Business Controller

200 Stora Enso AB; Skoghall; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Stora Enso in Skoghall is seeking a Business Controller to lead controlling across the area of responsibility, partnering with operations and sales to drive profitability and investment governance. The role requires strong financial governance, analytical insight, and cross-functional leadership in a global context.

You will own planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, enabling data-driven decisions and continuous improvement across production and supply chain.

Qualifications

• University degree (Masters) in Business Administration, Industrial Management or similar.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong indirect/cross-functional leadership and management skills.
• Proven track record of proactive approach and accountability.
• Experience from project work is essential; project management is an advantage.
• 4A mindset: ambition, agility, analytical approach, accountability.
• Understanding of IFRS and fundamental financial principles.
• Experience from controlling in an international group environment.
• Knowledge of modeling scenarios, simulation, optimization, and business support.
• Experience with OneStream and ERP systems.
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the finance business partner to operational leadership to support decision‑making.
• Partner with sales, operations, and supply chain for daily and tactical decisions.
• Provide profitability analyses to steer business and understand drivers.
• Challenge assumptions and govern financial aspects of investments.
• Prepare business case calculations and support BU capex processes.
• Act as a backup for BU Controller.
• Monitor production performance, analyze yield, efficiency and unit costs.
• Conduct variance analysis and explain deviations vs. forecast.
• Lead forecasting and drive transparency of risks and opportunities.
• Drive data-driven and automated decision processes in area of responsibility.

Education

Masters in Business Administration/Industrial Management

Tools

OneStream

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Role Overview

The BU Controlling function in Skoghall is looking for a new coworker to join the team as Business Controller. The Business Controller is accountable for leading the business controlling agenda within their area of responsibility, ensuring robust financial governance, performance transparency, and value creation. As a strategic business partner, the role provides insightful financial analysis, challenges business assumptions, and supports the organization in making informed decisions that drive operational excellence and long-term competitiveness.

Business Partnering & Decision Support

• Serve as the finance business partner to operational leadership, providing financial insight, challenge, and guidance to support tactical and strategic decision‑making.
• Partner with sales, operations, and supply chain to support daily and tactical decision‑making.
• Provide profitability analyses for business steering and understand key drivers in area of responsibility.
• Challenge assumptions, evaluate business cases in area of responsibility, and ensure sound financial governance in operational and investment decisions.
• Prepare business case calculations and support BU VCP and capex processes.
• Act as a backup for BU Controller.

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Monitor and analyse production performance, including yield, efficiency, and cost per unit of specific area of responsibility.
• Conduct variance analysis (price, consumption, efficiency) and explain deviations vs. forecast of specific area of responsibility.
• Calculate impact and identify root causes of performance gaps and drive corrective actions with respective area of responsibility.
• Deliver finance and controlling outputs to Business Area, Group Functions, and the Business Unit, ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
• Cooperate with other BA controlling to understand profitability drivers (e.g., Cartonboard CKB vs. LPB).
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the business, value chain, market dynamics, and operational drivers.

Planning & Forecasting

• Lead financial and operational performance management within the area of responsibility, ensuring transparency of key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Maintain driver‑based models linked to operational metrics (e.g., OS segment costs update).
• Continuously update forecasts based on latest operational and sales developments.
• Highlight risks and opportunities in area of responsibility with recommended actions.

Cost & Profitability Management

• Analyse and optimise cost structures, with focus on specific area of responsibility for variable and fixed cost absorption.
• Provide high‑level scenario analysis on area of responsibility (e.g., raw material price changes, production shifts).

Inventory & Working Capital

• Partner with relevant stakeholders to optimise OWC levels in respective area of responsibility.

Process & Systems Improvement

• Support improvements in financial and operational reporting tools.
• Drive integration between production data (e.g., MES) and financial systems.
• Support development of more data‑driven and automated decision processes in area of responsibility.

Required Education and Skills

• University degree (Masters) in Business Administration, Industrial Management or similar.
• Fluency in English.
• Good indirect/cross‑functional leadership and management skills with ease to work in a multicultural environment.
• Proven track record of proactive approach, results orientated, willing to take initiative and responsibility.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to a changing working environment.
• Experience from project work is essential; experience from project management is an advantage.
• 4A mindset: ambition, agility, analytical approach, and accountability in area of responsibility.
• Strong analytical skills together with a structured, systematic approach.
• Understanding of fundamental financial principles (including IFRS).
• Experience from controlling in an international group environment.
• Deep knowledge in modeling different scenarios, simulation, optimisation and supporting business.
• Deep knowledge of business, both sales and operations, and related processes.
• Overall knowledge of group level consolidation OneStream and ERP systems.
• Advance experience in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Proactive attitude towards daily controlling operations and business partnering.
• Team player – actively participating in team meetings.

Stora Enso is an equal opportunity employer and follows non‑discriminatory practices.