Business Controller

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Your role

We are looking for business-minded individuals with strong analytical and communicational skills, who are willing to get involved in and drive improvements within our business and operations at Business Unit Gripen.

We are currently recruiting for two positions within our Finance organization: a Department Controller and a Production Controller. While the specific responsibilities vary between the roles, both positions play an important part in supporting the business through financial planning, performance monitoring, analysis and continuous improvement.

As a controller you will be the focal point and controller in one or several contracts. You will monitor and control financial parts of the contract such as follow-up and analyze, prepare budgets and forecasts, initiate actions to improve financial performance to reach targets.

You will work closely with Contract Responsible and other team members to understand how changed planning, risks and opportunities, commercial and technical issues affect the financial development.

Furthermore, you should be well acquainted with customer agreements, contracts and orders and participate in the preparation of scope changes, renegotiations of the contract and new tenders as well as reports and other documents. You will be responsible for delivering on the financial key targets in the contract and together with the team contribute to the business unit goals and achievements.

Your profile

We are looking for controllers that enjoy cooperating with different stakeholders both inside Saab as well as externally with customers. You have an interest in leading change and be a driver for continuous improvement. To be successful in this position it is important to be proactive, independent and have a pedagogical ability to understand and explain economic causation. Together with the team you ensure timely reporting with high quality.

You have a relevant academic degree or post graduate qualification and several years of relevant experience, preferably as a controller. We work in an international environment, to be successful in this position you must be able to communicate fluently in English, both verbally and in writing.

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

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Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.