Business Controller

Group Function Control is a part of Group Business Control and has a primary focus on providing financial follow-up and analysis of global functional costs in the areas of Finance, HR, Legal, Communications, Indirect Purchasing and IT. We are now looking for a Business Controller to focus on the functional area HR and the costs related to this area within the Group.

We can offer you a challenging role at Group level, where you will have a good overview and the opportunity to interact globally across all business areas and locations of the Group while working operationally and pedagogically to analyze and communicate in your focus area.

Key performance areas
As Business Controller your main responsibilities include to:
- Maintain quality assurance and follow-up of the HR functions global costs and FTEs, providing trends and analysis to relevant stakeholders and highlighting potential issues
- Manage and coordinate the planning and forecasting process for the HR function
- Support HR management in change projects and ensure proper creation and documentation of business cases
- Review business activities and performance to detect problems, anomalies, errors, threats and opportunities
- Take ownership of the Group reporting instructions for FTE reporting. Ensure that the management reporting needs in this area are covered
- Take ownership of the Group reporting instructions for functional costs in the HR area, ensuring that the functional needs in the management reporting are catered for

Your profile
We are looking for someone with a degree in Finance and a few years' experience of working as a Controller. It is desirable that you have experience from business control on a consolidated level, HR processes, change projects and business case development. It is also advantageous if you have experience from change management and/or leading projects. You have good knowledge of MS Office, and excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, are a prerequisite. Knowledge of Swedish is advantageous.

You have the ability to work cross-functionally, are motivated and gladly take the initiative, with the ability to get activities started, follow them up and show results. You have the ability to analyze numbers and to communicate matters of financial importance to non-finance colleagues and management at different levels of the organization. You take a strategic approach and have good leadership qualities: you are perceptive, can create trusting cooperation in a natural manner and can inspire and motivate your co-workers, creating team spirit and enthusiasm for reaching the business goals. You are also analytical and ask critical questions, and you have the ability to influence decisions and take part in managing change in an unassuming manner.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Johan Eriksson, recruiting manager, +46 (0)8 456 12 20

Union contacts
Maths Scherman, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 266 734
Glenn Holm, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 263 809
Stefan Wiborgh, Unionen, +46 (0)26 261 561

Send your application no later than October 16, 2013. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.com/career, Job ID: 323695.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HRdirect, +46 (0)20 261 444.

Recruiter
Anne Thunström