Join us as a Finance Business Partner!

Are you looking for growth in a growing innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine while working closely with the business?
Our ideal candidate has an analytical and systematic mindset and enjoys driving continuous improvement by influencing the surroundings. You are keen to deliver a high level of service and support both within Finance and with your partners in Operations and Supply Chain.
As a Finance Business Partner, you support management not only with financial information, but also with advice to make our business thrive and increase operational effectiveness and efficiency. You are able to structure processes and can work cross-functionally, touching upon all aspects of our business.
Join us as a Finance Business Partner!
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 13,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
ASM Foods in Mjölby is part of the Barry Callebaut Group, and focuses on developing and producing customised fillings and coatings for the bakery, confectionery, dairy and ice cream industries. The site in Mjölby has two production facilities - one designed to produce water based products such as caramels, fruit fillings, and other sauces, and the other designed to produce fat based products such as chocolate and compound coatings and fillings. Our production is agile and flexible, facilitating great new opportunities and creative product development.
About the role
The Finance Business Partner proactively provides insights on business opportunities and risks as well as the respective financial impact to management. This job supports business initiatives aimed at improving operational and financial performance.
You will be a key player in a local team of five people, reporting to our Finance Manager, and also be part of a regional team with Finance BP’s.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You have a love of numbers, processes and efficiency in organisations. You have a passion to dive into financial and other data and think about how things can be organised and executed optimally. Moreover, you are able to advise improvements on the basis of analysis and involve everyone. The ambition is that you will support business growth with your analyses and controlling of business data as an important, challenging and supportive partner in operational development.
Furthermore you can report punctually on the evolution of our result versus targets for operation efficiencies, headcount, scrap, rework, material yield, indirect costs, overtime, etc. – but you also translate the outcome of these reports into actions.
In this role you will also be involved in month end closing, forecasts, budget, CAPEX, analyses of stock and Working Capital.
REQUIRED ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Professional qualifications
We are looking for a professional who has a university degree in economics and at least 5 years of experience in a similar position. It is an advantage if you have experience in the manufacturing industry. You are looking forward to working in a global organisation with many interfaces. You have a keen interest in business analysis and are driven to set targets and achieve results, as well as presenting and explaining results and actions.
You are used to working in complex business systems and have excellent Excel skills. In our company you will work in the business system Microsoft Dynamics AX and SAP. Furthermore, you will need to be fluent in written and spoken Swedish and English.
Personal skills
We value your personal potential. To succeed in this role you need to have an open mindset and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you get to take initiative and challenge the status quo to find improvements and simplifications. You are curious, structured, have a high drive along with a high problem solving ability and are easy to work with.
The ideal candidate has both feet on the ground, ability to see both the big picture and the relevant details, is pragmatic and committed to achieving results and meeting deadlines with high quality work.
You will be an ambassador for Barry Callebaut's values: customer focus, entrepreneurship, integrity, passion and team spirit.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS OR COMMENTS
The job location is in Mjölby, Sweden (Hybrid, some days working from home per week is possible)
You must have a current legal work permit in Sweden/EU
We strive to be a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is part of our recruitment process