Business Controller - Italy & East Med

  • Vimercate
  • Dnv

Local Unit & Position Description: To enable Energy Systems to achieve its strategic ambitions and become future fit, we need leaders who drive business operations to meet customers’ expectations while also continuously improving the way we work. Region Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America is therefore seeking the Business.

The Business Controller is part of the regional F&P leadership team and reports to the Regional Finance & Performance manager. The Business Controller drives best value for the region/BU by working alongside key decision makers, providing informed insight and challenging business decisions thereby influencing and shaping financial plans and future direction and choices through the high-quality financial competence. The Business Controller actively engages with business leaders to drive business performance. Delivers required analysis to steer and direct business decision-making for responsible scope. The person in this role contributes to a culture of being accountable and taking responsibility.

Position Qualifications: **Primary tasks of this role***:

  • Acts as business partner, uses analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies, advise management in area of responsibility.
  • Understands and interprets the financial performance of the units the controller is responsible for (preferably weekly), extract and share financial trends.
  • Reviews tier 3 & 4 proposals - ensure risk & reward is sound, and execution monitoring via pre-post calculations.
  • Partners with the business to ensure line management take ownership of the relevant KPIs.
  • Understands business drivers, influence management to strive for operational excellence in financial KPIs.
  • Facilitates, reports & challenges dynamic forecasting, pipeline development, sales order book and sustainable outlook of services.
  • Supports the development of new business models, review & challenge business plans and investments.
  • Coordinates and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts.
  • Runs ad-hoc analysis and deep dives for the region/BU.
  • Maintains and embodies a culture of internal control and compliance where an adequate control framework is seen as an asset that will help to achieve business goals; ensure compliance against DMS.
  • Drives performance through the roll-out, set-up and fine-tuning of new decision support mechanisms and margin management.
  • Leads change initiatives and generate insights and discussion.
  • Leads the optimisation of a cost
  • and cash-driven entrepreneurial culture.
  • Trains Line Managers and Project Managers in financial processes and controllership related to business units’ projects.
  • Works closely with Working Capital Manager and identify actions to reduce AR, when needed.
  • Works closely with Project Controllers and Project Administrators to keep control of WIP.

Position Qualifications :

  • Master degree in Finance or Chartered Accountant
  • 5-10 years of relevant work experience
  • English and Italian language skills on a business proficiency level are required.

Personal Qualities :

  • Communicate effectively, is pragmatic, builds strong relationships and is able to influence
  • Ability to create trust through robust delivery and strong relationship building
  • Have the ability to respect and understand cultural diversity and be able to communicate and relate to a number of people at different levels
  • Demonstrate foresight - know what is happening in the market, how will it impact us and what do we do to adapt to it
  • Keep a positive and proactive attitude, with a solution-oriented mindset
  • Be self-motivated, resilient and cope with work pressure
  • Analytical, uses data driven insights to propose, initiate and implement change
  • Combines strategic thinking and a growth mindset with operational monitoring
  • Knows our business and understands the market, is up to date and uses the latest trends and insights.

We offer :

  • A strong company culture with an emphasis on competence development
  • Great colleagues who value teamwork and support
  • Attractive total compensation package
  • International working environment
  • Hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)
  • Interesting and challenging projects, both national and international
  • Be part of a world-leading company that has a global reach with more than 12 000 employees around to world and is headquartered in Norway
  • The possibility to grow and develop your competencies and ambitions within DNV

Company & Business Area Description: DNV is the independent expert in assurance and risk management, operating in more than 100 countries. Through our broad experience and deep expertise we advance safety and sustainable performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions.

We provide assurance to the entire energy value chain through our advisory, monitoring, verification, and certification services. As the world's leading resource of ind