Business Unit Controller, Business Unit Oulu
About this role
We are looking for a Business Unit Controller to provide senior financial leadership for our Oulu Business Unit and help steer performance, strengthen financial discipline and support value creation during an important phase of operational and organisational development.
Business Unit Oulu belongs to Business Area Cartonboard which is a central part of Stora Enso's renewable packaging business. The Oulu Business Unit is a complex industrial operation comprising consumer board production, multiple production lines and integrated sawmill operations. The site is progressing the ramp-up of its new consumer board line while improving production stability, volumes, cost efficiency and profitability.
In this role, you will work closely with the Business Unit Head and leadership team, lead the local business-controlling team and combine strategic business partnership with hands-on financial management. As transactional and repetitive finance work moves to Finance Operations, you will strengthen the local focus on forward-looking analysis, performance insight and value creation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Oulu business-controlling team and develop clear, collaborative and accountable ways of working.
- Partner with the Business Unit Head and leadership team on business planning, profitability improvement, investment decisions and operational priorities.
- Establish strong performance management across production volumes, cost development, margins, working capital and capital expenditure.
- Support the ramp-up of the new consumer board line through scenario analysis and timely escalation of financial risks and opportunities.
- Align with key stakeholders across other Business Units and functions in order to challenge decisions and strategies to optimize value creation.
- Translate production and commercial performance into relevant financial insight and practical recommendations for management decisions.
- Provide sound financial governance across the site's varied operations, incl