BUSINESS CONTROLLER – Business Unit Automation

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Digital Mining Technologies (DIGITEC) Division provides the most comprehensive offering of mine planning, mine optimization, collision avoidance and autonomous equipment solutions in the world. We have hubs in Brisbane, Australia, Montreal, Canada and Tampere, Finland with a purpose to make mining safer, more productive and cost efficient. Our focus is developing world leading solutions for mine planning, operations management, collision avoidance and autonomous equipment solutions, with the aim to revolutionize the underground and surface mining industry.

Now we are looking for a Business Controller for Business Unit (BU) Automation to support in our growth in mining digitalization. BU Automation’s home is in Tampere, Finland and we work closely together with our Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (SMR) sales areas to serve our customers. Automation BU offering covers AutoMine, Newtrax and Universal Field Robots (UFR) offering. Business Unit is developing fully automated and robotic mining technologies for mobile machinery, including machine vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence with an aim to revolutionize the underground and surface mining industry.    

You enjoy working in a dynamic setting with many different stakeholders where we team up to deliver results and work together to find new ways of doing things. If you want to be part of truly diverse and international team, work close to managerial decision-making, and continuously engage with finance professionals across the globe, this is the perfect position for you. 

About the job
In this position you are a true business partner in a role that calls for an experienced finance professional who is organized, analytical and networking partner with a drive to support the Business Unit in long term strategy execution. You are a member of Automation Business Unit management team and a key stakeholder to Divisional management. You work closely with Division, Business Area, Production Units and Sales Area finance colleagues globally. Your task is to provide financial information for the performance management process, follow up on the business unit’s results, as well as validate business cases and investment proposals. You create forecasts and estimates, support in strategic 3- and 6-year planning, analyze and follow up on performance, and present your findings to provide actionable recommendations and support decision-making. In addition, you contribute with your financial knowledge to various change and development projects and drive process improvements and initiatives to enhance reporting capabilities and business insights. 

The location for this position is in Tampere city center, Tulli Business Park. There are excellent parking possibilities and short walking distance from train and bus station. We have hybrid office/home working environment. Occasional overseas travel is part of your job, approximately 1-3 times a year. You have access to professional development and leadership programs established in Sandvik Group.

Who you are?
We are looking for someone with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Business combined with 7-10 years’ experience in Business Controlling, Accounting, Reporting/Forecasting. You should have strong skills in Power BI and Excel, along with a keen analytical mindset. Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP S4/Hana, Lean system, MS Dynamics 365), as well as OneStream is considered an advantage. Familiarity with IFRS reporting standards and project revenue recognition is highly valued. As you will be working in a truly global environment and Sandvik’s business language is English, you will require excellent English skills, verbal and written. 

You find networking easy, and you are someone who can build strong relationships based on trust and honesty. You enjoy working with narrow deadlines, always deliver when promised, and put great pride in doing so. Being technical and detail-oriented comes in handy in this role, but for initiatives that impact multiple stakeholders, you believe that the best solutions emerge from great collaboration across the entire organization. You have continuous improvement mindset and always look opportunities to develop your role further. 

A glimpse of our culture
At Sandvik, we believe in finding that perfect mix between work, family life, and interests, and we happily support our employees in balancing this. We are a company with an open-minded culture, actively working to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity and inclusion. We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn, Facebook and to get to know us better.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact the recruiting manager: 
Maija Viitala, Director Business Control, Digital Mining Technologies, tel. +358 50 486 9763, 
email: maija.viitala@sandvik.com.

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact StaffPoint Executive, Leena Salo, tel.+358 40 570 5964 or by email leena.salo(at)staffpoint.fi Please note, that we do not accept applications via email due to GDPR regulations.