Business Controller till Santa Maria AB som del av Paulig, Göteborg

Paulig is a family-owned food and beverage company, growing a new, sustainable food culture – one that is good for both people and the planet. Paulig provides all things tasty; coffees and beverages, Tex Mex and spices, snacks and plant-based choices. The company's brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta, Poco Loco and Zanuy. Paulig’s sales amounted to EUR 966 million in 2021. The company has over 2300 passionate employees in 13 different countries working around the purpose “For a life full of flavour”

We are now seeking a Business Controller who will work as a Country Business Controller for local Sales and Marketing in Denmark and Norway to help us further building the future of food. You will play an active and important role with financial support to our main brand Santa Maria for both Retail markets in Denmark and Norway. You will be based in Möndal, Sweden and report to the Director of Business Controlling, Scandinavia & Central Europe. You will be part of a great team of people based in our locations across Europe.

In this role you will act as Business Partner in all finance related topics to the two management teams of Retail Denmark and Retail Norway. You will take a leading and proactive role in providing business and finance support and manage month end closing, reporting, financial forecasting and business planning process. Furthermore, you will deliver proactive support in identifying and executing improvement of future business performance and support in executing strategic initiatives taken from the senior management team.

What you will do

Proactively identify risks and opportunities and give recommendations and proposals for improving business results to the management teams 
Calculate total price requirements based upon documentation and argumentation from Sourcing/Sales and set targets per market.
Take an active role in Strategic Pricing way of working, together with our business
Give proactive recommendations and identify risks and opportunities for future Business results
Provide financial analysis and business recommendation in Brand, Product and Customer profitability
Support in executing strategic initiatives from Paulig Senior Management teams
Coordinating the local budget process together with other Business Controllers as well as with the local management teams
Analyzing month end result on a total level and explain deviations in main P&L drivers to the management teams


Who we think you are

You would be a great fit if your background and experience would look similar to this:

You have a Bachelor degree or Master of Business Administration
Minimum 4 years of experience in Controlling in a medium to large company ideally in the Consumer Goods industry or other products selling
Demonstrated ability in stakeholder management
Commercial interest and strong Business Partner Skills
International experience is a plus
Experience from working in ERP system, preferably Power BI
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel


We think that you have a great ability to challenge and influence others and at the same time work with high integrity. You enjoy working proactively and are good at being self-driven, all to improve and find new opportunities. You are a strong communicator who establishes close relationships with key stakeholders and business partners in the organization. Of course in this position as a Business Controller your analytical skills are excellent and you like to be result oriented.

At Paulig, we value every person as an individual and a professional and expect the same from you. Like us, you strive for excellence in everything you do. You enjoy working with people with different backgrounds and are relationship-oriented. The ability to cooperate and communicate with others is a key for success in this role. Fluency in English is a requirement, both written an orally.

What we offer



You will get to work with iconic brands and high-quality products full of flavour. Paulig is home to continuous learning opportunities and is a dynamic workplace that has a strong future-oriented focus. The international company culture encourages both personal and company growth.

 More information and how to apply

In this recruitment Paulig cooperates with Jerrie. We welcome your application with CV and cover letter at www.jerrie.se until 19th of April. We will be starting interviews before this date so please don’t hesitate to forward your application as soon as possible. Please contact Karin Kvist or Martin Dahlberg at Karin.kvist@jerrie.se or martin.dahlberg@jerrie.se if you have any questions.