Internal control specialist (ICFR)

Polyfil; Hallstahammars kommun; On-site; SEK 520,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanthal, part of Alleima Group, is strengthening its Internal Control capability. The role supports the ICFR program across the division, working with Control Owners and Testers, and reporting to the Finance Control Manager. It involves 80% Internal Control and 20% Financial Control, with interactions across multiple entities and Swedish/English communication.

Qualifications

• University degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration or risk management.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience from external audit (Big 4 preferred) or internal controls/risk assurance.
• Exposure to ICFR or SOX testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support ICFR assessment cycles: planning, coordination, tracking and follow-up.
• Coordinate population preparation and sample selection and support readiness reporting.
• Assist Internal Control tool administration, ensuring documentation quality and process compliance.
• Drive deficiency governance with logging, action plans and escalation readiness.
• Provide guidance to Control Owners and Testers across entities.
• Develop reports and dashboards (QlikView / Power BI) and contribute to continuous control improvements.

Skills

Excel

English & Swedish communication

Process & control mindset

Education

University degree in accounting/auditing/finance

Tools

QlikView

Power BI

BWise

SAP GRC

ServiceNow

Workiva

Job description

We are strengthening our Internal Control capability within Kanthal.

In this role, you will support the Divisional Internal Control Lead in running the ICFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) program across Kanthal Division, ensuring testing readiness, supporting Control Owners and Testers, managing deficiencies and delivering structured reporting and follow-up.

This role sits at the intersection of Financial and Internal Control, with the primary operational focus on Internal Control activities. The role is hands-on, operational and cross-functional, with exposure to senior stakeholders and group-level governance.

Location: Hallstahammar, Sandviken or Stockholm.

Your role

The role will be placed within the Division Financial Control team and report to the Finance Control Manager. The role will operationally be focused on Internal Control and will work under the day-to-day prioritization and operational direction of the Divisional Internal Control Lead. Expected allocation is approximately 80% Internal Control / 20% Financial Control, with priorities and objectives reflecting this allocation.

Main responsibilities

• Support ICFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) assessment cycles: planning, coordination, tracking and follow-up
• Perform and coordinate population preparation and sample selection (monthly / quarterly sampling) and support readiness reporting
• Support Internal Control testing tool administration, ensuring documentation quality and process compliance
• Drive deficiency governance: logging and tracking; action plan discipline and monthly follow-ups; escalation input and closure readiness
• Provide guidance and enablement to Control Owners and Testers
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement of Internal Controls
• Contribute to reconciliation improvement initiatives, including development of Adra Balancer (reconciliation tool)
• Support workflows development and implementation
• Contribute to trainings, templates, and playbook updates
• Maintain and develop reports and dashboards (QlikView / Power BI)

Your profile

We are looking for someone with a relevant university degree within accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, risk management or a related field. You have around 3–5 years of relevant experience from external audit, preferably Big 4 or similar, with exposure to controls testing such as ICFR or SOX, or from internal audit, risk and compliance, internal control, financial controlling or finance operations in a multinational environment. You have a strong process and control mindset and ideally bring experience from areas such as Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and/or Procure-to-Pay. Experience from GRC or control testing roles, including testing, remediation tracking and process documentation, is also highly valuable.

To succeed in this role, you have a solid understanding of internal control concepts, including design and operating effectiveness, documentation requirements and evidence standards. You are structured, analytical and detail-oriented, with strong Excel skills and the ability to coordinate activities and drive follow-up across multiple entities in a decentralized environment. Since the role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across the organization, strong communication skills in both English and Swedish are important.

We also value familiarity with internal auditing and accounting principles, methodologies, and risk and control frameworks. Experience with BI tools such as QlikView or Power BI is a plus, as is experience with internal controls testing or GRC tools such as BWise, SAP GRC, ServiceNow, Workiva or similar. As a person, you act with high integrity, take ownership of your work and enjoy working independently in a hands-on and evolving environment.

It is an advantage if you have an interest in, or experience from, digitalising internal control processes, working with automation or AI-enabled tools such as intelligent agents and workflow automation, or improving efficiency in control execution, reconciliations and reporting.

What you can expect from us

• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A commitment to safety and a zero —accident environment.

Additional information

As part of the employment process, alcohol and drug testing is carried out in accordance with our procedures for a safe work environment.

For more information about the position contact:
Andreas Ahlqvist, Recruiting Manager, [phone]
Andzhela Kuasheva, Supervisor, [phone]

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact:
Frida Carlsson, Recruitment Specialist, [phone]

Union Representative:
Petter Lindblom, Swedish Association of Academics, [phone]
Riccard Söjbjerg, Unionen, [phone]
Johan Baringson, Ledarna, [phone]

About Kanthal

Kanthal is part of Alleima Group, and a world-leading brand for products and services in the areas of industrial heating technology and resistance material. We develop innovative solutions in creative partnerships with our customers, and with a strong commitment to reduce the environmental impact. Skilled people and pioneering technology, enable us to support some of the world’s largest and most exciting projects.

Find out more at www.kanthal.com and www.alleima.com