Marketing Business Controller EMEA

Aktiebolaget Electrolux; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrolux Group in Stockholm seeks a Marketing Business Controller for the EMEA region to strengthen financial governance and optimize marketing investments.

You will partner with Marketing leadership, translate plans into P&L impacts, and drive budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across multiple markets.

Based in Stockholm with 20% workplace flexibility, you’ll collaborate with regional controllers and central finance teams to deliver value creation.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A, or commercial finance.
• Proven experience in business partnering, preferably with marketing or commercial functions.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management skills.
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools (SAP, AARO, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Act as finance partner to Marketing leadership across EMEA.
• Translate plans into financial impacts (P&L, EBIT, ROI).
• Own marketing performance tracking (actuals vs plan, forecast, ROI).
• Drive monthly reporting, forecasting and budgeting for marketing costs and investments.
• Coordinate with regional controllers, shared services, and central finance teams.

Skills

Business partnering

Forecasting

Performance management

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in Finance, Business, Economics

Tools

SAP

Power BI

AARO

Job description

At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

Marketing Business Controller – EMEA

Objective:

We are currently looking for a Marketing Business Controller for region EMEA. The main objective of this role is to ensure strong financial governance, transparency, and performance management of marketing investments, supporting profitable growth, optimize costs and value creation in line with Business Area priorities.

This is a great opportunity to work closely with senior leaders within marketing, elevate brand visibility and truly take the lead in driving results.

In detail you will:

Financial Business Partnering:

• Act as the finance partner to Marketing leadership across EMEA
• Challenge and support marketing strategies and initiatives with fact-based financial insights
• Translate marketing plans into clear financial impacts (P&L, EBIT, ROI)

Performance Management & Reporting:

• Own marketing performance tracking (actuals vs plan, forecast, ROI)
• Drive monthly reporting, forecasting and budgeting for marketing costs and investments
• Ensure alignment between marketing KPIs, financial KPIs, and Business Area targets

Cost Control & Governance:

• Ensure robust cost control, accrual accuracy, and costs optmization spend discipline
• Review and challenge marketing accruals, provisions, and releases
• Ensure compliance with group policies, accounting rules, and governance frameworks

Planning & Forecasting:

• Lead marketing input into Budget, Forecast, and Strategic Plan processe
• Support scenario analysis and trade-off discussions on spend versus value creation
• Ensure consistent assumptions and methodologies across regions
• Drive standardized reporting, tools, and processes across EMEA
• Contribute to finance transformation, automation, and simplification initiative
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and best practices

Stakeholder Management:

• Coordinate with regional controllers, shared services, and central finance teams
• Support leadership decision-making through clear and actionable insights

In addition to the Marketing Controller responsibilities, the role has top responsibility for Business Area EA commercial Opex and Capex controlling, covering planning, forecasting, and actuals. The role ensures end-to-end governance, transparency, and performance management of commercial costs and investments across the Business Area.

You have:

• University degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or similar
• 5–8+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A, or commercial finance
• Proven experience in business partnering, preferably with marketing or commercial functions
• Experience working in multi-country and matrix organizations
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management skills
• Solid understanding of P&L, EBIT drivers, accruals, and cost governance
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and business-oriented mindset
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g. SAP, AARO, Power BI or similar)

Where you'll be:

You will be based on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden.

We work with 20% work-place flexibility, fostering collaboration and a strong team spirit at our Global Headquarters.

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.