Head of Financial Control Nordics

About the Position

With a passion for life, join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge, we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

About this Opportunity

Group Finance at Getinge secures accurate, compliant, and timely financial accounting and reporting across the Getinge Group. Within Finance Operations & Transformation, Financial Control Nordics is accountable for the financial controlling process, the quality and compliance of financial accounting for our Nordic legal entities, and the continuous improvement of how we work.

You will lead the Financial Control Nordics team and report to the VP Finance Operations & Transformation. You will work closely with our Shared Service Centre, Business Controlling, Group Finance, Group Treasury, and local management, as well as with external auditors and authorities.

In this role, your primary responsibility will be to provide strong, visible leadership for Financial Control across the Nordic region and to be accountable for the quality, integrity, and timely delivery of financial accounting and reporting for the Nordic legal entities. You will own the accounting control environment and lead the team through an ongoing agenda of standardization, harmonization, and digitalization.

Responsibilities

• Lead, engage, and develop the Financial Control Nordics team, setting clear direction, priorities, and measurable objectives aligned with the Finance Operations strategy.
• Be accountable for month-, quarter-, and year-end closing, Group reporting, statutory accounts, and regulatory filings in line with local requirements and Getinge Group accounting policies.
• Establish and maintain effective accounting governance and internal controls, and ensure that errors, control deficiencies, and audit findings are resolved through root-cause analysis and timely remediation.
• Own the relationship with internal and external auditors, from audit planning to closure of findings.
• Lead and embed process, system, and operating model changes, including standardization, automation, and new ways of working, together with the Shared Service Centre, Business Controlling, and Group Finance.

Requirements

• A university degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Business Administration.
• Significant experience from senior roles in financial accounting, financial control, or audit, with clear accountability for accounting quality, statutory reporting, and compliance.
• Proven people leadership experience, including building high-performing teams and coaching leaders and specialists.
• Experience leading organizational, process, or system change in a complex, cross-functional, and preferably international environment.
• Strong knowledge of Swedish accounting rules (K2, K3) and IFRS, as well as internal control, audit requirements, and accounting governance.
• Experience from working with Shared Service Centre or GBS organizations, SAP, and Cognos Controller is meritorious.
• Fluency in Swedish and English, orally and written.

Nice to Have

• Experience in Shared Service Centre, SAP, and Cognos Controller.

We Offer

• A competitive compensation and benefits package, including wellness allowances, generous family benefits, and joint company activities.
• A safe and informal work environment where we appreciate close team collaboration.
• An open dialogue between leaders and employees, as well as between teams.
• Focus on developing people and creating a plan for learning and competence development.

About the Company

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing, and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Application

Applications will be reviewed continually, and we recommend sending us your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2026-10-30. We kindly ask you to submit your application in our recruitment system by clicking the “apply now” button. Due to GDPR regulations, we do not accept applications via e-mail.

We look forward to receiving your application. We hope you will join us on our journey to become the world’s most desired MedTech company.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.