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Helsingborg, Skåne County, Se

Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area

Heading the business controlling area within Coop Syd. Managing a strong team of business controllers with responsibility to analyze and support the business in making sound decisions. Responsibilities:- Monthly closings - Forecast- and budget processes - Analysis and reporting- Calculations, projects and business cases.

Malmö, Skane County, Sweden

Change Management for Store Operations within Coop LIME project, the new system platform project (SAP S4) for Coop in Sweden which also comprizes new processes and tools that will impact organizations and stores. Lead a team of 8 Change Agents within Store Operations with the responsibility to plan, drive and coordinate all needed change management activities related to store operations within Coop.

Malmö, Skåne, Sverige

Heading a team of controllers with focus on business process development and commercial oriented controlling with the aim to support our 300+ stores within Coop Butiker & Stormarknader AB in building profitable and successfull businesses. As a part of the journey I work within our LIME project leading a team focusing on Change Management for our store operations within all Coop in Sweden.

Malmö, Sverige

Business oriented finance position within the largest Coop unit in Sweden (Coop Butiker & Stormarknader AB). Responsibilities:- Leading a dedicated controller team supporting profitable business in all our stores.- Active part in the acquisition and transformation process of the retail chain Netto.- Analysis, acquisitions & strategy.- Active participation and member of different management forums.

Helsingborg, Sweden

External finance consultant within IKEA Business Solutions – IKEA’s business development organization, a project based matrix organization comprising various governance structures and several legal units.Responsibilities:- Business Navigaton (controlling) tasks for the organization.- Communicate and report the operational outcomes and budget / forecast of IKEA IT AB to head office in Leiden. - Plan and organize the budget process for the Business Solution units.- Supporting organization in various financial matters. Key learnings:- Experience in working within a large IT project organization in a complex structure with multiple stakeholders and governance models. - Increased my knowledge within project reporting.

Helsingborg, Sweden

Finance Manager position in the swedish subsidiary of TX Logistik during a heavy transformation period for the company. Strong focus on process improvements and change management. Responsibilities:- Manager of the finance department.- Member of the management team and rapporteur of the finance to the Board of Directors.- Responsible for all finance processes, i.e. accounting, internal and external reporting, cash management, tax, annual reporting, income tax return, forecast and budget.- Main contact to the auditors.- Finance system migration.- Heavy change agenda including business transformation and outsourcing projects.Key learnings:- Increasing my knowledge in accounting, managerial finance and staff management. The position also deeply involved crisis management and change management including negotiations and preparation of new contracts.

Malmo, Sweden

Controller on consolidated level with focus on the Nordic area comprising three sales companies and four production units. Business oriented finance position working closely with country- and functional management in setting and fulfilling financial goals. Responsibilities:- Responsible for controlling and financial follow up processes in the Nordic region.- Close collaboration with the different units MD’s, finance managers and controllers for steering and support.- Manage and coordinate monthly reporting, forecasts and budget process within the region.- Manage as well as being part of various process improvement projects in the region.Key learnings: - Gaining insight into the production parts, increasing my experience in international business and regional financial management.

Boras, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Supporting management and business organisation with analysis for data driven decisions.- Prepared full monthly financial closings and stock valuations.- Managed the budget process.- Performed monthly cash - and currency forecasts in close corporation with the Group Treasury function and financial forecasts for the Swedish unit's all five companies.Key learnings:- Increased my knowledge of accounting and financial closings and managed the budget process for all Swedish operative units, where five companies were to be merged into one for the next fiscal year, with all impacts it had for income, expenses and balance sheet.

Boras, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Was overall responsible for the financial- and business controlling of the division's five markets.- Member of Hejco management team.- Responsible for monthly reporting and analysis to division management of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow.- Responsible for preparation of budget, forecast and variance analyzes for the five Hejco markets.- Involved in projects, e.g. divisional pricing strategy, FIFO setup etc. Key learnings:- I developed my skills in both the financial and commercial field, this in a matrix organization with a strong focus on change management.

Malmo, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Headed Group management reporting and analysis.- Performed monthly sales and financial reports to Group Management.- Investigated and analyzed the various regions' economic status, followed up on action points and gave recommendations and support to the regional CFO's and MD's.- Developed and implemented a new Group reporting structure regarding sales and financials.- Included in the global IT function's management team.- Staff responsibilities for one controller.Key learnings:- I gained experience of working closely against the owners and top management of an owner-led Group.- Experience in staff management.

Malmo, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Temporary replacement of the Finance Manager at AB Cydonia, the parent company of Cydonia Group and sister Group to IMP.- Responsible for the daily operations of the financial work of the Group parent company such as payments, VAT and accounting. - Monthly closings, reconciliations and treasury related work with the netting process and its administration.Key learnings:- Deeper knowledge in administrative management and the financial accounting of a company.

Helsingborg, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Business controller for Nestlé Professionals Nordic.- Part of the divisional management team.- Financial reporting of the division including forecast to the head office in Switzerland.Key learnings:- Experience in building an organization in change which Nestlé Nordic was at that time.

Helsingborg, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Business controlling for Zoegas Coffee AB which until 2006-12 was a separate company within the Nestlé Sweden.- Managed and coordinated the budget process and the monthly forecasting of P/L.- Performed variance analysis, commodity price analysis, customer and product profitability analysis and price estimates. Key learnings:- Major focus on change management and implementation of new processes in the organization. The company was under heavy development and was incorporated during this time into Nestle Sweden AB fully as a sub division.

Malmo, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Controller at Group level within Faiveley Transport (during my time called Sab Wabco).- Worked together with the Group Accounting Manager with monthly, quarterly and annual reportings, budget and forecasts at the corporate level. - Managed a project for a web based financial information systems against the Group companies.Key learnings:- Gained knowledge of corporate reporting, financial control, governance and control of projects.

Helsingborg, Sweden

Responsibilities:- Controller with commercial orientation at the company's Foodservice division. - Price estimates, forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis of customers and products. - Built Visual Basic based Excel reports connected to Hyperion Essbase.Key learnings: - Knowledge about the information demand from a market driven organization and how to meet the need of analysis with tools and processes.

Financial Accounting, Bachelor In-Depth (C-Level), 15 Hp

Bachelor in-depth (C-level) of Financial Accounting. Group accounting, K2, K3, IFRS, auditing, financial accounting theory.

Management Accounting, Bachelor In-Depth (C-Level), 15 Hp

Bachelor in-depth (C-level) of Management Accounting. Product calculation, quality management, management control systems.

Bachelor Of Science, Information Systems

Master Of Science, Business Administration And Economics

Activities and Societies: Auditor at the student association Pelikan 1998-1999

Military Service

Role: Platoon Medic Team leader