BUSINESS CONTROLLER

Are you ready to take on the role as a hands-on business controller in a market-leading Group? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

Husqvarna Group is an international Group of Swedish origin and a world-leading producer of outdoor power products for garden, park, and forest care. Products include chainsaws, trimmers, robotic lawn mowers and ride-on lawn mowers. The Group is also the European leader in garden watering products and a world leader in cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries. The Group’s products and solutions are sold under the main brands Husqvarna and Gardena that serve professionals in more than 140 countries.

Husqvarna’s vision and North Star is to become the most desired brand and channel partner in the Forest & Garden industry. Thus, keywords for the Group are Best in Class and high reliability. The company culture is driven by a passion for quality products and sustainable technological development that can change the industry. Read more about Husqvarna at https://www.husqvarna.com/dk/

We are now looking for an experienced and skilled business controller to Husqvarna's Sales Operations.

Location: Værløse near Copenhagen.

Team and department

You will be part of the sales company management team for Husqvarna Forest and Garden Business Unit in Denmark. As a business controller in the region of Northern and Eastern Europe, you will, in addition to the location interactions with your own team, have lots of contact with the regional controller, the other business controllers in the region as well as the other Group divisions in Denmark.

Role

In this role, you will be responsible for executing financial and business control of the local business unit. This includes controlling and financial planning to meet the company’s targets regarding growth and profitability. It also includes statutory reporting externally and internally to meet regulatory requirements and achieve a complete set of financial numbers for the business unit.

You will be a business partner to the Danish company, creating impact at scale through business insights. You will also be a business sparring partner to the Head of Country regarding day-to-day operation.

Over time, you have the possibility to grow into a country officer role for the Danish company. We are looking for growth-oriented colleagues, who are willing to accelerate their learning path and thrive in a dynamic environment.

You will report directly to the Head of Country.

Tasks

• Execute business control for the local business unit.
• Responsible for overseeing and contributing to the accounting for Denmark.
• Ensure timely reporting of financial data externally (VAT, annual reports, intrastate, etc.)

And internally (month-end close, quarter-end close and year-end close)

• Work as bridge between local sales operation and the central finance functions.
• Work with cost competitiveness/optimization and ensure cost control across the local business unit.
• Support the country manager with business analyses and planning to develop the business strategy to deliver the expected profitable growth for Husqvarna Group.
• Work closely with the country manager and the entire management team to ensure alignment on customer priorities.
• Support business with detailed financial analysis and monitoring by sector/product category and customer.
• Take responsibility for the financial forecast and drive the local budget process.
• Work with continuous improvements, including process development, financial tools, and implementation to drive efficiency.
• Coordinate local HR aspects in cooperation with Regional HR functions.
• Point of contact for GDPR and other regulatory reporting for Denmark.

Profile

You are bold and dare to think and be different. With your pioneer mindset, you are constantly pursuing new ideas and better ways of doing business. You have the courage to disrupt the status quo and shape the future.

Also, you are dedicated, have grit and determination to deliver results maintaining the strategic overview.

Finally, you care – about our customers and our colleagues. Care is what connects us, spurs our growth and our ability to win together.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business controlling experience.
• Relevant education, preferably a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree. Alternatively, relevant experience in similar disciplines.
• Fluency in Danish and English.
• Good record of accomplishments of customer-focused business control, B2B and B2C.
• Knowledge of local tax and VAT in addition to local accounting standards and IFRS.
• Previous experience of process development / continuous improvements and change management.
• Project management skills (i.e., initiate, execute, and follow up on projects.)

Husqvarna Group A/S offers

• A challenging job in a market-leading Group
• An exciting challenge in an attractive company with short chain of command, where you get the opportunity to influence the form and content of the job.
• An exciting, informal environment where high quality is expected in the work as well as in the products.
• Good opportunities for great personal and professional development
• A busy and exciting workplace with a strong set of values
• Attractive staff benefits such as staff purchases, health insurance and staff discounts.
• Salary according to qualifications including pension and bonus scheme.

How to apply

ERHR Recruitment manages this recruitment, thus all inquiries and applications must go through our applicant system.

If you have any questions or would like us to elaborate on anything pertaining to the job, you are welcome to contact Lars Toft on 27 22 54 20 or lt@erhr.dk.

Apply for the job via our application form at www.erhr.dk

Application deadline is as soon as possible.

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