About this role
We are looking for a talented and business savvy Finance Application Specialist to join our Financial Process and Systems Development team - someone who is excited about being a key player and enabling successful and digital ways of working within finance. What we do? As a high-tech and global engineering Group, with world-leading positions in selected areas of the industrial sector, we are proud to offer products and services that enhance our customers’ productivity, profitability and safety. With passion, expertise and an innovative mindset, we develop new ideas into pioneering solutions. This naturally also applies in our finance work. We have an overall responsibility for the financial and group reporting systems and we aim to successfully supply process and information owners with methods, tools and guidance for efficient financial processes. Bringing your knowledge and experience into the equation, you play a vital part in getting us there! Your mission – Finding ways to excel our financial reporting As a Finance Application Specialist, you contribute in the development of our Group Reporting System. By working closely with members in the finance community, you ensure accuracy in reporting processes, and you coordinate relevant projects of financial character. To actively provide support and problem-solving for all our business units and users worldwide is an important part of your job, and you engage in developing a future strategy for Sandvik’s financial reporting and group consolidation processes. Key responsibilities included in your job: • Planning and preparing our systems for monthly and quarterly reporting • Managing BPC users and change requests • Actively sharing your knowledge by training and supporting colleagues and stakeholders • Acting as the bridge between our operations and Sandvik IT In this role, you are located in either Stockholm or Sandviken and some business travel is included. Your character – An informative and flexible problem-solver with a knack for technology We are looking for someone with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a technical discipline. Previously working in a customer-focused international environment and leading projects is advantageous. As we act both locally and on a global stage, you need excellent verbal and written skills in Swedish and English. To succeed in this role, we believe that you have: • Experience from working in a corporate financial function, where you gained knowledge about financial planning, accounting, controlling and management reporting • Preferably some previous knowledge of one, or more, of the following software applications - SAP, Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management, IBM Planning Analytics, Cognos Controller, Aaro or Anaplan • A sincere interest in, and eagerness to learn more about, technology-driven innovations and services within finance Your personality makes us better! You have a natural talent for navigating in financial environments and for connecting the dots between finance and IT. Being systematic and thorough, yet flexible in your approach, enables you to solve problems and operate in a high-speed setting. By understanding the demands and challenges of our business, you bring fresh ideas and quality to our processes and you take pride in identifying improvements. To interact in an international environment excites you, and you use your good communication skills to share information and create great collaborations. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Application Send your application no later than November 26, 2018. Read more about Sandvik and apply at home.sandvik/career , Job ID: R0003247. Contact information For further information about this position, please contact: Patrik Sköld, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 260 995 Union contacts – Sweden Per Hedman, Unionen, +46 (0)26 265 014 Anna Åkesson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 264 735 For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444. Recruitment Specialist Christian Richtnér Prior to this recruitment, we have already decided on what advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to utilize. In light of this, we respectfully decline any contact with marketing or recruitment agencies regarding additional channels or campaigns.