Finance Graduate Program 2026 - Business Control within R&D
Göteborg, SE, 417 15
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
The Finance Graduate Program
If you are up for the challenge of developing our future Finance function and want to be a part of the innovative world of Volvo Group, this is the graduate program for you!
During 12 intense months, you will get an end-to-end perspective of our Finance functions and how we co-drive the business, both from a local as well as from a Volvo Group perspective. From day one, you will have a permanent role in one of our organizations, where you will play an active role in daily deliveries. In parallel, you will participate in a number of common training weeks with the other Finance graduates throughout the year, do various job rotations to increase your insights of the Volvo Group and last but not least you will grow as a person. Your professional and personal growth will be supported through individual and team development sessions, mentoring, coaching and feedback.
You will take a deep dive into some specific areas of our business, which will help you get a holistic view and build your future career within the Volvo Group. Besides your manager, who will guide and support you in your daily job, you will have a supportive network of peer graduates, colleagues across the globe and senior leaders to help you excel. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will from you!
Our Organization - Global Bus Technology
At Global Bus Technology we develop sustainable, safe and productive people transport solutions that drive profitable growth both for Volvo Buses and for our customers.
Your Future Team
The Business Controller team is a vital part of creating business value for the company. We secure that we invest money in the right products and segments and support best utilization of our resources. Through networking, analysis and business insights we provide reliable financial data for decisions. We are financial business partners and give professional proactive support to our stakeholders. We want to be seen as an engaged and service-minded team, open and adaptive with a high level of integrity. Besides supporting our R&D projects with analysis of both project cost and product cost, we are responsible for monthly closing and financial estimate process for both R&D and Warranty at Volvo Buses.
How you will make an impact
You will have project controlling within R&D as an initial area of responsibility, acting as a financial business partner to our project leaders, ensuring that we have control over project costs as well as product costs. Aside from being a true partner to the business, you will contribute to enabling the digital transformation journey. You will play a significant role in establishing efficient and trustworthy day-to-day operations while interacting with and providing financial advice and support to management and managers within Global Bus Technology. We place great emphasis on personal growth, granting you the opportunity to explore new areas of responsibility and change roles over time.
Who are you?
We are looking for next-generation experts and leaders within the Finance field, who want to make a real difference to society. You are passionate about what you do, have a curious mind, and are willing to learn. Just like us, you thrive on teamwork. To excel in this role, we believe it's important for you to have robust data-driven analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel's data modeling capabilities. Additionally, familiarity with Microsoft Power BI or other Business Intelligence tools is considered a valuable asset. We do not expect that you are an engineer, but having a technical curiosity will help you to evaluate business cases and challenge and support our engineering team.
Qualifications
- Master of Finance or equivalent in Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or Computer Science.
- In this truly global program, communication will be in English, hence you need to be fluent in both speaking and writing in English.
- Experience in Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI) is a merit
- Maximum two years of fulltime working experience prior to, or after graduation, excluding work during studies
- A valid study or work permit for the country to which you apply (if not a citizen).
What’s in it for you?
Our Finance Graduate Program begins in September 2026, and you will be offered a permanent position at Volvo Group. As a graduate, you will be part of a collaborative environment where learning and growth are at the heart of everything we do. These are some of the benefits of joining our program:
- An exciting and global working environment with experienced and supportive colleagues
- Possibility to gain international experience through a short-term assignment abroad during your first year
- A competitive salary and a permanent position from day one
- A variety of workshops and seminars designed to help you grow into your future career
- Endless opportunities to shape your own career within the Volvo Group
Ready for the next move?
The journey begins! An email confirmation will be sent as soon as you submit your application. After this, it is still possible to update your personal profile by login into your account. The hiring team will review your application together with the hiring manager. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted with information about the following steps in December.
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden.
Last application date: 23rd of November 2025
Curious, and have some questions? Feel free to contact us
- Manager: Birgit Strömberg, Vice President Business Control, birgit.stromberg@volvo.com
- Recruiter: Linda Hendelberg, Talent Acquisition Partner, linda.hendelberg@volvo.com
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
At Volvo Buses you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.