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Business Controller

Vattenfall

Amsterdam

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Business Controller

Vattenfall is seeking an experienced Business Controller for a temporary, fixed-term contract of 15 months (maternity cover) within BA Wind. The role involves financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and Power BI reporting, requiring strong analytical skills and experience with financial systems. The position is based in Solna, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, or London.

On-siteFull-timeMid LevelFinancial ReportingPlanning

Business Controller

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On-siteFull-timeMid LevelFinancial Reporting

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

5 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years experience with financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting, or performance management

Contract Length

15 months

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Financial ReportingPlanningForecastingBudgetingPerformance ManagementPower BIExcelSAP S/4HANAIBM TM1Cognos ControllerMaster Data ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder ManagementProject LeadershipChange Management

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsSelf-motivatedFlexibleCommittedCollaborationCustomer-focusedOpennessPositivityProactivitySafety

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Wind/Energy Sector Experience

Key Responsibilities

•Act as interim Business Controller, supporting financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting and performance follow-up for Wind
•Ensure high-quality financial data, reporting consistency, and alignment with controlling processes (month-end closing, year-end closing, business planning)
•Work closely with the Product Owner and development team to understand digital products and clarify controlling and reporting needs
•Review and maintain master data to ensure Power BI reports accurately reflect the current business structure and agreed controlling logic
•Provide financial data to support business decisions across BA Wind
•Support the BA Wind community with clear financial analysis, reporting input, and business validation
•Partner closely with the Product Owner to review, analyse, and prioritise bugs, enhancement requests and reporting changes from a business controlling perspective
•Support monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities, with a primary focus on Power BI reporting and analytics
•Review and validate financial data, KPIs, calculations, master data and reporting inputs/outputs
•Identify deviations, inconsistencies, data quality issues, and reporting improvement needs, and agree required actions with the Product Owner where system changes are required
•Provide business input to the Product Owner on reporting priorities, requirements, business context, key contacts and acceptance criteria
•Prepare analysis, follow-up reports, and material for controller or business performance discussions
•Contribute to improvements in reporting processes, templates, tools, and controlling standards
•Act as the first point of contact for reporting content questions, data validation and business interpretation

Business ControllerFinanceAccountingUtilitiesWind EnergyPower BIFinancial ReportingForecastingBudgetingTemporary

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsSelf-motivatedFlexibleCommittedCollaborationCustomer-focusedOpennessPositivityProactivitySafety

Key Responsibilities

•Act as interim Business Controller, supporting financial reporting, planning, forecasting, budgeting and performance follow-up for Wind

•Ensure high-quality financial data, reporting consistency, and alignment with controlling processes (month-end closing, year-end closing, business planning)

•Work closely with the Product Owner and development team to understand digital products and clarify controlling and reporting needs

•Review and maintain master data to ensure Power BI reports accurately reflect the current business structure and agreed controlling logic

•Provide financial data to support business decisions across BA Wind

•Support the BA Wind community with clear financial analysis, reporting input, and business validation

•Partner closely with the Product Owner to review, analyse, and prioritise bugs, enhancement requests and reporting changes from a business controlling perspective

•Support monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities, with a primary focus on Power BI reporting and analytics

•Review and validate financial data, KPIs, calculations, master data and reporting inputs/outputs

•Identify deviations, inconsistencies, data quality issues, and reporting improvement needs, and agree required actions with the Product Owner where system changes are required

•Provide business input to the Product Owner on reporting priorities, requirements, business context, key contacts and acceptance criteria

•Prepare analysis, follow-up reports, and material for controller or business performance discussions

•Contribute to improvements in reporting processes, templates, tools, and controlling standards

•Act as the first point of contact for reporting content questions, data validation and business interpretation