Controller

Voith Paper; Vingåkers kommun; On-site; SEK 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Paper in Sweden seeks an accomplished Financial Controller to lead the local finance team and assume responsibility for budgeting, reporting, and costing. The role requires strong ERP experience, a data-driven approach, and the ability to influence commercial decisions.

The position involves collaborating with the German parent and driving process improvements across the Swedish entities, while maintaining high standards of accuracy and controls.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leader with a track record in finance and controlling.
• Strong data-driven approach, with a deep understanding of cost and profitability.
• Experience working with ERP systems and manufacturing costings.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Swedish finance team, manage workloads, and perform daily financial tasks.
• Own budgeting and monthly, half-year, and year-end closings in compliance with local and parent company standards.
• Drive product costing processes to ensure accurate margins and reliable data for strategic decisions.
• Act as financial advisor to the local management team and collaborate with corporate HQ in Germany.
• Maintain robust accounting procedures and internal controls across the Swedish entities.
• Serve as liaison between Swedish operations and the German parent.
• Oversee end-to-end finance activities from profitability to orders and invoices.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Data-driven decisions

ERP systems

Product costing

Financial reporting

Adaptable

Bilingual Swedish-English

Education

Finance/Economics degree

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.

The Voith Paper | VPHS is looking forward to your application!

Contact

• Britt-Marie Skoog
• Tel [phone] Vice President Finance
• Markus Lanzinger
• Mail: [e-mail]