Senior Finance Manager, Performance Management - Arla Foods, Solna HQ

Join Arla as a Senior Finance Manager within Performance Management and shape the future of our business! Are you a go-getter with a knack for commercial analysis and a passion for driving performance? Dive into a dynamic role within our Swedish finance organization, working closely with the CFO and the Finance Leadership Team. If you're ready to challenge the status quo and steer strategic financial decisions, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact!

As our Senior Finance Manager Performance Management you will work within the Swedish finance organization in Stockholm, with multiple touch points throughout our Swedish business as well as European Zone and Group functions. You will report to and work closely with the CFO of our Swedish Business and will be part of the Swedish Finance Leadership Team. If you are a self starter, enthusiastic, commercially analytical and business oriented and dare to challenge, this could be the right challenge for you!

How you will make an impact

In this position you will play a pivotal role in driving our performance dialogue and shaping the direction of our business decisions through providing insight and foresight with regards to our business performance short and long term. You will work in close collaboration with our various finance functions and will be instrumental in setting and marshalling our strategic financial agenda, including improving our structural profitability, enhancing current processes and developing the function within a European performance management community. Another vital part of your role will be the coordination of financial close and forecast cycles and shaping the reporting dialogue with both the Swedish management team and European Zone.

What will make you successful

You hold a Bachelor or Master in Business and Economics or similar. You combine your degree with 5-8 years of proven successful experience from a business controlling or business partnering position. You have a good understanding of business and financial analysis, profit follow-up and the ability to handle and interpret large quantities of data in Excel. Strong English skills is a requirement and Scandinavian proficiency is a recommendation. IT skills – full proficiency in advanced Excel and PowerPoint is a requirement, and SAP familiarity is a given. If you have strong knowledge of accounting standards, you will probably find your job easier and it will be a merit. You have excellent communication skills and have the ability to work operationally as well as strategically and interact effectively with many different parts of the organization.

As a person you thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment and truly enjoy engaging with both the commercial and technical elements of business on all sorts of topics. You have the ability to create good relationships across a matrix organization, while at the same time you can set priorities and make sure the business stays on track towards its targets. Other important qualities for success in the role are proactiveness, strategic height, analytical skills, structured mindset and self-drive. The position will be based in Solna, Sweden.

What do we offer?

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Arla Foods has collective agreements, and we always ensure to offer good and competitive working conditions. In addition to that, safety and working environment are our top priorities, which is why we, among other things, conduct random drug and alcohol tests.

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Application and contact

We love what we do and are looking for a passionate colleague to join us, and have fun doing it. Are you interested - please apply ASAP! We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?
 

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