At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.
Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.
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Marketing Business Controller – EMEA
Objective:
We are currently looking for a Marketing Business Controller for region EMEA. The main objective of this role is to ensure strong financial governance, transparency, and performance management of marketing investments, supporting profitable growth, optimize costs and value creation in line with Business Area priorities.
This is a great opportunity to work closely with senior leaders within marketing, elevate brand visibility and truly take the lead in driving results.
In detail you will:
Financial Business Partnering:
- Act as the finance partner to Marketing leadership across EMEA
- Challenge and support marketing strategies and initiatives with fact-based financial insights
- Translate marketing plans into clear financial impacts (P&L, EBIT, ROI)
Performance Management & Reporting:
- Own marketing performance tracking (actuals vs plan, forecast, ROI)
- Drive monthly reporting, forecasting and budgeting for marketing costs and investments
- Ensure alignment between marketing KPIs, financial KPIs, and Business Area targets
Cost Control & Governance:
- Ensure robust cost control, accrual accuracy, and costs optmization spend discipline
- Review and challenge marketing accruals, provisions, and releases
- Ensure compliance with group policies, accounting rules, and governance frameworks
Planning & Forecasting:
- Lead marketing input into Budget, Forecast, and Strategic Plan processe
- Support scenario analysis and trade-off discussions on spend versus value creation
- Ensure consistent assumptions and methodologies across regions
Standardization & Process Improvement:
- Drive standardized reporting, tools, and processes across EMEA
- Contribute to finance transformation, automation, and simplification initiative
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and best practices
Stakeholder Management:
- Coordinate with regional controllers, shared services, and central finance teams
- Support leadership decision-making through clear and actionable insights
In addition to the Marketing Controller responsibilities, the role has top responsibility for Business Area EA commercial Opex and Capex controlling, covering planning, forecasting, and actuals. The role ensures end-to-end governance, transparency, and performance management of commercial costs and investments across the Business Area.
You have:
- University degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or similar
- 5–8+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A, or commercial finance
- Proven experience in business partnering, preferably with marketing or commercial functions
- Experience working in multi-country and matrix organizations
- Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management skills
- Solid understanding of P&L, EBIT drivers, accruals, and cost governance
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and business-oriented mindset
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g. SAP, AARO, Power BI or similar)
Where you'll be:
You will be based on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden.
We work with 20% work-place flexibility, fostering collaboration and a strong team spirit at our Global Headquarters.
As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.
Skills Required
- University degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or similar
- 5-8+ years of experience in controlling, FP&A, or commercial finance
- Proven business partnering experience, preferably with marketing or commercial functions
- Experience working in multi-country and matrix organizations
- Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management skills
- Solid understanding of P&L, EBIT drivers, accruals, and cost governance
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and business-oriented mindset
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g. SAP, AARO, Power BI or similar)
Electrolux Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Electrolux and has not been reviewed or approved by Electrolux.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as solid, with some references to first‑day eligibility and mainstream carriers. Health benefits are consistently positioned as a reliable component of the total package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is emphasized as a plus, with the match often characterized as generous. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a meaningful part of overall compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO and paid holidays are highlighted, with mentions of floating holidays or personal days in some locations. Time‑off provisions contribute positively to overall benefits perceptions.
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What We Do
Electrolux is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell approximately 60 million household products in approximately 120 markets every year. In 2020 Electrolux had sales of SEK 116 billion and employed 48,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.
