Are you ready to make a real impact in a role where your insights and actions shape the future of our business? At business unit Cimatron, we’re looking for a forward-thinking and hands-on finance professional to join us as Director Finance and Business Control – someone who thrives on driving change and making things happen.
If you’re passionate about transforming financial operations, improving processes and enabling strategic decisions, this is the role for you.
About your job
In this position, you're responsible for driving financial clarity, operational efficiency, and sustainable profitability. You lead and develop the finance function, clean up and optimize existing financial processes, and ensure accurate and timely reporting and forecasting. You act as a strategic partner to the CEO of Cimatron and to Cimatron leadership team. You also collaborate with finance leaders across the Intelligent Manufacturing division. Your mission is to implement best practices, improve our processes and drive change.
You also:
- Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
- Identify and streamline inefficient financial operations.
- Lead automation and digitalization initiatives within finance.
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
- Provide actionable insights on performance, including EBITA.
- Build forecasting models and conduct scenario planning.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and oversee audits.
You report to the President of Cimatron and work closely with Cimatron leadership team, CFOs and finance directors across the Intelligent Manufacturing division. The location for this position is Stockholm (Sweden), Ettlingen (Germany), or Bologna (Italy). We apply a hybrid work set-up, allowing you to combine office and remote work.
Your profile
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in a senior finance role, preferably in tech or manufacturing. Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and ERP systems is needed, while experience with NetSuite is a plus. You understand profitability drivers and have a strong grasp of EBITA, financial reporting, and business performance metrics. Your knowledge is backed by a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Acting in a global environment calls for excellent skills in English, verbally and in writing.
To thrive in this role, you’re analytical and confident in making well-reasoned investment decisions. You're patient, dependable, and able to follow through on commitments. While you show assertiveness, your collaborative attitude is essential, along with your ability to explain complex matters clearly to drive the change effectively. Finally, being open to change and capable of driving improvements is key in this dynamic financial environment.
Our culture
Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career options. Are you intrigued? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact Taline Forsberg, hiring manager, +46 (0)72 243 19 59
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Union contacts – Sweden
- Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70 261 04 82
- Tord Engström, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)76 106 62 87
- Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55
Recruitment Specialist: Gustaf Sjögren
How to apply
Send your application no later than August 25, 2025. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0081528.
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.
To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.
Machining and Intelligent Manufacturing is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The business area also comprises the areas of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing solutions. In 2024, sales were approximately 48,5 billion SEK with about 20,800 employees.