Financial Controller for FCA Group & Sweden, Volvo Penta

Are you passionate about accounting and digitalization and are looking for the next professional step in a global environment, you might be our new Financial Controller for Volvo Penta.


Our position


We are now looking for a Financial Controller to join our FCA Volvo Penta team. The job involves working in close co-operation with the FCA Director Penta, Chief Accountant for Volvo Penta AB and three controller colleagues. You will also work together with Business Control and other functions at Volvo Penta, which will give you a broad understanding of the business and the operation. You will thereby have the possibility to work with and learn more about additional areas than your own area of expertise and to build a strong network both within FCA Group & Sweden and Volvo Penta.


You will have shared responsibility for the accounting records and accuracy in close collaboration with your colleagues in Accounting Services in Poland and India responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting. You will provide internal and external parties with accurate and timely legal entity financial information, and drive efficiency and effectiveness for the legal and consolidation accounting flow through digitalization and other improvements. In your role you will also support consolidated reporting for Business Area Volvo Penta. You will report to FCA Director Volvo Penta.


You will be joining a team with highly skilled colleagues with a positive and forward-leaning attitude. The job involves working in close collaboration with other Chief Accountants, Financial Controllers, Business Controllers, and other functions within Volvo Group which will give you a broad and valuable operation and business understanding. Based on this, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn more about additional areas of expertise which will enable you to build a great network within Volvo Group and Volvo Penta.


Who are you?


To be successful in this position, you have a proactive, analytical, business-oriented, and professional mindset and act as a strong stakeholder in the finance community. You have excellent collaboration and communication skills, and you engage and drive towards a target vision. You are well organized with a problem-solving attitude, you have high integrity and simultaneously contribute with a good team spirit.


Qualifications
University degree in Business Administration or similar education and experience in the field of accounting
Fluent in written and spoken Swedish and English
Advanced skills in VGCS, SAP R/3, Essbase, Microsoft Office
Power BI is considered an advantage



What do we offer you?


Working within the Volvo Group, you will be cared for and listened to, you will design you own career, you will get rewarded for your contribution, you will work with the latest technologies, and you will contribute to leave society in good shape for the next generation. You will become a part of a company culture based on our values Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change and Performance. You will join a team with highly skilled and professional colleagues with a pleasant team spirit.


This position is based in Gothenburg, Sweden and requires occasional travel.
Last application date 2023-12-03.


For further information please contact


Martine Weirig, FCA Director Volvo Penta, martine.weirig@volvo.com
Cecilia Celestian, People & Culture Partner, cecilia.celestian@volvo.com


Kindly note that due to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.


Financial Control & Accounting (FCA) is the function in Group Finance with responsibility to ensure that financial performance is correctly reflected for Business Areas, Truck Divisions, Group Functions, and legal entities. FCA is also a global service provider through Accounting Services with process efficient, standardized service deliveries supporting local finance. FCA employs close to 1 400 people in 50+ countries.