Business Controller Stora Enso Fors

Business Controller Stora Enso Fors

Are you ready to take the next step in your career while helping to develop our business? We are currently looking for a Business Controller for a temporary position at Stora Enso Fors. This is an opportunity to contribute your expertise, make a meaningful impact on the business, and grow in a role with broad responsibilities and close collaboration across the organization.

About the role

As a Business Controller, you will have a broad and business-oriented role, combining financial analysis and performance monitoring with hands-on support to the organization. You will provide decision-making support and financial insights to improvement initiatives while contributing to the development of our controlling processes and ways of working. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across both BU Fors and BA Cartonboard.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for and actively participate in month-end and year-end closing processes, forecasting, and budgeting, ensuring high-quality and accurate financial reporting.

• Analyze financial performance, costs, and variances, and provide relevant decision-making support.

• Ensure the accuracy and relevance of product costing models and calculations used for inventory valuation, profitability analysis, and pricing decisions.

• Follow up on investments, business cases, and other improvement initiatives.

• Develop product, customer, and profitability analyses to support business decisions.

Business Partnership and Continuous Improvement

• Act as a trusted business partner to sections and departments, supporting financial follow-up and improvement activities.

• Support BU Fors in driving cost efficiency, profitability, and continuous improvement.

• Develop and streamline reporting, analysis, and controlling processes through standardization, digitalization, and automation.

• Collaborate with BA Cartonboard and other functions in cross-functional development and harmonization initiatives.

• Contribute to increased financial awareness and a strong focus on profitability and cost management throughout the organization.

The position is a temporary assignment until 31 December 2027, due to an internal rotation. We are open to a hybrid working arrangement, combining remote work with regular visits to Fors to maintain close collaboration and a strong connection to the business.

Who We Are Looking For

To succeed in this role, we believe you have a relevant degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, alternatively equivalent experience. You have a solid understanding of financial processes and the ability to see the connections between finance, production, and business performance management.

You are analytical and business-minded and enjoy working closely with operations to understand financial performance, identify improvement opportunities, and support sound decision-making. You communicate clearly and effectively in English, knowledge of Swedish is considered an advantage, but not a requirement.

We are also looking for someone who demonstrates a strong commitment to improvement and development. You take initiative, challenge existing ways of working constructively, and willingly share your knowledge with others. You are flexible, perform effectively in changing circumstances, and are confident making decisions and turning them into action.

You take a fact-based approach and use data to support well-founded decisions. Through accountability and a goal-oriented mindset, you contribute to shared objectives and help the team succeed together.

What we offer

At Stora Enso Fors, you will benefit from:

• Being part of an engaged team where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and personal responsibility are a natural part of everyday work, and where we value inclusion, wellbeing, and job satisfaction.
• Significant opportunity to shape and develop the role based on your experience, expertise, and strengths.

• The possibility to influence the business and grow professionally within the company. A healthy work-life balance, including flexible working hours, wellness allowance, lunch benefits, bonus programs, and local employee benefits. In addition to statutory pension and insurance plans, we offer several additional benefits.

• The opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable world, as we believe that everything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from trees tomorrow.

• The chance to work with sustainable solutions, innovation, and continuous development.

How to apply

Applications are accepted exclusively through our recruitment system no later than 6 November. We review applications continuously and may fill the position before the final application date. Our recruitment process may include pre-employment checks such as background screening, reference checks, medical examinations, and drug testing. This is a fixed-term employment contract running until 31 December 2027.

Contact Information

• Hiring Manager: Sofia Lawther, sofia.lawther@storaenso.com, +4670-254 90 46

• Recruitment Partner: Anton Stenman, Anton.stenman@storaenso.com, +4670-313 98 64

About us

Stora Enso Fors is part of the Cartonboard Business Area within Stora Enso - The Renewable Materials Company. We produce world-class premium cartonboard where quality meets cost efficiency. With the customer at the center, we develop profitable and flexible solutions built on expertise, commitment, and renewable raw materials.

At Fors, approximately 480 employees work in a wide range of professions, including operators, technicians, mechanics, engineers, laboratory specialists, and leaders. Many of us collaborate with colleagues across different countries, creating a dynamic and rewarding work environment. We believe diversity makes us stronger and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, ages, and experiences.

Sustainability is integrated into everything we do. We are committed to reducing our climate footprint and creating long-term value through both our products and our contribution to society.

As part of Stora Enso, you will help drive the transition from fossil-based materials to renewable alternatives. Our values, Lead and Do What's Right, guide us in everything we do - for production, people, and future generations.

Stora Enso Fors is located in Fors, just northeast of Avesta. Learn more about us on our website.

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On this website you can find open positions available in our company.

Are you curious and would like to work with innovation in renewable products? Our purpose “Do good for people and the planet. Replace non-renewable materials with renewable products” underpins our belief that everything that can be made with fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow, and highlights Stora Enso’s opportunity to contribute to a greener economy.

Take a look at our open positions! At Stora Enso you will join forces with around 19 000 colleagues - a wide range of people with a diverse set of backgrounds and skills, all focused on the potential of biomaterials, paper, packaging and wooden construction.

Working at Stora Enso

By joining us, you will contribute towards a more sustainable world, as we believe that anything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. With our values in Stora Enso, “Lead and Do what’s right”, we expect high performance, speed and agility in every part of our organization. Safety and wellbeing are our top priority every day. We inspire you to lead your growth and to set the ambition high.

We believe diversity strengthens our competitiveness and contributes to better decision-making. Diverse working teams help us to explore different perspectives and challenge our way of thinking. We work actively to increase diversity in the workplace and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Stora Enso is an equal opportunity employer and follows non-discriminatory practices.

What happens after you apply?

To prepare yourself for our recruitment process, please explore the page provided: Applying for a job - Careers | Stora Enso

Based on the location and level of the position the normal recruitment process could in addition entail, video interview, aptitude tests, and pre-employment actions such as; background checks, references, health check-up and drug test as part of the final stages. You will be informed to what is applicable to the role during the recruitment process.

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