Business Controller
Wacol, QLD, AU, 4076
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.
What you will do
Primary Purpose
To support the financial performance of the Direct Sales and Remarketing business area by assisting with financial reporting, analysis, and planning activities. This role will ensure financial commitments are met and the organisation adheres rigorously to the group financial policies and procedures and statutory legal requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide business analysis and performance follow-up and prepare management reports for assigned BA
- Manage the estimate cycle for the assigned BA, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and strategic alignment
- Coordinate and lead the month-end close and estimate handover process to the global finance team
- Prepare information for Price Management follow up and lead the Gross Profit Analysis
- Engage actively in the month end process and produce deviation analysis and early warning reports
- Contribute to balance sheet reviews, ensuring financial controls and integrity of the profit and loss performance.
- Lead Risk Assessment on the assigned BA/BU Risk Portfolio
- Prepare and maintain calculations for various Volvo Group Incentive schemes for review
- Ensure Governance is adhered to for all relevant requirements of assigned BA
- Provide advice on financial performance and follow up actions to Executive Leadership Team
- Contribute to Management Team Meeting for your assigned BA
- Lead the capital expenditure process for your assigned BA
- Ensure compliance to internal control framework
- Assist CFO and Business Control team with ad-hoc Projects as required
- Other duties as required
Who are you?
Educational Qualifications
- Qualified CPA/CA (or currently studying towards)
- Qualifications in Business/Accounting
Business skills & attributes
- Experience in management accounting disciplines gained in similar role within the Commercial/ Retail business environment
- Strong verbal and written skills for presenting financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
- Ability to work successfully in a global matrix organisation
- Strong analytical ability
- Able to work with tight deadlines and manage workflow with minimal supervision
- Advanced excel and SAP skills
- Strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
What’s in it for you?
We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:
- Eligibility for an annual company bonus of up to 10%
- A truly values-based organisation, inclusive workplace culture and passionate people shaping the world we live in
- Opportunity to leverage a globally aligned and locally authentic icon. Work with international specialists to deliver locally tailored projects and initiatives
- Access to Sonder (Wellbeing & Safety Partner) for employees and family members
- Generous paid parental leave program
- Flexible, hybrid working set ups
- Modern, open plan offices
- Free onsite parking
Ready for the next move?
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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 Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.