Finance Business Partner

**Company Description**
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years and now have a mission of working for fossil freedom. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to work within our Business Area Wind, to drive the performance management process with the Onshore Operation Management Team in order to be(come) top quartile operator. The portfolio consist of 1.9 GW of installed capacity, as well as 0.9 GW of managed (co-owned or divested) assets.
**Qualifications**
- Within the framework of the group accounting rules and the BA/BU planning & control cycle, the Operations finance business partner takes care of organizing, functioning, optimizing and managing business performance management and related reporting processes within the unit.
- The business partner ensures, through supporting functions (Record2Report,, outsource partners) the quality of the financial business administration, taking into account internal procedures and regulations and external regulations, in order to ensure the correctness, timeliness and completeness of the performance management process.
- Taking care of benchmarks, budget analyses, investment, revenue and cost (of sales) analyses for management, using financial models and instruments. On this basis advises and supports management to make informed decisions. Advising on establishment of business cases.
- Provide leadership and coaching on cost control to business and supports to identify cost reduction/margin improvement opportunities
- Takes on more of a leadership role in coordinating the process, including planning necessary timelines, requirements, and interaction with the management of the department.

**Your profile / who are you?**
- University degree (or equal) in finance/controlling and 7 years of relevant work experience
- You drive change and continuous improvements but pay attention to delivery as well. As a result, you don’t lose sight on targeted results and have the capability to get across the finish line.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to function well in an international team environment and interface with a broad range of co-workers spread over multiple locations.
- You are a highly committed person with a high degree of flexibility and self-motivation
- Able to coach and develop team members.
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.

**Location**

Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Kolding, Stockholm or Hexham.
**Additional Information** Our offer**

**Looking for a career with growth?**

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

**More Information**

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata.