IBM Controller Administrator

Vattenfall; Stockholms län; On-site; SEK 640,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall seeks an IBM Controller Administrator to ensure stable, accurate, and compliant group consolidation and financial reporting across Europe. The role blends hands-on system administration with deep accounting expertise and support during period-end closing.

Based in Sweden (Solna/Stockholm area), the position collaborates closely with Group Accounting, Tax, IT, and Finance Shared Services. You will contribute to improvements in efficiency, data quality, and system performance.

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 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.

Skills

English proficiency

MS Office / Excel

Stakeholder management

Tools

IBM Controller

SAP FI / S/4HANA

Job description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

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

Your profile

You enjoy working at the intersection of financial processes and IT systems. You bring both technical understanding and accounting knowledge and feel comfortable working in an international environment.

• 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.

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 here.

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!