Controlling Business Partner Marketing & Sales (m/f/d)

Hager Group; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International finance networks

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Competitive retirement pension

Life and health insurance

Job summary

Hager Group is seeking a Controlling Business Partner Marketing & Sales Sweden to join our Swedish Management Team and international Controlling community. You will partner with business leaders to create performance transparency, support decision-making and turn data into actionable insights for sustainable growth.

As a trusted financial advisor, you will drive forecasting and planning, analyze sales/margins, and contribute to strategic initiatives while aligning with global best practices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a comparable field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in controlling, business partnering or performance management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate financial performance to commercial and operational drivers and to challenge constructively.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner to the local leadership team, supporting strategic and operational decision-making with clear analysis and recommendations.
• Translate business initiatives into measurable financial and operational impacts, while monitoring performance, trends, risks and opportunities.
• Drive commercial performance management by analyzing sales, margins and profitability and provide recommendations to the leadership team.
• Develop financial business cases for strategic initiatives and investments, including scenario analysis and post-implementation reviews.
• Lead forecasting and planning activities, challenge business assumptions, identify performance improvement opportunities and ensure transparency on key value drivers.
• Support monthly closing and reporting activities in close collaboration with our accounting team.
• Supporting the improvement of local processes & tools.
• Collaborate with the international Controlling Business Partner network and share best practices across countries.

Skills

Fluency in Swedish and English

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Job description

Why join the Controlling Business Parnering department?

Joining Hager means becoming part of a family-owned international group with a long-term vision and a strong people-oriented culture.

In this role, you will benefit from:

• A visible role within the Swedish Management Team, with direct exposure to business leaders and strategic topics.
• A broad and varied position combining performance steering, analysis and business partnering, with direct impact on business performance and growth.
• An international, collaborative environment that values initiative, development and best-practice sharing across countries.

As a Controlling Business Partner Marketing & Sales (m/f/d) you will report to Controlling Business Partner Senior Manager Zone North and South in the COBP based in Goeteborg for a Permanent contract.

Partner with the business. Drive performance. Make an impact.

At Hager Group, we believe strong business decisions are powered by meaningful insights and a clear understanding of performance.

To support the continued development of our Swedish organization, we are looking for a Controlling Business Partner Marketing & Sales Sweden to join our local Management Team and our international Controlling community.

In this role, you will partner with business leaders to create performance transparency, support decision-making and turn data into actionable insights for sustainable growth.

Your impact

You will play a key role as a trusted financial advisor to the Marketing & Sales leadership team. Through robust performance analysis, forward-looking insights and constructive challenge, you will enable informed decision-making and support the translation of strategic ambitions into measurable business results

Your role

As a member of the Swedish Management Team, you will play a key role in shaping business performance, supporting strategic decisions and driving sustainable growththrough reliable analysis and forward-looking.

Your responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted business partner to the local leadership team, supporting strategic and operational decision-making with clear analysis and recommendations;
• Translate business initiatives into measurable financial and operational impacts, while monitoring performance, trends, risks and opportunities;
• Drive commercial performance management by analyzing sales, margins and profitability and provide recommendations to the leadership team;
• Develop financial business cases for strategic initiatives and investments, including scenario analysis and post-implementation reviews;
• Lead forecasting and planning activities, challenge business assumptions, identify performance improvement opportunities and ensure transparency on key value drivers;
• Support monthly closing and reporting activities in close collaboration with our accounting team;
• Supporting the improvement of local processes & tools;
• Collaborate with the international Controlling Business Partner network and share best practices across countries.

What you bring ?

You enjoy working in a dynamic business environment where you can combine analytical thinking with close collaboration with decision-makers.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Fluency in Swedish and English;
• A master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a comparable field;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in controlling, business partnering or performance management combined with a strong financial foundation;
• A good understanding of commercial processes and their impact on financial performance;
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial performance to commercial and operational drivers;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex topics into clear, impactful messages;
• Confidence to challenge constructively, influence stakeholders and work proactively with a continuous improvement mindset;

What we offer?

• A broad and impactful finance role within an international family-owned company.
• Exposure to regional and global finance networks and projects.
• Opportunities to contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Flexible working arrangements and modern workplace practices.
• Occupational retirement pension funded by Hager Elektro as a supplement to the Swedish public pension system.
• Long-term disability insurance;
• Accident insurance;
• Life insurance (TGL);
• Collective healthcare insurance;
• Access to Doctor24 digital healthcare services;
• Learning and development opportunities through Hi University;
• Internal career opportunities within Hager Group.