IBM Controller Administrator

Vattenfall GmbH; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 558,000 - 781,200; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall GmbH in Solna, Sweden is looking for an IBM Controller Administrator to ensure stable and accurate financial reporting across the organization. You will collaborate closely with Group Accounting, IT, and other stakeholders to support seamless closing processes.

The ideal candidate has experience with IBM Controller, a strong background in accounting, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This position offers attractive employment conditions and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with IBM Controller.
• A solid background in accounting, ideally in group or corporate accounting.
• Experience with group consolidation and closing processes.
• Confidence working with financial systems and structured data.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel.
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Act as administrator for IBM Controller, ensuring stable and compliant operation.
• Configure and maintain consolidation structures and system settings.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
• Manage user access and authorizations, ensuring security.
• Work closely with Group Accounting, Tax, IT and reporting units.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

IBM Controller

Group or corporate accounting

Group consolidation

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

Structured data management

Financial systems expertise

English proficiency

Tools

SQL

SAP FI / S/4HANA

Job description

Do you want to ensure reliable financial reporting across an international energy company?

As IBM Controller Administrator, you are responsible for ensuring stable, accurate, and compliant group consolidation and financial reporting processes at Vattenfall. The role combines hands‑on system administration, deep group accounting and consolidation expertise, and operational support during period‑end closing.

The position is located in Sweden, close to Group Accounting and other key finance stakeholders, and requires close collaboration with reporting units, Tax, IT, and Finance Shared Services across Europe.

By combining your expertise in finance and IT systems, you help create the foundation for informed business decisions across Europe. At Vattenfall, there is a way – and your work helps shape it.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Act as administrator for IBM Controller, ensuring stable and compliant operation and enabling reliable and transparent financial reporting
• Configure and maintain consolidation structures, master data and system settings
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes
• Manage user access and authorisations, ensuring security and compliance with internal controls
• Work closely with Group Accounting, Tax, IT and reporting units
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing efficiency, data quality and system performance

Location

Solna, Sweden

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with IBM Controller
• A solid background in accounting, ideally in group or corporate accounting
• Experience with group consolidation and closing processes
• Confidence working with financial systems and structured data
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken

Nice to have

• Basic knowledge of SQL
• Experience with SAP FI / S/4HANA
• Experience from shared services or group finance environments

Our offer

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security‑classified, and you may be required to fill a wartime posting. If this position is security‑classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Service Act.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety‑conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We firmly believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion.