Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.
As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.
The Portfolio Unit (PU) of the Ocean Division at Alfa Laval will focus on driving growth, fostering innovation, and building strategic partnerships to enable new business models. It will also take full responsibility for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities, seeking opportunities targeting new technologies and product areas. The PU will also oversee activities for business development and integration.
About the Job
The Portfolio Unit Business Controller is a senior executive responsible for overall finance responsibility for the Portfolio Unit. Driving strategy, business performance follows up and improvements. Besides the financial aspects, risk and compliance management as well as legal support will be hosted within the area of responsibility.
The Business Controller will advise the Portfolio Unit President and its team members in business control from a global perspective, assess the financial impact of decision and business directions.
The position will report to Portfolio Unit President as the direct manager.
Your key responsibilities include:
Evaluate financial implications of various strategic decisions, build scenarios, and recommend actions.
Promote initiatives to achieve growth and cost savings as well as strengthen responsiveness to customers and business accountability within the PU.
Ensure accuracy of financial information used in the Portfolio Unit to support the improvement of both commercial and operational related processes by using Alfa Laval's standard report enhanced with specialized reports and the use of latest technologies for analytics and reporting.
Drive improvement of cash flow, operating working capital, financial analysis, planning and reporting processes in the Portfolio Unit.
Provide analysis support to assess business risk exposure and provide input to define risk mitigation strategies to reduce impact on business performance.
Identify and manage potential risks relating to contract agreements.
Being a business partner working with other functions in the organization to drive business improvements and change.
Support the financial team and lead the function in the PU to foster a culture of excellence and continue improvement.
Part of both tactical and strategic decisions in the management team.
Who You Are
You are an experienced leader with a growth mindset and a proven track record of managing global organizations. Your proactive approach and innovative mindset enable you to challenge conventional thinking and develop strong financial strategies.
You are experienced in business and finance/ business control, especially in an engineering and manufacturing industry environment. You have a holistic understanding of the business landscape and like to identify the deeper industry, and customers’ needs to understand the business drivers and develop the impactful opportunities from a business control angle. With a passion for performance, business curiosity, and improvement, you are collaborative and skilled at managing stakeholders. Experience in driving business transformation is considered an asset.
We refer to Alfa Laval’s competencies with specific focus on:
Drive for results
Customer focus
Judgement & decision making.
Leading others & self.
Influencing and Networking
Acumen & working strategically
The position needs to be located in Europe, with preference on the main sites of the Portfolio Unit. The position requires frequent travel.
For more information, please contact
Rachel Bridges, Portfolio Unit Growth & Partnership, [email protected]
Pablo Jular, VP Human Resources, [email protected]
Regina García Moguel, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected]
For union information in Sweden, please contact
Monica Anderberg, Unionen, [email protected]
Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, [email protected]
Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, [email protected]
Please submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than February 28th, 2026.
We do not accept applications via email due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.
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Pioneering positive impact! Our pioneering 140-year-old start-up culture is built on the idea that partnership is the key to solving complex problems and unlocking the full potential of resources. So we collaborate closely with our partners, customers, and thought leaders to create game-changing solutions that challenge conventional thinking on quality, efficiency, and innovation. United by a shared commitment to creating positive impact we’re reshaping vital industries, like energy, food, water, and shipping, to optimize efficiency, reduce emissions, and increase yields. Together, we’re building business success, elevating the quality of life across society, and driving progress towards a more sustainable world. Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of first-rate heat transfer, separation, fluid handling products separation, and fluid handling products. With these as its base, Alfa Laval aims to help enhance the productivity and competitiveness of its customers in various industries throughout the world. We define their challenges and deliver sustainable products and solutions that meet their requirements – in energy, the environment, food, and the marine industry. Alfa Laval today has customers in some 100 countries, employs more than 21,300 people, and annual sales were SEK 63.6 billion (5.5 BEUR) in 2023. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Alfa Laval contributes to 15 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our solutions make a difference in daily life. You can learn more on our website about how our products work, and how they are used in industries worldwide. We welcome your engagement, comments and questions - our guidelines and moderation policy for Alfa Laval channels on social media can be found here: https://www.alfalaval.com/legal/community-guidelines/ Personal data will be handled in accordance with the Alfa Laval Privacy Policy. https://www.alfalaval.com/privacy
