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As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Who you are:

The product group is responsible for the performance, structure and driving the strategy related to the operational footprint (factories) and supply chain. The PG controller will have the responsibility for the financial control and reporting in the Product Group, working closely with controllers in individual factory and business controllers in the BU as well as peers in other BU’s and Divisions.

This person will directly report to WWF PG Manager based in Denmark.

About the job:

• Regular performance reporting and analysis of KPIs and reasons of deviations.
• Run and support Costing Update process according to Alfa Laval standards.
• Be a strong partner and support Forecasting process and S&OP cycles.
• Take part in monthly and year-end operational reviews and consolidate monthly financial package for the Product Group
• Contribute to the definition and implementation of the strategy and set reporting expectations and structure in the BU.
• Build scenarios and evaluate financial implications of various strategic ambitions and recommend actions to ensure continuous competitiveness.
• Work proactively to support market needs, achieve cost savings and minimize capital employed.
• Take part in and support strengthening responsiveness to customers and supply chain agility.
• Continuous improvement of business processes and ensure suitable financial performance measurement (KPI).
• Provide support to assess business risks and provide input to risk mitigation.
• Identify and manage potential risks relating to changes in market conditions, product portfolio and operational footprint.
• Being a business partner working with other functions in the organization to drive business improvements and change – part of both tactical and strategic decisions in the BU.
• Ensure compliance and internal control within area of responsibility and deal with legal matters, as necessary.

What you know:

Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or engineering majors
• 3 to 5 years from a similar position
• Experience from multinational company
• Working with business cases to support strategic decisions

Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to see the whole picture, as well as an eye for details.
• Self-driven, well organized, independent
• Able to co-operate across functions and communicate with all levels.
• Able to manage multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Good business background and a strategic understanding, with relevant business controlling experience in an international environment.
• Strong skills in excel, provide business reports giving the overview as well and the required details to show the state of business.
• Able to use discretion and to keep sensitive financial or human resources related information confidential.

Attitude:

• Open and easy to communicate.
• Have a safety mindset and takes part in driving a safe work environment.
• Maintain a stable performance under pressure.
• Initiative-taking personality with strong integrity.
• Problem solving minded, dynamic, self-motivated.

Motivation:

• Have the desire always being in control of the operational status also when deviation, changes and unforeseen implications occur.
• Driven by offering good support and delivering demonstrable added value to the business within field of expertise to ensure Alfa Laval′s long-term profitability.

Our commitment to integrity 

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. 

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.