Financial Controller – Operational Finance (Consulting Assignment) 📊✨

SÄ Do you enjoy owning the full finance agenda in a local business while working in an international environment? At Parker, you’ll combine hands-on accounting responsibilities with business partnering and financial analysis in a role where your impact will be visible both locally and across the wider EMEA organization. Your role This is a broad finance role where you will combine operational accounting responsibilities with business-oriented financial analysis and reporting. This is an on-site position located in Mölnlycke, Sweden. You will work closely with local leadership in Mölnlycke while also collaborating with finance colleagues across EMEA and US. You will play an important role in ensuring accurate reporting, supporting business decisions, and driving financial processes forward in a structured and proactive way. You will be involved in both day-to-day financial operations and longer-term improvements, acting as a key financial partner to the business. Your responsibilities will include: Leading accounting activities such as general ledger, cost accounting, inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and month-end/year-end closing Managing financial reporting, reconciliations, and analysis to ensure accurate and timely reporting Supporting budgeting, forecasting, KPI follow-up, and performance improvement initiatives Acting as a business partner to local management by providing financial insights and decision support Ensuring compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, SOX requirements, and driving continuous improvements in finance processes You will also support business projects, system improvements, and collaborate with both local stakeholders and international finance teams. This role suits someone who enjoys both the operational side of finance and the opportunity to support broader business decisions. Who are you? We believe you are a hands-on and analytical finance professional who enjoys working close to the business and taking ownership of your area. You are comfortable balancing detailed accounting responsibilities with broader financial discussions and have the ability to manage deadlines in a structured and proactive way. You likely hold a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and have around 4–6 years of experience within accounting and finance. You have a strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, and closing processes, and ideally bring experience from a larger international organization or a manufacturing environment. You are comfortable working in ERP systems, and experience with JDE is considered an advantage. Knowledge of forecasting, internal controls, and financial performance management will also help you succeed in this role. Since you will collaborate both locally and internationally, you need to be fluent in both Swedish and English. As a person, you are structured, business-minded, and collaborative. You enjoy building relationships across different functions and are able to turn financial data into clear insights, actions, and recommendations that support the business. Why Parker? At Parker, you will join a global company with strong values, advanced technology, and a long-term perspective. You will work in an international environment where your contribution matters and where you will have the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a collaborative culture where different perspectives are valued and where inclusion is seen as a strength. We believe better ideas are created when diverse experiences and backgrounds come together. We know great candidates don’t always meet every single requirement. If you believe this role could be a strong fit, we encourage you to apply. Interested? In this recruitment process, Parker Hannifin is collaborating with Nexer Recruit. For more information, please contact: johanna.varmfors@nexergroup.com, +46 73 082 12 30 or Patrik Jensen, Patrik.jensen@nexergroup.com, +46 70 237 57 34. Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. We would like you to state your salary expectations in your application. About Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin is a global leader in motion and control technologies and is present in almost everything that moves – from industrial machinery and vehicles to advanced clean-tech solutions. Through our broad portfolio of technologies, we help customers around the world solve complex engineering challenges while contributing to a more sustainable future. At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that help shape a better tomorrow. Innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the core of how we work, and our teams are empowered to make a real impact. At our site in Mölnlycke, you will join a business with global reach and local responsibility, where finance plays a key role in driving performance, supporting growth, and enabling strategic decision-making.

Company description: Who are we?Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent. We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future. Job description: Let's introduce ourselves The Commercial Operations organization plays a vital role in bringing our strategy to life across areas such as Marketing, Aftersales, Customer Service, Retail Development and Commercial Digital. We work closely with markets and global stakeholders to drive customer experience, operational effectiveness and sustainable growth. Within Commercial Operations, Finance acts as a trusted business partner. Our role is to ensure financial transparency, support performance management and enable smart investments that balance short term results with long term value creation.    In this role, you will also contribute to the integration of Lynk & Co operations into Volvo Cars, supporting the setup of financial structures, business planning and performance tracking across multiple European markets. What you'll do As Controller with a focus on Lynk & Co integration, you will play a key role in enabling effective financial steering, building robust processes and supporting strategic decision-making.   You will: Extract, consolidate and analyse financial and operational data to provide actionable insights Develop and maintain tools for business follow-up, including actuals tracking, forecasting and performance monitoring Drive business planning activities (budget, forecasts, outlooks and long-term plans), including Lynk & Co business plans across European markets Collaborate with NSCs to assess profitability, volumes and commercial performance at aggregated level Support definition of commercial operating models in collaboration with legal and business stakeholders Ensure accurate profit recognition and alignment with Performance Steering and financial systems Establish and optimise financial processes and systems (e.g. OneStream, SAP) Perform in-depth performance analysis, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across commercial areas Support reporting cycles, closings and ad-hoc analysis Drive continuous improvement and automation in reporting, tools and data quality Collaborate with functional controllers and stakeholders to ensure alignment on processes, timelines and deliverables What you'll bring You are a structured and analytical finance professional who thrives in a dynamic and evolving environment, with the ability to combine operational work with strategic thinking. Strong analytical and numerical skills; ability to translate data into insights Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial systems (SAP, OneStream or similar) High attention to detail combined with a holistic business mindset Experience in business planning, forecasting and performance steering Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and handle both structured and ad-hoc tasks Experience with dashboards, reporting tools and process optimisation Understanding of commercial business drivers and performance steering   Additional for Lynk & Co scope: Knowledge of Lynk & Co business models and European market setup is an advantage Strong coordination skills across multiple markets and stakeholders Experience supporting integration, transformation or new business setups is a plus