Asset #124722

Senior Business-Focused Group Controller for City of Västerås

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Employment type
Permanent

Description:

1 position(s). Would you like to work in a strategic key role where you can combine business acumen, analysis, and social impact? Here you'll contribute to developing a strong and sustainable municipal group. You work closely with both company management and political decision-makers on matters concerning acquisitions, business operations, governance, and long-term economic development. This role suits you if you're driven by complex business dealings, strategic work, and creating value in operations with significant societal impact. Your Responsibilities As a group controller, you have a central role in ensuring business viability within Västerås city's corporate group. The role involves close work with the group's companies where you contribute both strategically and operationally with analyses, financial assessments, and development of business operations. You work on matters involving acquisitions, divestments, and other business transactions, primarily within real estate and energy sectors, but also in other operational areas. You analyze companies' financial conditions and business plans based on both the operations' different needs and the owners' long-term requirements and goals. The assignment also includes developing ownership governance of the companies and contributing proposals regarding company formations, corporate structures, and support functions. You coordinate various management functions and work closely with politicians, boards, and company management in various business operations and development matters. An important part of the role is being able to pedagogically present complex financial analyses and decision-making materials to recipients who don't always have a financial background. You actively participate in owner meetings and other forums within fully and partly owned companies, and you build and develop internal and external networks. You're good at identifying what has "fallen between the cracks" by bridging organizational gaps, enabling us to together create better quality and economics in our processes. Your Qualifications We seek you with a university degree in economics or equivalent. You have several years of experience in qualified financial work. It's advantageous if you've worked with business controlling in private operations. We prefer that you have experience with business transactions such as acquisitions and sales within corporate operations. You have experience in long-term financial analysis and very good knowledge of MS Office tools such as Excel and PowerPoint. Experience in project management and coordinating different stakeholders, as well as experience working closely with company management, is meritorious. If you have a habit of presenting materials pedagogically both in writing and verbally, that's a strength, as is if you've worked with operational management and have experience successfully leading organizational change. You express yourself very well in Swedish both verbally and in writing. As a person, you're strategic and have the ability to see the big picture and long-term consequences. You're goal- and results-oriented and thrive in a role where you can drive matters forward and create development together with others. You find collaboration easy and build trusting relationships naturally. We Offer An opportunity to work in a developmental and societally important role with significant strategic impact. You become part of an organization where business acumen and long-term thinking are combined with social responsibility and sustainable development. Here you're offered qualified and varied work where you collaborate closely with experienced colleagues, company management, and decision-makers on matters important to the entire municipal group's development. We offer a secure and stable employer with focus on sustainable leadership, development, and excellent opportunities for professional development and networking. At the same time, there are conditions for a flexible working day and a good balance between work and personal life. City Management Office www.vasteras.se/stadsledningskontoret We believe in trust and freedom with responsibility. This means you plan your own workday, have flexible hours, and the opportunity to work remotely part of the time. Here you become part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we demonstrate effectiveness in both large and small matters. We live our values in our interactions with each other and those we serve. Every day, year-round, we ensure Västerås functions. Together with your approximately 11,500 colleagues throughout the city, you get Sweden's most important job. Learn more about opportunities, career paths, and our offer here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriär Additional Information During the interview, you'll need to verify your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or identity certificate along with an ID document. If you're not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must provide proof of a valid work permit or be exempt from the work permit requirement. Employment can only take place after verification of work authorization, which is required under the Aliens Ordinance. All offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are declined. Employment Type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent.1 position(s). Would you like to work in a strategic key role where you can combine business acumen, analysis, and social impact? Here you'll contribute to developing a strong and sustainable municipal group. You work closely with both company management and political decision-makers on matters concerning acquisitions, business operations, governance, and long-term economic development. This role suits you if you're driven by complex business dealings, strategic work, and creating value in operations with significant societal impact. Your Responsibilities As a group controller, you have a…

Overview

Type
job
Status
active
Visibility
public
City
Västerås
GPS
59.6185805, 16.4566227
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Published
20. 7. 2026
Edited
5. 8. 2026

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Specifications

Region
Västmanlands län
Duration
Ongoing
Employer
VÄSTERÅS KOMMUN
Postcode
72187
Open positions
1
Profession
Koncerncontroller
Salary Type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
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