{"data":{"id":174358,"slug":"group-business-controller-till-noterat-tillvaxtbolag","type":"job","title":"Group Business Controller for Listed Growth Company","description":"Do you want to drive the business \u2013 not just report it?\nCandles Scandinavia is seeking a senior, analytically strong and business-driven Group Business Controller who wants to work close to operations and play a central role in developing a listed international group.\nThis is not a traditional controller role focused on compiling and reporting historical figures. We're looking for someone who wants to understand what drives results, why developments look the way they do, and what we need to do to improve them.\nThe role spans two different but closely interconnected operations: Candles Scandinavia's Swedish operations with production and Private Label business, and our German e-commerce company HashtagYou, with D2C brands and sales across multiple European markets.\nThis makes the role both broad and complex \u2013 and gives you the opportunity to work with the entire value chain from raw materials, production and inventory to digital marketing, sales, customer and profitability.\n \nThe Role\nAs Group Business Controller, you will work closely with the Group CFO\/COO, group management, the rest of the Group Finance team, and operational leaders in Sweden and Germany.\nYou will become a central analytical and commercial partner to the business and be responsible for developing how we measure, analyze and manage the group's performance.\nYou are expected not just to identify deviations. You should understand the reasons behind them, challenge the business and contribute to translating analysis into clear priorities and concrete actions.\n \nYou will among other things:\nDrive and develop the group's business controlling and performance management.\nAnalyze results, trends and deviations and identify the business drivers behind the developments.\nDevelop, enhance and monitor KPIs, dashboards and analysis models for both e-commerce and manufacturing operations.\nBe an active Business Partner to management and operational leaders in Sweden and Germany.\nDrive and develop budget, forecast and rolling forecast.\nAnalyze sales, gross margin, product and customer profitability, OPEX, working capital and cash flow.\nAnalyze the e-commerce business based on contribution margin, marketing efficiency, ROAS, CAC, AOV, conversion, repeat rate, discounts, markets and channels.\nAnalyze production based on productivity, capacity utilization, material costs, yield\/scrap, staffing and production costs.\nDevelop analyses of inventory and working capital and identify opportunities to release capital.\nConduct scenario, sensitivity and profitability analyses to support commercial and strategic decisions.\nEarly identify risks and opportunities and clearly communicate what they mean for the business.\nChallenge assumptions, forecasts and business cases and contribute to better and faster decisions.\nContinuously improve our processes, data quality, reporting tools and working methods.\n\nYou report to the Group CFO\/COO. Travel to our Berlin office is part of the role.\n \nWho are we looking for?\nWe are seeking an experienced Business Controller who has already built a solid analytical and commercial toolkit and who can quickly get up to speed with a complex operation.\n \nTo succeed in the role, we see that you have:\nMany years of qualified experience in Business Control, Commercial Control, FP&A or equivalent.\nExperience from e-commerce\/D2C and a good understanding of the commercial drivers in a digital consumer business.\nExperience from manufacturing operations and understanding of production-related financial management.\nDocumented strong analytical ability and experience working with large datasets.\nSolid experience with budget, forecast, KPI monitoring, management reporting and profitability analysis.\nAbility to connect financial results with operational and commercial KPIs.\nExperience in developing analyses, KPI structures and reporting models yourself \u2013 not just working in already established structures.\nVery good Excel skills and experience with BI and reporting tools.\nGood system understanding and a strong interest in how data, automation, BI and AI can be used for better decision-making.\nVery good Swedish and English, both spoken and written. German is a plus.\n\n \nWho are you?\nYou are analytical, curious and questioning. When results deviate from plan, you don't stop at noting the deviation \u2013 you want to understand why it occurred and what we can do about it.\nYou are business-driven and operations-focused. You want to understand how the business actually works and what creates sales, margins, cash flow and long-term value.\nYou are hands-on and unpretentious. One moment you're presenting an analysis to group management, the next you're digging into data yourself or discussing productivity with operations.\nYou have integrity and dare to challenge when data and analysis point in a different direction than the established view.