Junior Business Controller, Sulapac, Helsinki

About the role

In this role, you will assist CFO with a variety of financial administration tasks. You will also participate in financial planning and analysis, ensuring that funds are used wisely. You will be in contact with clients, sending reminders and monitoring overdues. This role is ideal for a student in the final stages of their studies, who is interested to work full-time after graduation. Tools and systems used in this role are Netsuite, Hubspot and business intelligence to visualize historical data from systems and make planning for the future.

You are offered

• Position at an innovative company with the goal of making the world a better place
• Opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career

Work tasks

• Update pricing together with supply chain and production planning to reflect updated standard costs
• Assist sales team in offer tender processes by making profitability calculations
• Forecast revenue together with from sales data to derive reliable sales forecasts
• Daily monitoring
• Review AP/AR processing
• Supporting the CFO in ad hoc tasks (i.e. budgeting)
• VAT raporting
• Handling travel claims

We are looking for

• Relevant educational background, e.g. economics
• Some work experience, e.g. summer internships or other part-time jobs
• Strong understanding of numbers and the ability to work with them
• Familiarity with some ERP systems
• Understanding the basics of accounting
• Full working proficiency in English
• Excellent interpersonal skills

It is meritorious if you have

• Knowledge of data analysis
• Experience with NetSuite
• Finnish skills

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• People-oriented
• Analytical
• Detail-oriented
• Eager to learn

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Sulapac Oy

Sulapac was founded in 2016 by Dr. Suvi Haimi, Dr. Laura Tirkkonen-Rajasalo and Dr. Antti Pärssinen with the mission to save the world from plastic waste. Their material innovation first made waves in the cosmetics industry, but its impact goes far beyond: Today, brands across various sectors, from food services to design furniture, replace conventional plastic with sustainable, beautiful and functional Sulapac materials. The company aims to become the new standard for sustainable materials replacing conventional plastics. Sulapac has won several international awards, and it has been selected among Europe’s 100 hottest start-ups by Wired UK magazine three times.

Companies in various industries around the world benefit from Sulapac’s sustainable material solutions, exceptional technical support, and marketing knowhow. Investors behind Sulapac, the patented material innovation, include Bonnier Capital, Lifeline Ventures and CHANEL. Sulapac is based in Helsinki, Finland and employs 24 people.