Service Admin & Controlling Manager (160002ZY)

Are you passionate about leading and develop people? Are you structured and process oriented with a great financial knowledge? Do you have good communication skills? Then this might be the job for you!

SBU NEU > Service > Service Sweden/Finland

Vestas Northern Europe is a business unit covering Scandinavia, the UK, Ireland, Poland, Finland and the Baltic countries. We are responsible for sales, project, installation and service of wind farms in these regions. With our head office in Malmö, we strive to be the best performing business unit within Vestas. What is even more important is that we aim to make Vestas Northern Europe the most attractive workplace. Together, these ambitions to ensure that Vestas remains no. 1 in Modern Energy.

The service department is responsible for service and maintenance of our wind turbines in Sweden. We have an open culture where cooperation and good communication skills are prerequisites for doing a good job. You will have the opportunity to work in an exciting and developing industry along with other motivated and dedicated colleagues.

Responsibilities

The aim of the department is to support the business and its growth by ensuring the accuracy of Receivables and Payables, Finance related administrative routine, Revenue & Cost control, Service contract Master data management, Technicians and Facility related administration, Budget, Projections, Business analyses and constantly be in look for business opportunities and translate these in to an estimated profit or Loss. You will have a team of approximately eight highly competent and motivated co-workers.

Your responsibilities include:

- Lead, Develop and retain co-workers within own department and in the Service organisation.
- Ensuring accuracy in receivables and payables and uphold administrative routines
- Prepare and analyze different budget, cost, revenue and efficiency reports and suggest actions accordingly.
- Review the service contracts on a regular basis and suggest updates to the cost plans
- Drive and Coordinate the budget process as well as the follow up.
- Create an maintain the relationships with both internal & external suppliers especially with suppliers where we have local (country specific) agreements
- Actively contribute to develop the Department, the service organisation, finance related processes and the way we are working

Qualifications

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar role working for a global company
- Strong English and Swedish language both written and orally
- Computer literate and good skills in Microsoft office especially XL
- Ability to quickly understand our business and what creates value for the customer and for Vestas
- Ability to create and maintain relationships with both external customers as internal Vestas departments at different levels
- Ability to understand and use complex IT tools and systems
- Good legal understanding
- Ability to get involved in complex technical and contractual issues
- SAP literate
- Driving license since some traveling will be necessary.

Competencies

- Structured and organized way of handling tasks and managing your daily work
- Great attention to details
- Great Finance knowledge and understanding
- Ability to communicate on different levels and with different steak holders in Vestas
- Solid communication and negotiating skills
- Find it easy to understand processes and how things are linked together
- Process minded approach
- Solution orientated
- Self-driven and self-motivated with the Ability to drive projects both independently and in a team
- Pedagogic when presenting facts and figures
- Constructive Critical thinking and ability to challenge the way we do business today

What we offer

We are a team of skilled and committed colleagues who are all enthusiastic about wind energy and provide superior solutions to our customers. You will work in an open and flexible environment with competent colleagues that have a positive mindset and are prepared to help out when needed. You will have the opportunity to develop a career within a very exciting and growing industry in a global and leading wind power company.

Additional information

Primary work location is Malmö. A certain amount of travel must be expected (approximately 20 days per year).

For additional information about the position please contact Recruiter Petra Berg +46 727 331 759.

Please note that the application deadline is 31st December 2016.

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 78 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 68 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions.

Together with our customers, Vestas' more than 21,900 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

We invite you to learn more about Vestas by visiting our website at www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels.