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Business Controller

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In short

We are seeking an experienced Business Controller for a temporary, 15-month maternity cover position within Vattenfall's Wind business area. The role involves strengthening financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes, with a focus on Power BI. This position requires strong analytical skills, financial expertise, and collaboration with business and group functions to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Act as interim Business Controller, supporting financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance follow-up for Wind.
  • Ensure high-quality financial data, reporting consistency, and alignment with controlling processes (month-end closing, year-end closing, business planning).
  • Work with Power BI, including understanding digital products and clarifying controlling and reporting needs.
  • Manage master data for Power BI reports, ensuring accuracy and alignment with the business structure and controlling logic.
  • Provide financial data to support business decisions across BA Wind.
  • Support the BA Wind community with clear financial analysis, reporting input, and business validation.
  • Partner closely with the Product Owner to review, analyze, and prioritize bugs, enhancement requests, and reporting changes from a business controlling perspective.
  • Support monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities, with a primary focus on Power BI reporting and analytics.
  • Review and validate financial data, KPIs, calculations, master data, and reporting inputs/outputs.
  • Identify deviations, inconsistencies, data quality issues, and reporting improvement needs, and agree on required actions with the Product Owner where system changes are required.
  • Provide business input to the Product Owner on reporting priorities, requirements, business context, key contacts, and acceptance criteria.
  • Prepare analysis, follow-up reports, and material for controller or business performance discussions.
  • Contribute to improvements in reporting processes, templates, tools, and controlling standards.
  • Act as the first point of contact for reporting content questions, data validation, and business interpretation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in controlling, economics, accounting, or finance.
  • 5+ years of experience with financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, or performance management.
  • Comfortable working with financial systems (S4HANA, IBM TM1, Cognos Controller), Power BI, Excel, and structured datasets.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Desired Qualifications

  • Wind/energy sector experience is an advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn financial data into clear insights and recommendations.
  • Communication skills across business and technical teams.
  • Proven project leadership, change management and continuous-improvement mindset, with a strong focus on delivery.
  • Highly self-motivated, flexible and committed.
  • Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills in international, cross-functional environments; able to support and constructively challenge.
  • Customer- and partner-focused, anticipating needs within your domain.
  • Role model who lives Vattenfall’s values: openness, positivity, proactivity and safety.

Benefits

  • Good remuneration.
  • Challenging and international work environment.
  • Possibility to work with some of the best in the field.
  • Working in interdisciplinary teams.
  • Support from committed colleagues.
  • Attractive employment conditions.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development.
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion.
  • Family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and services.
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Company

Vattenfall

Job Posted

1 week ago

Expires

in 1 month

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Berlin, Germany

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Solna, Sweden

Hamburg, Germany

London, United Kingdom

Qualification

Bachelor

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