Business Controller – R&D – Industrial Operations Asia

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

In addition, to be a global champion Scania also must strengthen its presence in China. This ambition requires an R&D organisation that can develop, maintain and further improve the aimed product portfolio. Both the product and the R&D organisation are now in the start-up phase. The speed and the quality of our strategy execution will be the most important differentiator in the coming years ahead.

The speed and the quality of our strategy execution will be the most important differentiator in the coming years ahead. For that reason, we’re now expanding the controlling team and we are looking for an ambitious and analytical Business Controller to join the R&D business controlling unit for Asia.

If you enjoy being a pioneer working in a start-up environment then we have the role for you. You will find this journey ahead of us to be inspiring and fulfilling!

Your role
In your role as a business controller, you will get to contribute to the team with the following tasks


• Analysis in different stages in the project, status reporting, and follow-up
• Together with line organization identify cost-optimizing measures.
• Reporting and presenting results to all levels of management and other stakeholders.
• Participate in and manage method and process development with regard to cost controlling to improve our understanding of product cost.
• Cross-functional cooperation within Scania
• Financial planning, reporting, and analysis of outcomes
• Do forecasting work, project cost follow-up
• Analysis and monitoring of operations
• Pre calculations for development projects
• Continuously drive development for more efficient flows and processes by digitalization.
• Actively prepare and present decision-making for process owners and decision makers within R&D.

Being a dedicated member of the R&D controlling team, you will challenge and support your colleagues with your financial expertise, coordinate follow-up of project expenses, investments etc. 

Your profile
To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to create your own conditions, and be one step ahead in terms of strategy and vision combined with a strong analytical ability and a strong will to achieve significant results together with the rest of the R&D controlling team. You see opportunities when others see obstacles and get energy from the challenge. Good financial competence is a must. You need to be able to freely switch between details and a holistic perspective. You are probably an experienced person with deep relevant financial knowledge who has shown that you can handle complex issues but want to challenge and develop yourself in a disruptive environment.

As an individual, you are independent and driven, an excellent communicator, and a team player. You naturally focus on continuous improvements and fight for achieving successful results.

You have a degree in Business and Administration with a profound interest in technical matters or a degree in Industrial Engineering and an interest in finance.

Knowledge of product development processes is meriting as well as knowledge of the automotive business. This combined with your high degree of social competence enables this job to be a success for you!

You are fluent in English and Swedish. If you can speak Mandarin Chinese, it is a merit.

Your location
The China project team is currently based in Södertälje. Business trips abroad to China must be considered with individual solutions for shorter or longer periods.
R&D China will be located in Shanghai where our first employees will be relocated during this winter. A part of the organisation will stay in Södertälje.

More information
Please contact Eva Kindborn, Talent Acquisition Specialist, email: eva.kindborn@scania.com

Application
Your application shall include a CV, a personal letter, and copies of degrees and relevant certificates.
Scania is using tests as a part of the recruitment process. Interviews can be held during the application period.
For this position, a background check will be conducted on the final candidate.
Please apply via JobSearch/Scania.com as soon as possible, but no later than October 16th, 2022. 

Job ID 20225817


Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.