Leca Sverige AB - Business Controller

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change. Today Saint-Gobain employ 13,000 people across 100 businesses in the Nordic and Baltic region and over 190 000 are employed World Wide.

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Job:                         BUSINESS CONTROLLER
Group/Team:        Leca Sverige AB
Location:               Gärstad, Linköping
Reports to:           Finance Director - Leca International
 
 
ABOUT LECA SVERIGE AB
 
Leca is a european leader in lightweight explanded clay aggregate for the building and infrastructure markets. Leca Sverige AB are part of Leca International available in 12 European countries.
 
In Sweden Leca has three business segments; building, civil engineering and water management. The products are manufactured in three different plants - Gärstad, Linghem and Arboga, one for each product. Leca has been on the market for many years, which is a proof that they are competitive and that their products work. Despite their strong position, they will not be complacent. They constantly strive to develop and innovate, and they are constantly looking for new partnerships and new business models that provide value to both Leca®, their partners and the environment. Find more information at www.leca.se
 
Leca Sverige AB is now looking to hire a Business Controller to be a part of their team in Gärstad, Linköping.


THE ROLE AS BUSINESS CONTROLLER
 
Main areas of responsibility:
 
* Take an active role as a member of the Swedish Management Team.
* Work closely with Production & Sales locally as well as the international Leca Management based in Copenhagen to support improvement of the financial performance of Leca Sweden.
* Preparation of Financial budgets & quarterly forecasts.
* Month end closing and monthly reporting in the Group Consolidation System.
* Follow up of Sales, Production costs, Margins, CapEx & Administration Costs on a monthly basis.
* Monthly deviation analyses vs. budget and last year. 
* Follow up and analysis of sales and margins on both Customer and product level (Commercial controlling tasks).
* Ensure strong focus on working capital and especially stock levels in the local organization.
* Improvement of cost allocations within production to secure valid production costs by product (Including BoM’s and Routings).
* Analyze and improve administrative workflows to reduce manual transactions and increase efficiency.
 
 
CANDIDATE PROFILE
 
We are looking for a candidate with a university degree in business administration with at least 3 years working experience with business/financial /plant controlling and especially experience from production and sales.
 
Profile requirements:
 
* Background within Finance.
* 3-5 years’ experience (preferably from production and/or International Company).
* Strong analytical and IT skills.
* Team player.
* Strong drive and good communication skills.
 
 
This recruitment is handled by Leca Sverige AB in cooperation with Kandidathuset AB. For further information please contact, Pia Mayr by email pia.mayr@kandidathuset.se
 
We are looking forward to receiving your application. Please send application no later than 30th of December 2016.