PL Controller

• Management Reporting / Monitor business performance.
• Weekly, monthly and quarterly financial follow-up of the product category in order to drive optimal business decisions, together with European category director.
• Follow-up and analyse key financials development vs budget and last year aimed at improving the business performance of the Product Category.
• Provide support to the category director in the preparation of business reviews and actively participate in the review.
• Support the Strategic Planning and Integrated Product Planning (IPP) processes of the Product Line.
• Work closely with the Central Finance, Industrial Operations, R&D, Marketing and Sales to ensure financial information flow.

• Ensure that product investment requests and decisions are supported by well thought through commercial plans jointly developed by PL, Sales, and Marketing. Plans should anticipate market and competitive changes and investments should apply target-costing methodology.
• Lead the process of developing the variable and fixed overhead cost target structures for all the projects you are responsible for in close collaboration with Operations/Supply Chain Controllers.
• Track the performance of the projects versus the KPIs committed in the IR, recommend corrective actions were possible and feed in learnings to future projects.
• Ensure correct tracking of product cost during the development phase, and comparison with target cost.
• Active participation in the checkpoints meeting.
• Responsible for applying correct documents following Group governance structure of investment process to Sector Board and AB Board.
• Control CAPEX and support European Category Director in the definition of the product cost strategy.
• Liaise with the R&D controllers, to ensure in-depth understanding of the R&D budgets and expenses, as they pertain to your respective projects.

• Responsibility for one or more of the core financial processes/functional area within the PL Controlling, such as Closing process, Budget & Strategic process or Investment process and/or functional responsibility for P&L, Working Capital or Capex.
• Continuously optimize (automation, standardization, timeliness, data quality) the functional controlling area.

• Continuously share and support team colleagues to create and sustain an open, learning and supportive team environment.

• Master's degree economics, business management or finance.
• A minimum of 5 years of business experience.
• Solid experience within controlling.
• Good understanding of the overall financial/business processes (operations, sales and marketing.)
• Fluent in English. Any other language is an advantage.

• Adaptable - With a number of projects running simultaneously, flexibility and agility are essential.
• Analytical - With an eye for detail and the ability to interpret complex data. A passion for analysing data and making business conclusions and recommendations.
• Collaborative - You build trust, good working relationships and communicate effectively with your colleagues and across functions.
• Communicative - Whether face-to-face or on the phone, you can communicate plans and articulate your ideas with colleagues and customers at all levels.
• Agile - Both reactive and proactive, you work efficiently and flexibly, to deliver results. A fast thinker with ability to pick up and treat new information rapidly.
• Energetic - your enthusiasm is infectious, inspires, and engages your colleagues and collaborators to achieve, deliver, be accountable and own their work. You will also have the stamina essential to delivering results in both the short and long term.
• Strategic - You define the agenda and execute it with your team and across the business with a wide network of stakeholders.
• A team player - Able to build teams, develop and lead them to best performance. A true team player that however can stand up to the team when required.

• Flexibility of work hours.
• Discounts on Electrolux products and services.
• Medical & Hospitalization coverage.

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