Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
Financial Controller
Background:
Huhtamaki operates with vision to be the first choice for sustainable packaging solutions globally. We strive to earn this position every day with our leading innovative products that ensure hygiene and safety for food on-the-shelf and food on-the-go. We believe in protecting food, people and the planet and supporting affordability and accessibility to food and everyday necessities for people around the world. You can find more about us on Food packaging supplies and materials | Huhtamaki
We are looking for a high caliber financial controller to join us to play a critical role within the finance function.
Reporting Line:
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: Dubai, functional oversight of Switzerland & branch operations in Dubai & Finland
Role Type: Full-time, permanent
Role Purpose:
The Financial Controller is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, statutory compliance, and operational excellence across Huhtamaki AG and its branches. This role combines hands-on financial control with strategic business partnering. Supporting management decisions, ensuring IFRS and local GAAP compliance, and maintaining strong internal controls and governance across entities.
Key Responsibilities:
A. Statutory, Tax, and Audit
Oversee statutory filing for 2 Swiss entities / 1 Luxembourg entity and 2 branches (Dubai and Finland), based on local GAAP, and maintain an IFRS-to-GAAP bridge to ensure consistency between statutory and Group reporting.
Handle Swiss & UAE tax filing, Pillar 2 compliance, and profit allocation between Switzerland, Dubai, and Finland in coordination with Group Tax and KPMG.
Manage external audit and ensure timely completion and compliance.
B. Financial Reporting & Month-End
Lead the month-end closing in Oracle Fusion — running costing, ensuring entries are booked correctly under the right business line, managing accruals, confirming inventory balances, and supporting the team in closing different tasks when needed.
Run monthly checks to ensure the financials are compliant with local statutory, IFRS and Group standards.
Handle monthly reporting into Onestream — input data, fill forms, post management entries, ensure units are closed properly, respond to segment and group reporting requirements, and support other units in allocation clarifications.
Prepare and deliver monthly and weekly financial reports, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and actionable insights for management and stakeholders.
C. Financial Planning & Analysis
Lead forecasting and budgeting, aligning with segment/management.
Update and prepare the monthly review deck, consolidating key financials, variances, and commentary for management and segment review.
Business Partnering & Strategic Support — serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and Heads of Departments, providing insights to drive performance, efficiency, and growth.
Perform End to End profitability analysis for the business which might have multiple transactions layers (Limited Risk Contract Manufacturing, Principal Company, Limited Risk Distribution, Customer)
D. Compliance & Controls
Monitor and adjust transfer pricing in line with OECD rules and internal TP policies.
Lead the setup and maintenance of internal controls in line with IFRS and Group standards to ensure compliance, accuracy, and audit readiness.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, ACA, or equivalent) is preferred
Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience, ideally within a multinational manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Strong knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and local statutory regulations.
Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion and OneStream (or similar ERP/consolidation systems); proficient in Excel, Power BI a plus.
Experience managing external audits, tax compliance, and transfer pricing under OECD principles.
Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
Key Skills & Competencies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
High attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to partner cross-functionally across geographies and business units.
Strong sense of ownership, integrity, and confidentiality.
Continuous improvement mindset and proactive leadership in financial control and compliance.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
Top Skills
What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
