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Your role
We are now looking for a lead business controller for taking the steering and control of T-7 product portfolio to next level. T-7 is one of Saabs major products within our Business unit Aerospace Systems and is in a phase of massive ramp-up and growth.
The role includes proactive business controlling of the T-7 portfolio including large contracts. The responsibility also includes consolidation of Order Intake, Sales, EBIT, Cash flow and Net Operating Working Capital, including our operations in Sweden as well as in our US manufacturing company.
You will interact seamless with our Site Controller for the T-7 manufacturing site in West Lafayette, Indiana US, with our contract management team in Sweden and with controller colleagues. You will also be acting with high personal involvement in our Sweden/US collaboration arena, and will manage the controlling and financial management of:
- The total income statement and balance sheet for the T-7 product segment, in terms of business plans, budgets, forecasts and actuals.
- The total product business case
- KPI’s for steering and control of the operations and contract performance
- Large R&D contracts as well as production contracts
- Financial setup for steering and control incl. consolidation of multiple organizational entities
- Handling of currency exposure
- Involvement in Winning Business phase for new potential contracts
You will work within the Contract management team of T-7 but you report formally to Head of Business Unit Controlling, BU Aerospace Systems, and interacts with other controllers and specialist functions within the Finance community. Business travels might occur.
Your profile
To thrive in this role, it’s crucial that you have a strong collaborative and communication skills. You have a talent for engaging diverse stakeholders and explaining complex financial matters in a straightforward way. As a Business Controller, a systematic yet visionary approach helps you work toward set targets, with the flexibility to adapt when needed. You hold a holistic perspective with an understanding of the importance of keeping track of details.
We believe you have:
- Strong skills within controlling and financial management, combined with a high business acumen
- Experience from an international and/or manufacturing business environment
- Experience and knowledge of one or more financial systems such as Agresso, Hyperion HFM, Mercur, IFS and Antura.
- Great communications skills in English and Swedish, both written and verbally
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.
What you will be a part of
You will be part of the Finance team for Business Unit Aerospace systems, a team of seven controllers. We can offer a positive work culture based on dialogue, transparency, daily improvements based on an overall good team cooperation spirit. We formally report to Business Area Aeronautics Finance but are fully integrated in the daily business and operations in the Business Unit.
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Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.