Job Description

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.


Support the Voith Group | Group Division Paper as Financial Controller to take overall financial responsibility for our Swedish operations. This is a high-impact role that combines strategic membership in the local management team with operational leadership of a skilled finance department.


Controller 
Job ID 78063 | Location Högsjö
 

 

Job Description:
Your Profile

  • A Proven Doer: You are not just a visionary or business developer—you are a hands-on executor with a passion for controlling and accounting.

  • Data-Driven & Accurate: You take professional pride in precision. Instead of vague strategies, you prefer gaining a deep, granular understanding of the business through numbers.

  • Finance Business Partner: Using data-driven insights, you act as a trusted advisor who can confidently challenge, influence, and support commercial decisions.

  • Curious & Unpretentious: You possess a down-to-earth attitude and a strong desire to learn and understand our specific manufacturing workflows.

  • ERP Savvy: You have solid, hands-on experience working with major ERP systems.

  • Costing Expert: You bring experience in product costing, ideally from the manufacturing sector.

  • Experienced Professional: You hold a relevant degree in finance/economics alongside several years of experience in advanced accounting or controlling.

  • Global Mindset: You have experience working in an international environment, preferably reporting to an overseas parent company.

  • Adaptable & Versatile: You can seamlessly shift between high-level strategic discussions and hands-on operational administrative tasks.

  • Confident Leader: You possess a clear, supportive leadership style with the ability to manage and nurture an already highly capable team.

  • Bilingual: You are fully fluent in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

 

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and support the finance team, while managing workloads and actively participating in daily operational tasks.

  • Financial Reporting: Take full ownership of budgeting, as well as monthly, half-year, and year-end closings. Ensure all reporting complies with local regulations and corporate standards for our German parent company. (Note: We operate on a split financial year ending September 30th).

  • Product Costing & Analysis: Drive, manage, and continuously develop our product costing processes to guarantee accurate margins and reliable data for strategic decision-making.

  • Management Team Collaboration: Act as the key financial advisor and a commercially minded decision-maker within the local management team.

  • Process Optimization: Maintain and improve robust accounting procedures and internal controls across all three Swedish business entities.

  • Corporate Liaison: Serve as the natural, day-to-day link between the Swedish operations and the corporate headquarters in Germany.

  • End-to-End Financial Oversight: Maintain complete visibility over everything from high-level business profitability down to the daily flow of orders and invoices.

Apply now via our web portal. 


The Voith Paper | VPHS is looking forward to your application! 


Contact
J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG | VPHS
People Business Partner Sweden •  Britt-Marie Skoog •  Tel +46 72 073 1330
Vice President Finance •  Markus Lanzinger • Mail: markus.lanzinger@voith.com
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