Category: Kalmar Facility: Finance Location: Tampere, FI Helsinki, FI Kaarina, FI Director, Business Controlling At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work. We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. Together, we are making every move count. We're making every move count We're looking for aDirector, Business Controllingto join our global team on a fixed-term contract, starting at the latest in December for about 10 months. As a core member of the Business Control Leadership Team in a publicly listed company, you'll be instrumental in shaping our financial future. You'll lead the development and execution of group-wide financial planning, rolling forecasting, and management reporting, providing the insights necessary for sound decision-making and sustained financial health. This role involves close collaboration with the SVP, Business Control, and leading our Group Business Controlling and Group Functions' Controlling teams. Main tasks and responsibilities + Leads the monthly financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and management reportingfor the Kalmar Group, ensuring compliance with all reporting requirements, principles, and timetables + Leads analyses of monthly performance, interprets results, and prepares commentary for top management and Board of Directors + Leads strategic developmentof business controlling processes and management reporting + Key user and responsible for reporting toolssupporting business reporting and forecasting (HFM, Adaptive) + Inspires and leads a teamof finance professionals, ensuring accurate, on-time, and improving controlling activities + All work is conducted incompliance with Global Company guidelines, Code of Conduct, policies, procedures, controls, and legal requirements What you’ll need to succeed Education + Master’s level degree in business, economics or other relevant field of study. Experience + 5-10 years of relevant experience in business controlling or finance process development. Competencies + Strong knowledge on business controlling, finance process and reporting IT tools + Strong analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills + Proactive and structured way of working + Excellent presentation, change management, communication, influencing and networking skills + Mindset of striving for continuous improvement of processes and tools + Savvy with IT tools, especially HFM and Excel (Google tools and QlikSense are merits) + Fluent English, both written and spoken + Experience with data visualization, dashboard tools, SQL and other programming languages are merits What we offer + Fixed-term contract, planned employment period Dec 2025 - Oct 2026. + Opportunities to grow your career in a global environment with extensive professional development. Our culture promotes continuous learning and development, supported by our internal platform offering hundreds of online courses on various topics + We prioritise work-life balance, providing flexible working hours and a hybrid work model tailored to meet both your needs and those of your team + A fixed monthly salary, determined by your experience and skills, along with a performance-based bonus system + Benefits like a mobile phone, and Edenred (https://edenred.fi/en/) lunch and well-being benefit, which can also be used for commuting or health services. We offer comprehensive healthcare through Mehiläinen (https://www.mehilainen.fi/en) , supplemented by our health insurance fund (https://vakuutuskassa.com/) for additional well-being coverage + A place where you can make a real impact with long-term career prospects and meaningful opportunities. As a proud member of the UN Global Compact initiative, Kalmar is committed to sustainable and ethical business practices. Visit our website to learn more about why Kalmar is a great place to work (https://www.kalmarglobal.com/careers/why-is-kalmar-a-great-place-to-work/) and meet our people (https://www.kalmarglobal.com/careers/meet-our-people/) . Interested to join? If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your application with a CV now! More information about the role contact: Jaana Valovirta, SVP Business Control, Kalmar Oyj at jaana.valovirta@kalmarglobal.com #Li-Hybrid About Kalmar Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2024, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion. www.kalmarglobal.com