Job Description
Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!
We are now looking for a Senior Manager, Business Control, Biochemicals (m/f/d) to join our team. The position is located in Leuna, Germany; UPM locations in Finland can also be considered.
Greetings from your future manager
“This is a role in the core of the UPM 'Beyond Fossils'. You will work with a team of inspired professionals and be involved in building a new business, UPM Biochemicals. This is a rare opportunity to join an industrial-scale greenfield business! “ – Eeva Niiranen, Director, Business Control
In this role, you are responsible for the business control operations and team for UPM Biochemicals, a greenfield business gearing for a start-up. You will provide future-oriented insight for decision making and act as a sparring partner to business management. You will add value by turning financial data, plans, and drivers into clear analyses, proposals, and focused actions. The position offers complex responsibilities in a business experiencing significant development.
You will be a member of the UPM Biochemicals management team and:
- Contribute to business value creation through future-oriented finance insights to business steering, business development initiatives, and strategy work
- Manage and develop finance and business processes, tools, and analytics in co-operation with various finance and business stakeholders
- Initiate actions to optimize financial performance
- Support target setting and follow-up
- Have ownership of internal controls, risk management and compliance related tasks
- Lead a team of business controllers
- You see patterns where others see chaos, and you aim to influence with your vision
- You build bridges connecting people, ideas, and opportunities, as well as inspire your team
- You have high integrity and are self-driven
- You have a relevant degree (e.g., finance or industrial management) and 5-7 years of impactful work experience in the field
- You understand finance and business processes and command relevant tools (Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBi, SAP S/4, OneStream) with ease
- You are fluent in English; German skills are considered an asset
- A meaningful job – We have an inspiring purpose: ‘We create a future beyond fossils.' Our work is impactful and transformative.
- A caring community – Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.
- Development opportunities – We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
- Responsible employer – Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.
Additional information
The position holder will report to Ms. Eeva Niiranen, Director, Business Control. For further information, please contact Eeva Niiranen at [email protected] or tel. +358405328664.
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