Financial Controller

Financial Controller
Do you want to contribute with your knowledge about accounting in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you get to collaborate with stakeholders globally? Are you an analytical person with a passion for accounting and interesting in the digital journey within finance? We offer a broad role where you get the opportunity to grow in the finance area. Be ready to realize your full potential and join us on our journey as we are breaking barriers to improved well-being.
About the role
As a Financial Controller at Essity, you will be working with consolidation and controlling of financial reporting from Essity’s Group companies. You will work closely with our colleagues around the world in subsidiaries, our global shared service organization, and other departments within Group Finance. You will be a part of develop the Essity Finance manual, providing technical expertise and advice on complex accounting and serve as point of contact for users regarding reporting and Group consolidation system queries. You will also have an important role to contribute to our strategy to drive efficiency and to digitalize our processes and way of working.
The position will report to the Financial Control Director and the position is located at the Essity head office in the Waterfront Building, just a couple of minutes from the Stockholm Central Station. We offer you to be part of an international business setting with many contacts across different functions and countries. The Stockholm office includes around 120 experts from the group functions Finance, Legal, Human Resources and Communications, as well as the CEO office.
We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our way of working and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.
What does Consolidation team do
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts within given time frames.
More concrete, this means, among other things;
- Closing adjustments and other consolidation tasks such as reconciliation and analyzes of the reporting from the subsidiaries in Essity's consolidation system Aaro
- Internal matching and elimination of all internal transactions
- Reconciliation of Group’s equity
- Cash flow reporting
- IAS 19 Pension reporting
- Follow-up of restructuring projects
- Preparation of financial statements and notes in the interim/year-end/annual reports
Support with integration of acquired entities for financial reporting in Aaro according to Essity accounting principles
Dispatch of instructions
Contribute to further development and improvements of our accounting guidelines, routines, and processes
Work towards creative and technological solutions to better manage and automatize workflows together with controls and drive efficiency, end-to-end
Educate and proactively support business units and our global shared service organization in matters of accounting and reporting
Participate in implementation of new IFRS standards
Drive and be involved in projects and add-hoc tasks within the Consolidation team and the Finance organization



Who You Are
To be successful in the role you need to be analytical, driven and digital savvy. You can see solutions where others see challenges and you have a continuous improvement approach. You have a genuine interest in accounting and experience from preparation of financial statements.
While thriving in an environment where you work independently and rely on your experience, you equally enjoy working together with colleagues and stakeholders. You build relationships based on trust, integrity and respect and can engage and inspire people around you.
You have:
University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent relevant area
Minimum 5 years’ experience from accounting, consultancy/audit firm
Experience from working with a consolidation system, is a merit
Proficiency in Microsoft applications
Fluent in English and Swedish with excellent communication skills from a multi-cultural environment


In addition to be successful in this position you are process-oriented and have a continuous improvement mind-set to be able to quickly adapt and utilize new system and technologies into our business.
If you are up for the challenge and think this sounds like you, apply today!
For more information about the position, please contact Per Mikaelsson, Financial Controlling Director, +46 8 788 52 64 or +46 70 645 17 28
What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Collaborative and caring Work Environment | Empowerment | Job Impact | Work with a Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning and Development | Health & Safety | Social Responsibility | Innovation
Together, we are improving lives, every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.