Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK and are looking into European market opportunities. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Job Description
Be in your element with BA Wind
Our wind, solar and batteries business offers a unique opportunity to be in your element working to help harness the forces which will take us to fossil freedom.
As part of BA Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.
You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.
The purpose of Business Unit (BU) Controlling is to provide the Director of Controlling and Commercials Solar & Batteries (SoBa) and the BU SoBa Management Team with insights in BU SoBa performance to drive excellent business decisions for BU SoBa product lines and legal entities.
Your tasks & responsibilities
- Responsible manager for the Controlling department within BU Controlling SoBa incl. steering of five employees
- Responsible to organize and facilitate reporting, forecasting and business planning process for BU SoBa.
- Being interface to BA Wind Central Controlling to support and align reporting duties towards Vattenfall Group
- Organize interface towards central PBI team to ensure data quality and data stability
- Organize interface to and take part in “Next Gen ERP” – project from a SoBa perspective
- Drive improvement projects (e.g. SPOT) in cooperation with respective controllers / stakeholders
- Act as a project controller in peak times and take over one / two major projects.
- Take over controlling tasks for special projects / topics
Location: The role will be based in one of BA Wind’s main locations in Hamburg (Germany), Berlin (Germany) or Amsterdam (Netherlands). Regular travel will be required to other Vattenfall offices.
Qualifications
Your profile
As our Head of Controlling Solar & Battery you will bring
- Bachelor or Master degree in Finance
- 0-3 years of experience in managerial positions
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in Finance/Controlling
- Specific Skills/Knowledge needed in Controlling
Skills, knowledge, strengths
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing (English)
- You are a highly motivated and communicative leader who is able to engage stakeholders and focus on both people and business
- You are a strong team player, with the ability to influence over a wide network of co-worker relationships
- You are able to identify process improvements and lead them through to implementation
- You possess the ability to prioritize and coordinate work in a multitask environment with a hands-on, pragmatic and pro-active mind set.
- Your strong ability to structure, analyse and interpret financial and commercial issues, as well as to present information in a clear and concise format rounds up your profile
Additional Information
Our Offer
We offer you a challenging and independent job in an informal working environment. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development
More Information & Timeline
We welcome your application in English no later than 5th of January 2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.
For more informationabout the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Philipp Ebeling via phone+49 1525 4629241.
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Sandra Domschke via mail [email protected]
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata.
We look forward to receiving your application!