\nAnd above all, you don't see analysis as the end product.\nFor you, the chain is: Data \u2192 Insight \u2192 Action \u2192 Result.\n \nWhy Candles Scandinavia?\nAt Candles Scandinavia, you get an unusually broad Group Business Controller role at the intersection of manufacturing, international e-commerce and strong consumer brands.\nYou will work close to decisions and have the opportunity to influence how we develop our financial management, our KPIs and how we use data to drive the business forward.\nWe operate in an environment with high pace, great ambitions and short decision paths. For the right person, this means great opportunity to make an impact \u2013 both on the role and on the group's continued development.\nWe are therefore not looking for someone who just wants to report on the business.\nWe're looking for someone who wants to understand it, challenge it and make it better.\n \nHow to apply\nAre you ready to take the next step in your career? Submit your application with CV and cover letter by September 13, 2026. Selection is ongoing, so don't wait to apply! We look forward to welcoming a new colleague who shares our passion for sustainability, quality and innovation!\nIf you have questions, feel free to email COO\/Group CFO, Deputy CEO Martin Fredell mfr@candles.se or 076-110 31 00.\nThe position is available as soon as possible.\nMore information about us can be found at www.candles.se","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Group Business Controller till noterat tillv\u00e4xtbolag","description_original":"Vill du vara med och driva aff\u00e4ren \u2013 inte bara rapportera den?\nCandles Scandinavia s\u00f6ker en senior, analytiskt mycket stark och aff\u00e4rsdriven Group Business Controller som vill arbeta n\u00e4ra verksamheten och ha en central roll i utvecklingen av en noterad internationell koncern.\nDet h\u00e4r \u00e4r inte en traditionell controllerroll d\u00e4r fokus ligger p\u00e5 att sammanst\u00e4lla och rapportera historiska siffror. Vi s\u00f6ker dig som vill f\u00f6rst\u00e5 vad som driver resultatet, varf\u00f6r utvecklingen ser ut som den g\u00f6r och vad vi beh\u00f6ver g\u00f6ra f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra den.\nRollen sp\u00e4nner \u00f6ver tv\u00e5 olika men n\u00e4ra sammankopplade verksamheter: Candles Scandinavias svenska verksamhet med produktion och Private Label-aff\u00e4r, samt v\u00e5rt tyska e-commerce-bolag HashtagYou, med D2C-varum\u00e4rken och f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning p\u00e5 flera europeiska marknader.\nDet g\u00f6r rollen b\u00e5de bred och komplex \u2013 och ger dig m\u00f6jlighet att arbeta med hela v\u00e4rdekedjan fr\u00e5n r\u00e5vara, produktion och lager till digital marknadsf\u00f6ring, f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning, kund och l\u00f6nsamhet.\n\u00a0\nRollen\nSom Group Business Controller arbetar du n\u00e4ra Group CFO\/COO, koncernledning, \u00f6vrig Group Finance team och verksamhetsansvariga i Sverige och Tyskland.\nDu blir en central analytisk och kommersiell partner till verksamheten och ansvarar f\u00f6r att utveckla hur vi m\u00e4ter, analyserar och styr koncernens performance.\nDu f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas inte bara identifiera avvikelser. Du ska f\u00f6rst\u00e5 orsakerna bakom dem, utmana verksamheten och bidra till att analys oms\u00e4tts i tydliga prioriteringar och konkreta actions.\n\u00a0\nDu kommer bland annat att:\nDriva och utveckla koncernens business controlling och performance management.\nAnalysera resultat, trender och avvikelser och identifiera de business drivers som ligger bakom utvecklingen.\nTa fram, utveckla och f\u00f6lja upp KPI:er, dashboards och analysmodeller f\u00f6r b\u00e5de e-commerce och tillverkande verksamhet.\nVara en aktiv Business Partner till ledning och operativa chefer i Sverige och Tyskland.\nDriva och utveckla budget, forecast och rolling forecast.\nAnalysera f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning, bruttomarginal, produkt- och kundl\u00f6nsamhet, OPEX, working capital och cash flow.\nAnalysera e-commerce-verksamheten utifr\u00e5n exempelvis contribution margin, marketing efficiency, ROAS, CAC, AOV, conversion, repeat rate, rabatter, marknader och kanaler.\nAnalysera produktionen utifr\u00e5n exempelvis produktivitet, kapacitetsutnyttjande, materialkostnader, yield\/scrap, bemanning och produktionskostnader.\nUtveckla analyser av lager och working capital och identifiera m\u00f6jligheter att frig\u00f6ra kapital.\nGenomf\u00f6ra scenario-, k\u00e4nslighets- och l\u00f6nsamhetsanalyser som underlag f\u00f6r kommersiella och strategiska beslut.\nTidigt identifiera risker och m\u00f6jligheter och tydligt kommunicera vad de inneb\u00e4r f\u00f6r verksamheten.\nUtmana antaganden, forecasts och business cases och bidra till b\u00e4ttre och snabbare beslut.\nKontinuerligt f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra v\u00e5ra processer, datakvalitet, rapporteringsverktyg och arbetss\u00e4tt.\n\nDu rapporterar till Group CFO \/ COO. Resor till v\u00e5rt Berlin-kontor \u00e4r en del av rollen.