Business Controller – Global Supply Chain and R&D

Are you a Business Controller with impactful communication skills and a results-driven can-do attitude? Do you thrive on challenging the status quo and have a track record of doing it? If so, join us!
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We are a people company. Our experienced, skilled and passionate people empower customers and partners to meet their challenges through best-in-class, user-friendly solutions. And we are a technology company. We help our customers and partners optimize processes through our software, hardware and services and through our support. Connecting people and technologies provide the means to accomplish goals and ambitions and gain a competitive edge in today’s digitalized world.

The opportunity
As a Business Controller, you will serve as the vital bridge between operational activities and financial insights, driving strategic decision-making. In this global role, you will oversee all financial aspects of supply chain and R&D, ensuring they align with the company’s broader objectives. Additionally, you will lead a controller based in Taiwan, providing guidance and support to strengthen financial performance.

During your days, you will ensure accurate accounting and cost treatment for ongoing R&D projects in close collaboration with the R&D team. You will also perform monthly analysis and controlling of supply chain costs, including freight, materials, manufacturing, and overheads, while tracking actual vs. standard costs and conducting inventory analysis.

As an integral part of both the supply chain and R&D management teams, you will contribute to strategic decision-making and operational efficiency. Additionally, you will support the annual budgeting process, ensuring alignment with financial targets, accurate forecasting, and annual standard cost updates.

Your role will also involve playing a key part in the audit process, ensuring smooth and accurate financial reporting. Beyond these responsibilities, you will take on various ad-hoc projects as required by the supply chain and R&D teams. The key systems central to your work include our ERP (IFS), consolidation system (AARO), and data warehouse (Qlik Sense). Furthermore, you will actively identify opportunities to improve processes and tools, driving optimal performance in your area.

Our main production facility is in Taipei, supported by a supplementary site in Malmö, established in Q1 2024 to bolster supply chain resilience. The position requires occasional travel, primarily to Taiwan.

The successful applicant
We are looking for a strategic thinker with a passion for technology and change management. You thrive in dynamic environments. You have at least five years of controlling experience, ideally in international manufacturing, with expertise in supply chain processes and product costing, or relevant audit experience. If you have a strong understanding of financial systems and digital tools, combined with sharp analytical skills and relevant experience in finance, you could be a great fit – even if you have slightly fewer years of experience.

We believe that you have a degree in finance, business, or a technical field. You are fluent in English and Swedish and you communicate effectively with colleagues and senior management, making complex financial data into actionable insights that drive decision-making.

Furthermore, you have experience working with diverse cultures enhances your ability to integrate financial insights into strategic and operational supply chain and R&D decisions.

Are you up for the challenge?
Don’t wait, submit your application rather sooner than later. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Beijer Electronics is a multinational, cross-industry innovator that connects people and technologies to optimize processes for business-critical applications. Our offer includes operator communication, automation solutions, digitalization, display solutions and support. As experts in user-friendly software, hardware and services for the Industrial Internet of Things, we empower our customers to meet their challenges through leading-edge solutions.

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