Business Controller

Patents and other intellectual property rights form a vital and high-priority element of Sandvik business operations.Sandvik Intellectual Property AB is the central service function within the Group and is responsible for the coordination and integration of Group IP operations.Approximately 20 people work at Sandvik Intellectual Property AB - all specialists within their fields.Our intention now is to increase customer focus and improve cost efficiency by offering a Business Controller an interesting, challenging position within these operations.The position is located in Sandviken.Key performance areas The Business Controller will work independently with a wide variety of working tasks.The Business Controller function includes the management of budgets and forecasts, financial reporting and financial flows.An important part of this job will be the development and implementation of a new model for follow up of key ratios in operations. The Business Controller will participate in the strategic work of developing Sandvik IP into a professional, responsive and efficient service provider within Sandvik.Primary tasks include: - Responsibility for budgeting and forecasts.- Participation in the work of the Management Team and in contacts with stakeholders and in other arenas.- Responsibility for reporting and key ratio follow up.The Business Controller reports directly to the company CEO.Your profile The successful candidate will possess financial/business qualifications at university level plus previous experience of work as a Business Controller or the equivalent.You have a genuine interest in analysing operations from a business support perspective and want to learn more about the intellectual property field. In order to be successful in this role you possess good analytical abilities as concerns interpretation and explanation of chains of events in operations.You are able to move issues forward independently, take initiative as concerns improvements and ensure that tasks once started are concluded successfully.You are methodical and accurate in your working methods with a talent for documentation and simplification of routines and descriptions.In addition you are a good communicator with the ability to transfer goals and visions to the organisation.You communicate very well in Swedish and English, both spoken and written. Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems.In 2009 the Group had about 44,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales of nearly SEK 72,000 M.