Finance Manager Operations

Finance Manager Operations Borås
Volvo Buses


Introduction
Do you love to lead with passion and to guide and help others to reach their goals? Do you have the ability to motivate and inspire your colleagues and surroundings daily to develop and challenge themselves? Are you good to ensuring a dynamic way of thinking and to show where the real value is created?


In that case…


We at Volvo Buses in Borås can offer you a highly challenging position where you will be able to release your abilities. In this position you will work very close with the plant manager and management team but you will also be able to lead and support your very own team consisting of three very talented business controllers who reports directly to you.


As a member of the management it is essential to possess a dynamic mindset. We learn and develop together, and we dare to show ourselves vulnerable and ask for help when needed. Our strongly belief is that a high-performing organisation and team has a strong culture based on trust.


Personal qualities
We are looking for an open-minded and driven team player who is articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills and high level of business acumen. Having a holistic mindset and good analytical skills are also key factors in this role as well as being highly organized and with a highly driven ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on capacity. Further, you are motivated working independently and being able to think creatively and solution orientally with the ability to prioritize tasks.

Main Activities and Responsibilities
Drive cost awareness within the Plant
Work with value-add activities, to develop the controller function in Plant
Be involved in the daily operation to understand and support business needs
Present results and figures for the plants stakeholders monthly
Budget and forecasts for the plant and calculations for investments
Standard cost of Sales (SCS) for plants products
Various analysis/trends for plant development, suggest corrective actions and implementation

Required Qualifications:
Qualified Accountant with experience in high volume (preferably automotive) manufacturing environment
Educated to high level, Degree qualified – desirable
3 years + experience in a finance position in a manufacturing environment
Proven interpersonal and influencing skills especially in a cross-functional team
Well-developed leadership skills with an excellent influencing capability
High problem-solving skills with drive for continuous improvement
Business oriented mindset with the ability to work both operationally and strategically
Ability to make financial figures understandable to non-finance persons and to have an E2E perspective

What can we offer?
You will be member of a team that is passionate about delivering world class products to our customers. Are you a flexible, positive person, who sees challenges as an opportunity and is ready to act?

Sounds interesting? Then we are hoping to hear from you!
Diversity is important for us at Volvo Buses; we therefore strongly encourage women to apply.


For further information, please contact:
Joakim Wretman, Vice President Operations Borås, +46 765 535634
Andreas, HR Manager, +46 73-9023819


About us
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus, Sunwin Bus and Volvo Penta.
Volvo Buses, is driven by a purpose to ensure that millions of people reach their travel destination every day. Reliably, safely and with respect for the environment. We want to make a difference, being pioneers of sustainable transport solutions of the future. We want to be there for our customers providing uptime and reliability, all over the world every day. Volvo Buses is leading the biggest technology shift in public transport in decades with our electromobility offer. We work with passion, we trust each other and we embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.