Finance/Business Service Manager

Sibelco is a global leader in material solutions. Sibelco sources, transforms and distributes specialty industrial minerals – particularly silica, clays, feldspathics and olivine – and is a leader in glass recycling. Sibelco’s solutions support the progress of modern life and serve industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers and water purification. The Sibelco Group operates 114 production sites in 31 countries, with a team of some 5,300 people.
Location: Baskarp, Sweden
Positioning: This position reports into the Nordic Finance Director
Role Purpose and Areas of Responsibility:
The Manager Business Services is an advisor to the business within the cluster and supports the Director Commercial and Director Operations of the clusters in making decisions by providing them actionable insights.
Different functional domain areas supported by the Manager Business Services include financial analysis, human resources for the cluster staff and transactional procurement.
The Manager Business Services understand the business of the cluster and knows the issues and challenges the Directors Operations and Commercial for the cluster and contributes to the performance of the cluster by providing analysis and insights from the different functional support teams.
Additionally, the Manager Business Services oversees the accounting & controls (including finance activities such as VAT, taxes and group and statutory month and year end closing) as well as the payroll and transactional HR services for the country.


About you:
(Technical) Capabilities:
· Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections
· Working knowledge of short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis
· Strong affinity with technology
· Quick adaptor to new technology tools and processes
· Proven track record of project management skills
· Familiarity with budget planning and enforcement, human resources, procurement, operational and H&S processes and procedures
· Knowledgeable in Swedish local Gaap and Swedish VAT & tax regulations
· Fluency in English and Swedish


Behavioral Skills
· Open minded
· Strong people manager (when leading a team)
· Pro-active with strong problem-solving skills
· Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in a team
· Diplomatic
· Performance & action oriented


Please note we will not be requiring agency services for this recruitment.
Sibelco recognise the strength of our diverse global workforce and value difference and inclusion for all. Our rich mix of people bring an exciting exchange of ideas and knowledge to keep us moving forward and innovating new solutions. We seek talent of all backgrounds and abilities and continue to develop our leaders and our culture to help all employees to grow and reach their full potential.