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nVem s\u00f6ker vi?\nVi s\u00f6ker en erfaren Business Controller som redan har byggt upp en gedigen analytisk och kommersiell verktygsl\u00e5da och som snabbt kan s\u00e4tta sig in i en komplex verksamhet.\n\u00a0\nF\u00f6r att lyckas i rollen ser vi att du har:\nM\u00e5ng\u00e5rig kvalificerad erfarenhet inom Business Control, Commercial Control, FP&A eller motsvarande.\nErfarenhet fr\u00e5n e-commerce\/D2C och god f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r de kommersiella drivarna i en digital konsumentaff\u00e4r.\nErfarenhet fr\u00e5n tillverkande verksamhet och f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r produktionsrelaterad ekonomistyrning.\nDokumenterat stark analytisk f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och vana att arbeta med stora datam\u00e4ngder.\nGedigen erfarenhet av budget, forecast, KPI-uppf\u00f6ljning, management reporting och l\u00f6nsamhetsanalys.\nF\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att koppla samman finansiella resultat med operationella och kommersiella KPI.\nErfarenhet av att sj\u00e4lv utveckla analyser, KPI-strukturer och rapporteringsmodeller \u2013 inte bara arbeta i redan etablerade strukturer.\nMycket goda kunskaper i Excel och erfarenhet av BI- och rapporteringsverktyg.\nGod systemf\u00f6rst\u00e5else och ett starkt intresse f\u00f6r hur data, automation, BI och AI kan anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r b\u00e4ttre beslutsfattande.\nMycket god svenska och engelska i tal och skrift. Tyska \u00e4r meriterande.\n\n\u00a0\nVem \u00e4r du?\nDu \u00e4r analytisk, nyfiken och ifr\u00e5gas\u00e4ttande. N\u00e4r resultatet avviker fr\u00e5n plan n\u00f6jer du dig inte med att konstatera avvikelsen \u2013 du vill f\u00f6rst\u00e5 varf\u00f6r den uppst\u00e5tt och vad vi kan g\u00f6ra \u00e5t den.\nDu \u00e4r aff\u00e4rsdriven och verksamhetsn\u00e4ra. Du vill f\u00f6rst\u00e5 hur verksamheten faktiskt fungerar och vad som skapar f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning, marginal, kassafl\u00f6de och l\u00e5ngsiktigt v\u00e4rde.\nDu \u00e4r hands-on och prestigel\u00f6s. Ena stunden presenterar du en analys f\u00f6r koncernledningen, n\u00e4sta stund gr\u00e4ver du sj\u00e4lv i data eller diskuterar produktivitet med verksamheten.\nDu har integritet och v\u00e5gar utmana n\u00e4r data och analys pekar i en annan riktning \u00e4n den etablerade uppfattningen.\nOch framf\u00f6r allt ser du inte analysen som slutprodukten.\nF\u00f6r dig \u00e4r kedjan: Data \u2192 Insight \u2192 Action \u2192 Result.\n\u00a0\nVarf\u00f6r Candles Scandinavia?\nHos Candles Scandinavia f\u00e5r du en ovanligt bred Group Business Controller-roll i sk\u00e4rningspunkten mellan industri, internationell e-commerce och starka konsumentvarum\u00e4rken.\nDu kommer att arbeta n\u00e4ra besluten och f\u00e5 m\u00f6jlighet att p\u00e5verka hur vi utvecklar v\u00e5r ekonomistyrning, v\u00e5ra KPI och v\u00e5rt s\u00e4tt att anv\u00e4nda data f\u00f6r att driva verksamheten fram\u00e5t.\nVi befinner oss i en milj\u00f6 med h\u00f6gt tempo, stora ambitioner och korta beslutsv\u00e4gar. F\u00f6r r\u00e4tt person inneb\u00e4r det stor m\u00f6jlighet att p\u00e5verka \u2013 b\u00e5de rollen och koncernens fortsatta utveckling.\nVi s\u00f6ker d\u00e4rf\u00f6r inte n\u00e5gon som bara vill rapportera verksamheten.\nVi s\u00f6ker n\u00e5gon som vill f\u00f6rst\u00e5 den, utmana den och g\u00f6ra den b\u00e4ttre.\n\u00a0\nS\u00e5 ans\u00f6ker du\n\u00c4r du redo att ta n\u00e4sta steg i din karri\u00e4r? Skicka in din ans\u00f6kan med CV och personligt brev senast den 2026-09-13. Urval sker l\u00f6pande, s\u00e5 v\u00e4nta inte med att s\u00f6ka! Vi ser fram emot att v\u00e4lkomna en ny kollega som delar v\u00e5r passion f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbarhet, kvalitet och innovation!\nHar du fr\u00e5gor \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att maila COO\/Group CFO, vice VD Martin Fredell mfr@candles.se eller 076-110 31 00.\nTj\u00e4nsten tilltr\u00e4ds s\u00e5 snart som m\u00f6jligt.\nMer information om oss hittar du p\u00e5 www.candles.se","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Cv-Gatan 38B","full_address":null,"city":"\u00d6rebro","country":"SE","latitude":59.276264998849,"longitude":15.239527181591},"metadata":{"region":"\u00d6rebro l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"Candles Scandinavia AB","postcode":"70382","positions":1,"profession":"Koncerncontroller","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Administration, ekonomi, juridik","employer_workplace":"Candles Scandinavia","translation_status":"done","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":1,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"076-110 31 00","owner_email":"mfr@candles.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-26T11:49:04+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-13T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-27T03:25:55+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-27T04:01:08+00:00"}}