BUSINESS CONTROLLER EUROBONUS

City: Solna Job Function: Economy, Finance, Controlling Business Controller EuroBonus - Loyalty Program

The thrill never ends! Do you want to embark on an exciting journey and work with developing one of Scandinavia’s strongest Loyalty Programs? Do you want to be a key player in ensuring a cost-efficient operation and improved financial performance? Do you like being proactive and learning the ins and outs of a complex business and in return being awarded a lot of responsibility? If so, come join our business controller team!

As business controller, you will be responsible for developing and driving the financial agenda of the loyalty program department (i.e the Eurobonus program) and the marketing or sales department. You will have one foot in finance and the other foot in the business and together program management strive for continuous improvements and ensuring fulfillment of Eurobonus’, and ultimately SAS’, strategy. You support the business unit as an integral part in the unit’s strategy execution, mainly focusing on financial performance, planning and follow up as well as supporting in cost saving initiatives, efficiency projects and business development. Except from building and maintaining a close relationship with key business stakeholders, you will also work within a team of other business controllers.

Your responsibility and involvement will also include storytelling in numbers and improving financial transparency within the unit as well as to other stakeholders within Finance as well as other areas. You should reinforce financial awareness in the business unit, assuring control, transparency, accuracy, predictability, and robustness with regards to financial performance (including capital expenditure, customer point liability, cash flow as well as P&L efficiency).

Main Tasks:

• Act as a business partner to key business stakeholders within on all matters linked to financial performance and consequences. Be supportive as well as challenging.
• Proactively identify, assess, present and support in key business improvement opportunities.
• Benchmark, drive change and continue cost efficiency optimization.
• Follow up on performance/forecasts and other KPIs and assist in target setting.
• Support in negotiations with suppliers etc. to ensure financial quality and efficiency.
• Assist in setting a “know your number culture” in the units to ensure a good financial understanding amongst the relevant line managers.
• Responsible for the unit’s periodic management reporting, budget and forecast processes both for Profit and Loss statements as well as cash flow.
• Support with Ad-hoc analysis both locally, for the business units and centrally, for Business Performance Management (within Finance).

Your background & skills:

• Solid experience in understanding business control, financial planning and analysis.
• A minimum 2 years working experience as business controller or other similar/relevant positions (prior experience from auditing or management consulting firm meriting).
• Experience from working as a business partner and driving the financial agenda in management teams.
• Experience of stakeholder management and cross functional leadership in a multinational environment.
• Experience from an operational environment or complex entities with complex planning processes is desired.
• Very good communication/presentation skills and ability to effectively convey a financial message.
• A strong challenging mindset and an innovative approach.
• Possess a strong self-drive and motivation to constantly improve and reach new goals.
• Relevant University degree within economy or finance, preferably on Master level.
• IT – Excellent skills in MS Excel (VBA macro knowledge meriting) and MS PowerPoint. MS PowerBI (or other Business Intelligence tool) experience highly desired.
• SQL experience is not required but a merit
• Fluency in English and preferably also one Scandinavian language

Other of Importance

As a person we believe you like to be intellectually and personally challenged and have an eagerness for continuous personal and professional development. You are a person who enjoys getting things done with a can-do attitude.

You have a strong desire to improve the competitive position of SAS and Eurobonus. You also have a belief that collaboration with people in other organizational units is the key to delivering tangible and lasting results. The ability to relate to, manage and analyze complex financial material while relating to SAS overall strategic direction comes naturally to you. In addition, you are able to challenge and drive performance in a constructive manner whilst having a pedagogic mindset with excellent communication skills and ability to tailor message to audience.

Is this you? If so, come fly with us!

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This is a fulltime assignment based in Stockholm and you will report to Head of Business Control within the performance management team (Finance) but with dotted line to relevant supported business management team(s). If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please apply as soon as possible with your CV and a short personal letter.

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We look forward to hear from you!

SAS