Controller

Voith Group; Vingåkers kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Group in Sweden is seeking a Financial Controller to assume full financial responsibility for our Swedish operations. The role combines strategic involvement with hands-on leadership of the finance department, reporting to the German parent company.

You will lead budgeting, monthly closings, and IFRS/GAAP-compliant reporting while driving product costing and data-driven decisions. A manufacturing background and bilingual Swedish/English skills are required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in controlling and accounting.
• Experience in manufacturing costing.
• Fluency in Swedish and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support the finance team and manage workloads and daily tasks.
• Own budgeting and monthly, half-year, and year-end closings in compliance with local regulations and the German parent company.
• Drive product costing processes to ensure accurate margins and reliable data for decisions.
• Act as financial advisor to the local management team and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Maintain robust accounting procedures and internal controls across Swedish entities.
• Serve as liaison between Swedish operations and corporate headquarters in Germany.

Skills

Data-driven

Finance business partner

Costing expert

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Support the Voith Group | Group Division Paper as Financial Controller to take overall financial responsibility for our Swedish operations. This is a high-impact role that combines strategic membership in the local management team with operational leadership of a skilled finance department.

Controller

Job ID 78063 | Location Högsjö

Job Description

Your Profile

• A Proven Doer: You are not just a visionary or business developer- you are a hands-on executor with a passion for controlling and accounting.
• Data-Driven & Accurate: You take professional pride in precision. Instead of vague strategies, you prefer gaining a deep, granular understanding of the business through numbers.
• Finance Business Partner: Using data-driven insights, you act as a trusted advisor who can confidently challenge, influence, and support commercial decisions.
• Curious & Unpretentious: You possess a down-to-earth attitude and a strong desire to learn and understand our specific manufacturing workflows.
• ERP Savvy: You have solid, hands-on experience working with major ERP systems.
• Costing Expert: You bring experience in product costing, ideally from the manufacturing sector.
• Experienced Professional: You hold a relevant degree in finance/economics alongside several years of experience in advanced accounting or controlling.
• Global Mindset: You have experience working in an international environment, preferably reporting to an overseas parent company.
• Adaptable & Versatile: You can seamlessly shift between high-level strategic discussions and hands-on operational administrative tasks.
• Confident Leader: You possess a clear, supportive leadership style with the ability to manage and nurture an already highly capable team.
• Bilingual: You are fully fluent in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and support the finance team, while managing workloads and actively participating in daily operational tasks.
• Financial Reporting: Take full ownership of budgeting, as well as monthly, half-year, and year-end closings. Ensure all reporting complies with local regulations and corporate standards for our German parent company. (Note: We operate on a split financial year ending September 30th).
• Product Costing & Analysis: Drive, manage, and continuously develop our product costing processes to guarantee accurate margins and reliable data for strategic decision-making.
• Management Team Collaboration: Act as the key financial advisor and a commercially minded decision-maker within the local management team.
• Process Optimization: Maintain and improve robust accounting procedures and internal controls across all three Swedish business entities.
• Corporate Liaison: Serve as the natural, day-to-day link between the Swedish operations and the corporate headquarters in Germany.
• End-to-End Financial Oversight: Maintain complete visibility over everything from high-level business profitability down to the daily flow of orders and invoices.