Financial Manager to Kärcher

Seeking a Queen/King of business! A Financial Manager with controlling background.

Kärcher is the global leader in cleaning equipment and offers a wide variety of products for both private households as well as for commercial users and industry. Kärcher Sweden sales is going great, and we have now set the targets for 2025 where we shall reach 700 MSEK. We believe in solutions and services, a true customer centricity and the power of digitalization. Do you want to join us on our journey? We are now looking for a Financial Manager with a passion for business and with a background from Controlling.

Kärcher is a market leader within its product segments and invests large resources in bringing new innovative products and concepts to the market. We offer you an exciting job in a flat organization where you will have the opportunity to further develop and to influence in your daily work. Kärcher is a global company where you will have many international contacts. Our employees are our biggest and most valuable asset. To secure competence and motivation, the Group emphasizes on educating and developing our co-workers through global educational and training programs.



Purpose of the Role

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for the country's finance function and act as a link and mediator between finance and the rest of the business. You will play a key part in maintaining an overview of the company's business and finances and support the Managing Director in strategic and operational business decisions. Part of your responsibilities is to consultant for upper management with focus on transparency and decision support with good understanding of the business.

You will be part of the Swedish management team and report to Managing Director Mikael Rasmusson. Also, you will indirectly report in a dotted line to the Nordic COO.

Key Areas of Responsibility

- Assist the Swedish sales organization with key figures for the profit centers as well as sparring, interpretation and analysis in relation to the Swedish sales and after sales organization. budgets and results.
- Secure the correct accounting basis for the ongoing reporting to management, the reporting for audit.
- Identify risks and opportunities to suggest focus projects and monitor development
- Responsible for frame-setting and challenging budget, forecast and business planning
- Provide analyses on profitability of key accounts and support in tenders
- Provide financial information on success of marketing activities, and productivity of sales representatives
- Ensure completeness of the monthly and annual financial statements


- Enforce policies, legal requirements, procedures and processes set by HQ Governance or authorities
- Manage a team of corporate functions: finance, payroll and administration (4 people today)


Main tasks

- Monthly reporting for Swedish organization and to HQ and COO Region
- Act as a link & mediator between Finance, Sales, Operations within the Swedish organization and towards the Nordic Region
- Proactively provide business insights trough analysis of current business and future as a basis for decisions and define measures to increase profitability
- Continuously acquire and maintain knowledge of Kärcher processes and controlling tools
- Provide accurate financial information to guide first level Management in their decision-making on an operational level (e.g., what-if-analyses)
- Support the MD in operational and corporate tasks such as IT, payroll, logistics, procurement, travel management and other that is required from time to time


Background and skills

- General and good knowledge in Accounting and Controlling with at least 5 years working in Controlling
- Solid financial background
- Good understanding of key drivers of markets, trends, customers and legal frameworks
- Commercially aware, understanding and anticipating the needs of both operations and management
- Leadership experience
- Fluent in Swedish and English
- University degree in Business/Finance


Personal characteristics

- Analytical and a holistic mindset
- Process driven and structured with great time management skills
- Skilled in handling stakeholders at all levels
- The ability to move change between strategic and operational tasks
- Courageous to challenge the status quo
- Self-motivated and a high drive
- Positive attitude and a can-do mentality
- Value driven and high integrity
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Customer centric
- Team player with high collaboration skills




What else can we offer you?

Kärcher is a family-owned company, and we care for our employees. In this role you will be working with many great colleagues around the world. It is important for us to meet at the office but also to have the possibility to work from home at times. On Fridays we have breakfast together and if the weather allows, we can put a BBQ on for lunch or play some table tennis to have some fun together.



Application

In this recruitment we are collaborating with SJR. To apply, please use the link.

For more information you are welcome to contact Lena Bello at lena.bello@sjr.se or 070 755 4996. Interviews and selection will be done continuously. Please send you CV together with a personal letter in English as soon as possible, at the latest by November 4th, 2021.

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Titel: Financial Manager