Business Controller For Musti Norway

Musti makes the life of pets and their owners easier, safer and more fun. We are the leading Nordic pet care company and we operate an omnichannel business model to cater for the needs of pets and their owners across Finland, Sweden and Norway. We offer a wide, curated assortment of pet products. We also provide pet care services such as grooming, training and veterinary services in selected locations.

Musti Group’s net sales were EUR 340.9 million in the financial year 2021. At the end of the financial year 2021, the company had 1,397 employees, 1.3 million loyal customers and 312 stores.

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We need more paws to join us in our Finance team as we are now looking for

Business Controller

This position gives a great opportunity to learn about the entire value chain of our business. Your field of responsibility covers several areas, providing synergies and useful insights.

You are our Norway country controller supporting the fast-expanding retail business with online channel and over 50 stores. You are responsible for daily sales and margin follow-up, month-end closing related activities, management reporting, forecasting and annual planning. Your tasks also include KPI reporting, business case and efficiency analyses and the development of Norway retail reporting practices. You travel regularly to Oslo to meet local country and area organization.

You are a Business Controller also to our Customer Experience and Loyalty team, assisting with monthly expense controlling routines of customer services, and preparing profitability calculations for investment projects and initiatives in our member club programs.

Additionally, you cooperate with other Business Controllers, occasionally helping local Commercial and Logistics functions, mainly our central warehouse with cost controlling and operational measurement at Eskilstuna site.

You work closely with different functions, providing financial insight for the decision making and performance measurement. You extract data from various source systems and by using our BI tools, analyze and summarize findings in meaningful way. You deliver standard reporting packages to Group and country management teams.

The position is permanent. Your location is our office in Solna, Frösundavik with opportunities for remote work. You are a member of a supportive and compact Group business controlling team that is led from Helsinki, Finland where we also have inhouse financial accounting and Group reporting functions. Your closest colleague, knowledge share and backup pair, is our Sweden country controller in Solna office.

What are we looking for?

We expect you to have Bachelor or M.Sc. degree with major in a related field. You have three to five years of previous working experience within Business Control. You have strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel. You feel comfortable in working with large data sets using BI tools like Qlik and you are used to navigate in ERP systems such as SAP or NAV. Experience in consumer products and/or retail industry is a plus. You are proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment with an ability to work efficiently and prioritize. You can adjust to flexible working hours and like to travel in Nordics. You have positive and people-oriented attitude and communicate fluently in English and in Swedish. Norwegian is considered as an advantage.

Why to join our pack?

We offer you a diverse and inspiring work in the rapidly growing and evolving business in one of the leading pet retail companies. You have the possibility to develop your own work and the Musti chain. You get to work with other stakeholders but have the independent touch of your work. You will meet furry colleagues and you can bring your own four-legged friend to work with you.

We often have dogs in the office therefore the work is not suitable for a person who is allergic to pets.

For further information please contact Group Business Controller Riitta Helin (riitta.helin@mustigroup.com, +358 50 531 4613). Available on 26 January from 2 p.m. onwards or on 31 January until noon.

If you consider yourself as a suitable candidate, apply now as the position is filled as soon as the right candidate is found. Please submit your application with CV and salary request via link below at the latest on 10 February.