Financial Controller to Scania Finans AB

Scania is now undergoing a transformation from being a supplier of trucks, buses and engines to a supplier of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

Scania Finans AB is a financial services company within the business area Scania Financial Services. We offer financing and insurance of Scania products through our seven branches in the Nordic and Baltic countries. With a customer finance portfolio that exceeds 20 billion SEK, Scania Finans AB is the largest financial services company within Scania. The company has around 100 employees, of which half are located at the headquarters in Södertälje.

We are now looking for a Financial Controller with a true passion for business who can contribute to the development and strengthening of our team! The finance function at Scania Finans consists of an accounting and reporting department with Financial Controllers as well as a team of business controllers who work closely together to support the management as well as the organization with performance reports, analysis and decision material. This task demands qualitative, timely and relevant financial information.

Job summary
In this position, you will be responsible for the financial controlling of one or two of the seven markets within Scania Finans handling all the financial aspects, including financial reporting, financial control, accounts payable, and accounts receivable as well as analyzing the financial statements. Responsibilities also include financial reporting to local statutory bodies and financial statements to several other stakeholders. The Financial Controllers report to the Head of Accounting & Reporting.

The main responsibilities of a Financial Controller are:


• Coordinate and manage the financial statements
• Monthly, quarterly and yearly closing and reporting
• Day-to-day accounting, payments and reconciliations
• Deviation analysis and cost control
• VAT/tax and income tax returns
• Continuous development of work routines and processes
• Responsible for contacts with external auditors and authorities
• Participate in change projects regarding new or modified products and services.

Your profile
We are looking for a person with a degree in finance, economics or business administration with preferably about four-five years’ relevant experience in accounting and/or financial control. You have a passion for business and a good understanding as well as an interest in financial reporting and control.

Preferred skills and qualifications:


• Experience in financial group reporting
• Knowledge of financial it-systems is seen as a merit
• Good data maturity and an interest in systems and digitization
• Professional fluency in English and Swedish
• Experienced Excel user
• Experience in banking, finance or insurance
• Customer orientation and value chain focus

In order to be successful in this role you need to have both social and communicative skills since the position exposes you to both internal and external stakeholders, the management team of SFA, Business control and Group reporting in Sweden, local suppliers, tax authorities, auditors, banks, legal advisors, tax advisors as well as Scania distributors and dealers. You should have the ability to both work independently and as part of a team. You need to be both analytical and open-minded when it comes to finding appropriate methods and solutions to problems, as well as an ability to follow and create instructions and processes. You are used to working in an international environment and enjoy working in fast and changing circumstances. A service-minded and solution-oriented attitude is something we place great value in.

Additional information
For more information please contact Maila Hagström (Head of Accounting & Reporting ), +46 70 081 31 51.

 Application
The application shall contain a CV, personal letter and certificates. Please apply through our website HR Inline/Job search at Scania as soon as possible and no later than November 17th. A background check might be conducted for this position.

We look forward to your application! 

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Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2020, we delivered 66,900 trucks, 5,200 buses as well as 11,000 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 125 billion, of which over 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 50,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.