Head of Finance & Controlling (FICO) Technology - Wärtsilä Oyj

We are always on the lookout for a talent with a growth mindset – are you the one?

Wärtsilä is building a holistic IT organization to power efficient, data driven operations across our businesses and Global Functions. In Global Functions IT, we are looking for a Head of Finance & Controlling (FICO) Technology to lead the technology strategy, architecture, and IT delivery across the Finance & Controlling function.

Your role and responsibilities

As Head of Finance & Controlling (FICO) Technology, you will be the strategic technology partner for the FICO function, ensuring that technology solutions and services are fully aligned with its business objectives.

In this senior leadership role, you will shape the future of Wärtsilä’s finance technology landscape and drive modernization through secure, scalable, and compliant technology solutions. You will act as the key bridge between the FICO function and IT, working across a matrix organization to align business priorities with technology capabilities and enable effective planning, resource allocation, and delivery readiness.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across business functions, technology domains, delivery teams, and strategic suppliers to drive business value and support the successful execution of strategic priorities. You will also serve as a key escalation point for major delivery, service, and operational issues, ensuring timely resolution and effective stakeholder communication.

Your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Drive the value and business impact delivered by Wärtsilä IT to the FICO organization

• Ensure alignment between FICO’s business strategy, priorities, and technology capabilities

• Provide strategic guidance and act as a trusted IT partner for the FICO domain

• Lead the future FICO IT architecture together with Enterprise Architects, Global Solution Owners, FICO process owners, and development leads

• Drive the planning and delivery of the FICO technology roadmap in close collaboration with the FICO PMO

• Oversee the FICO application and development portfolio, ensuring effective governance, ownership, delivery performance, and service quality

• Provide guidance to the Central IT Finance Solutions team leadership and other relevant technology teams, ensuring maximum business value from IT services and capabilities supporting the FICO domain

• Partner with technology teams across Global Functions to align roadmaps, coordinate initiatives, and identify dependencies and synergies

• Lead FICO IT financial planning and management, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning

• Ensure effective stakeholder communication and participate in key governance forums, while acting as an escalation point for major delivery, service, and operational issues
  

To be able to succeed in the position, we expect you to have:

• A minimum of ten years of relevant experience and a proven track record in IT management, strategic business relationships, or business development, particularly within support functions

• A relevant university degree, preferably in Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

• Strong understanding of finance processes and the related technology landscape

• Excellent management and leadership skills, with the ability to drive change in a matrix organization

• Proven experience in leading transformative development programs and initiatives

• Experience in technology strategy, roadmap management, and steering project and development portfolios

• Ability to facilitate strategic discussions and turn direction into actionable plans and successful execution

• Capability to manage vendor and supplier relationships

• Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills

• A proactive, goal-focused approach with strong decision-making skills and fluent written and spoken English

Why you and us?

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth, and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team, and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

If you’re excited to drive the next chapter of Finance IT at Wärtsilä, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional information

The preferred location for this position is Helsinki, Turku or Vaasa, Finland. We offer a possibility for hybrid work.

We hope to hear from you soon by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout. The last application date is 22.11.2026

For further questions, please reach out to our recruitment partner

Tiia-Liina Aavisto, tiia-liina.aavisto@nawia.fi

+358 40 8653463

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