to understand what drives the business financially — from manufacturing costs and product margins through to distributor sales, inventory, working capital and market performance.

You will work closely with Finance, Sales, Operations and Supply Chain, providing the analysis and insight needed to make better commercial decisions.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Business controlling and financial analysis across markets, products and distributors
• Budgeting, forecasting and monthly performance follow-up
• Analysing sales, gross margin, COGS and profitability
• Understanding and challenging manufacturing costs and cost development
• Monitoring inventory, working capital and cash-flow drivers
• Providing profitability analysis by product, market, customer and distributor
• Supporting pricing and commercial decisions with relevant financial analysis
• Identifying deviations and turning financial data into clear business recommendations
• Working with manufacturing and supply-chain teams to understand cost and efficiency drivers
• Supporting management with business cases, investment analysis and scenario modelling
• Working with international entities and intercompany transactions
• Continuously improving reporting, analysis and controlling processes

What We Are Looking For:

You have several years of experience as a Business Controller, Commercial Controller, Financial Controller or similar, ideally within a consumer products, FMCG, retail, manufacturing or international product-based environment.

Importantly, you understand that controlling is about more than producing reports. You are curious about why the numbers look the way they do and what the business should do about them.

We would particularly value experience with:

• Consumer products and/or branded products
• Distributor or indirect sales models
• Manufacturing and production environments
• International supply chains
• Manufacturing in Eastern or Central Europe
• Product costing and gross-margin analysis
• Inventory and working-capital management
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling
• ERP systems and advanced Excel/Power BI skills

Your Personality

We are looking for someone who is:

• Commercially curious – you want to understand the business behind the numbers
• Analytical – comfortable digging into detail but able to see the bigger picture
• Challenging – willing to question assumptions and ask the uncomfortable questions
• Pragmatic – focused on finding solutions rather than simply reporting problems
• Business-oriented – able to communicate financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
• Hands-on – comfortable getting into the data when necessary
• Internationally minded – confident working across markets, cultures and functions

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take a central role in a product-driven international business where Finance is closely connected to the commercial and operational side of the organisation.

You will have the opportunity to influence decisions around profitability, pricing, manufacturing, inventory, distributors and growth — rather than simply reporting what has already happened.

If you enjoy being close to the business and want your analysis to have a tangible impact, this could be an interesting next step.

About BayInCo

BayInCo is a specialist consulting and talent partner helping businesses access the right expertise at the right time. We work with ambitious companies navigating growth, transformation, change and new challenges. Our focus is simple: bringing great people together with businesses where they can make a real difference. We work across Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing and Technology.

Our consultants bring deep specialist knowledge combined with practical business experience.

We believe experience matters, but so does the ability to turn experience into results.

That is why we look beyond the CV when we select our consultants and partners.

We look for people who are curious, commercially minded, collaborative and prepared to take responsibility. People who can quickly understand a business, build trust and make things happen.

Professional. Pragmatic. Personal.

• Professional means bringing expertise, integrity and high standards to everything we do.
• Pragmatic means focusing on solutions, not bureaucracy, and making things happen.
• Personal means building genuine relationships based on trust, respect and openness.

We believe the best results come when talented people feel trusted, challenged and empowered. At BayInCo, you will have the opportunity to work with interesting companies and meaningful business challenges. You will also become part of a network of experienced professionals who share knowledge and create opportunities for each other. We value independence, initiative and the confidence to challenge the status quo. We want people who are ambitious about what they can achieve — not simply about the title on their business card.

Our philosophy is captured in our promise: Be All You Can Be.