Project Controller – Product Development & Customer Projects

Start date: 2026-09-21

End date: 2028-09-21

Location: Södertälje - 3 days on site minimum

Scope: 100%, full-time

Role Summary

As a Project Controller, you will play a key role in supporting and steering a portfolio of both product development projects and customer-related business projects. Acting as a finance business partner and trusted advisor to project managers and management teams, you will ensure transparency, financial control, and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

The department is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio ranging from product and service development initiatives to complex customer projects. In this dynamic environment, you will contribute to driving profitability, resource efficiency, and successful project execution while balancing technical, commercial, and financial perspectives.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain a broad understanding of project-driven business operations and collaborate closely with stakeholders across engineering, sales, purchasing, production, and finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and follow-up for a portfolio of product development and customer projects.

• Monitor project performance, identify risks and opportunities, and proactively support corrective actions.

• Analyze project profitability, business cases, and investment proposals throughout the project lifecycle.

• Support project managers and department leadership with financial insights and performance analyses.

• Develop and maintain project financial reporting, including budget tracking, resource utilization, and cost development.

• Prepare decision material and presentations for management teams and governance forums.

• Ensure financial transparency and support fact-based decision-making regarding project priorities and investments.

• Perform ad hoc analyses related to project performance, portfolio management, and business development initiatives.

• Drive continuous improvement of project controlling processes, tools, and reporting methods.

• Success in this role requires close collaboration with stakeholders across multiple functions and the ability to communicate financial information in a clear and business-oriented manner.

Who You Are

We are looking for a proactive and analytical individual who enjoys working in a project-oriented environment and translating complex information into actionable insights.

You combine a solid financial foundation with a genuine interest in business operations and project management. You are comfortable challenging assumptions, asking the right questions, and supporting decision-makers with both strategic perspectives and attention to detail.

To succeed in this role, you likely have:

• A university degree in Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience in controlling, financial analysis, project controlling, business controlling, or project management support.

• Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to understand technical, commercial, and financial drivers.

• Experience working with budgets, forecasts, business cases, and financial reporting.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, enabling you to explain financial matters to non-financial stakeholders.

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong relationships across functions and organizational levels.

• Professional proficiency in English. Knowledge of Swedish is considered an advantage.

• Experience from product development, industrial operations, manufacturing, or customer project environments is highly valued.