Financial Controller
Scania CV Aktiebolag · Södertälje · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-31
Scania CV Aktiebolag is seeking a **Financial Controller** to join TRATON Finance International (TFI) in Södertälje. Working within a five-person finance team, the role is responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting activities, account reconciliations, and balance sheet reviews. Duties include preparing variance analyses and cost follow-ups, coordinating statutory reporting and tax compliance across international markets, and serving as a contact for auditors, authorities, and banks. The position also involves maintaining reporting models, supporting digitalization initiatives, and driving finance process improvements. The employer supports **flexible ways of working**, including flexible hours and access to regional coworking spaces alongside the main office. Applicants must hold a degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field, alongside roughly four to five years of relevant experience in accounting, financial control, or financial reporting. Candidates require proven experience with period-end closing and financial reporting, strong Excel skills for building and refining reporting models, and **fluent English** in speech and writing. Experience with statutory reporting, VAT, or tax is advantageous, as is a background in a Big 4 audit firm, banking, finance, insurance, or a large international group. The selection process may include logical and personality tests, and a background check is mandatory.
TRATON Finance International (TFI), one of the captive Scania Financial Services entities, offers financing and insurance in the Middle East, Central Asia, and West Africa. TFI has become a leader in factoring solutions for non-captive dealers and body-builders, supporting Scania's goal to reduce CCC and offload its balance sheet. We have partnered with external credit insurers to mitigate commercial and political risks in certain transactions. TFI is expanding into new markets, particularly in the AMC region.
Based in Södertälje, the TFI Head Office and Market Support Centre provides governance, strategic development, credit risk management, contract administration, and IT support. With 50 employees, including 30 in Södertälje, we manage around 250 MEUR of assets across 10+ markets.
Role Summary
Join TRATON Finance Internationalas a Financial Controller and help ensure accurate, timely accounting and financial reporting across our international business.
You will contribute across the finance function, with responsibility for accounting, closing, reporting, tax and statutory requirements. The role also offers the opportunity to strengthen reporting structures and data flows, support finance transformation and digitalization, and work closely with colleagues and stakeholders across the business an the TRATON Group.
Job Responsibilities
Main responsibilities include:
- Own and coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual closing and financial reporting activities, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely delivery
- Perform account reconciliations and balance sheet reviews, and follow up on open items
- Prepare and explain financial analyses, including variance analysis and cost follow-up, for internal stakeholders
- Coordinate statutory financial statements and reporting to local authorities, working with relevant market contacts and external advisors
- Coordinate Tax-related reporting and support tax compliance across the markets in scope
- Act as a key contact for external auditors, authorities, banks and other relevant external stakeholders
- Contribute to Group reporting and support high-quality financial information for internal and external stakeholders
- Develop and maintain reporting models, structures, processes and data flows, using strong Excel skills and sound data practices
- Participate in finance change and transformation projects, including changes related to products, services, systems and ways of working
- Identify and implement improvements that strengthen internal controls, efficiency and the quality of finance processes
- Collaborate with the Finance team, Business Control, Group Reporting and colleagues across TRATON Finance International and the wider TRATON Group
Who You Are
You have a strong accounting foundation and feel comfortable taking ownership of your work. You are structured and analytical, able to handle large amounts of data, draw sound conclusions and communicate them clearly. You enjoy working with different stakeholders and are motivated by improving systems, processes and reporting.
To succeed in this role, you:
- Hold a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field
- Have around four to five years of relevant experience in accounting, financial control or financial reporting
- Have experience with financial reporting and period-end closing; experience with statutory reporting, VAT or tax is an advantage
- Have strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with data and build or improve reporting models
- Are comfortable working with finance systems and interested in digitalization and process development
- Communicate fluently in English, both verbally and in writing
- Are proactive, self-driven and comfortable taking ownership while working collaboratively with others
- Previous experience within a large international group, banking, finance, insurance, or a Big 4 audit environment is considered an advantage.
This Is Us
You will join a Finance team of five colleagues based in Södertälje, where collaboration, trust and knowledge sharing are at the heart of how we work. In this role, you will work closely with the Finance Manager and Business Controller, while partnering with colleagues across our international organization.
Our size allows for close collaboration, broad involvement across finance activities, and the opportunity to make a real impact. At the same time, our international presence provides exposure to colleagues and stakeholders across multiple markets and cultures. We value openness, respect, and continuous improvement, and we encourage everyone to contribute ideas, challenge existing ways of working, and help shape our future as we continue to grow.
TRATON Finance International Offers
We believe great work starts with feeling supported, both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer a broad range of employee benefits designed to promote wellbeing, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance. Employees can enjoy flexible working hours and a workplace that supports both collaboration and flexibility. We support flexible ways of working, with opportunities to collaborate on-site as well as from alternative work locations, including coworking spaces such as Sergels Torg and Kungens Kurva, when appropriate.
We provide a yearly wellness contribution and you can train at our health center Gröndal, and you will access to occupational health services with doctors, nurses, and ergonomists. Mental health is important to us, therefore we also offer confidential staff support services for guidance related to personal challenges.
In addition, employees benefit from pension plans, profit sharing programs, and extra time off or additional pension contributions. We also support family life through enhanced parental benefits and offer additional perks such as employee car leasing. Together, these benefits help create a workplace where you can thrive both at work and in everyday life.
Application
We look forward to receiving your application, consisting of your CV and kindly ask you not to share a cover letter to ensure an efficient and unbiased recruitment process for all parties.
Screening will take place on an ongoing basis during the application period. Logical and personality tests may be used as part of the selection process, and a background check is required for this role.
We look forward to your application!
This recruitment process is handled by Scania for TRATON Finance International.