Financial Controlling Lead (Senior Financial Controller)

Stegra AB; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Stegra AB in Stockholms län is seeking an experienced Financial Controlling Lead to ensure high-quality financial reporting and compliance with Swedish legislation and IFRS. The ideal candidate has a degree in Finance and Accounting and extensive experience in senior accounting or financial controlling roles, particularly in international environments. Responsibilities include leading group reporting, managing variance analysis, and supporting strategy execution through financial expertise. The position values proactive and solution-oriented professionals who thrive in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Multi-year experience in senior accounting or financial controlling roles.
• Proven track record in leading audits and driving process improvements.
• Experience in establishing routines and documenting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate group reporting for compliance.
• Manage and improve variance analysis.
• Own annual reports and coordinate the audit process.

Skills

IFRS expertise

Swedish GAAP

Financial compliance

Inter-company charge-out models

Leadership and project management

Communication skills

Fluency in English and Swedish

Education

Degree in Finance and Accounting

Tools

SAP S4/Hana Public Cloud

Business Central

Excel

Job description

Financial Controlling Lead

We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Controller to join our team as Financial Controlling Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring high‑quality financial reporting, compliance with Swedish legislation and IFRS, and driving continuous improvements across our financial processes. You will balance operational excellence with strategic insights, supporting business leaders in making informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Group reporting as required, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant delivery.
• Manage and improve variance analysis in close collaboration with the other finance team members.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert on IFRS, Swedish GAAP (K3), and other relevant accounting standards, as well as all audit‑related matters.
• Ensure effective internal controls and compliance with group accounting manuals, Swedish financial regulations, and tax legislation.
• Run and quality‑assure inter‑company charge‑out and allocation models, ensuring transparency, fiscal compliance and harmonisation.
• Own annual reports.
• Coordinate the audit process in collaboration with others.
• Support productivity improvements, investment analysis, and KPI follow‑up to drive financial results.
• Contribute financial expertise in corporate tax and transfer pricing matters.
• Collaborate on system development projects and implement improvements in ERP, BI, and financial reporting tools.
• Act as a business partner to key stakeholders, supporting strategy execution.

Qualifications

• A degree in Finance and Accounting.
• Extensive, multi‑year experience from senior accounting and/or financial controlling roles, ideally in an international environment.
• Excellent expertise in IFRS, Swedish GAAP, and Swedish financial/tax legislation.
• Solid experience in inter‑company charge‑out models, governance structures, and financial compliance.
• Proven track record in leading audits, developing financial controls, and driving process improvements.
• Experience from system implementation and following changes.
• Experience from working in a changing environment and establishing routines, documenting processes to set structures that are currently not in place.
• Experience from larger investments and manufacturing industries (CAPEX) is meriting.
• Strong expertise in ERP preferably SAP S4/Hana Public Cloud, and other systems such as Business Central, Aaro, HFM/OneStream, MS BI, Excel.
• Proven track record of leadership and project management experience, including change management.
• Excellent communication and advisory skills, with fluency in English and Swedish.

What we’re looking for

For you to thrive with us, we expect that you are an independent, proactive, and solution‑oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership. You thrive in complex environments, can challenge the status quo constructively, and collaborate effectively across functions and cultures. You bring structure and clarity, while also being innovative and eager to drive efficiency through technology and process improvements. While some processes and procedures are in place, many aren’t and need to be – we expect that despite seniority, you will be willing and able to pick things up and act for change, all in line with our Stegra value: We, not me – together.