Business Controller

Nordnet is a leading pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments. Ever since our start in 1996, our purpose has been to democratize savings and investments. Through passion, simplicity, and transparency, we challenge traditional ways in the financial industry, and give private savers access to the same information, tools and services as professionals. Our ambition is to inspire, encourage and enable people to take their savings to the next level, no matter who they are.

In brief

As a Business Controller, you will play a strategic and influential role within Nordnet’s Finance function. Our focus is to drive high-impact financial analysis, strategic planning, and performance management to maximize business effectiveness and profitability across all of Nordnet’s markets and business lines. You will serve as a trusted finance partner to business leaders and executive management, delivering proactive insights, decision support, and both strategic and ad-hoc analysis.

This is part of the role

In this position, you will drive forward-looking financial insights and help shape Nordnet’s overall strategic and financial direction. By combining business acumen with data analysis, you will analyze, model, and optimize operational and financial performance, evaluating both revenue drivers and cost structures across Nordnet’s diverse segments, geographies, and product areas.

Key responsibilities:

- Holistic Financial Steering & Performance: Drive monthly reporting, budgeting, and long-term forecasting with a 360-degree view on revenues, margins, and operating expenses across all Nordic markets and business units.
- Strategic Cost Control: Lead cost-efficiency initiatives, benchmark cost drivers, and establish robust financial governance together with department leads and procurement.
- Business Partnership & Cases: Evaluate new initiatives, product lines, and business cases, setting up development KPIs and continuous follow-up frameworks.
- Process & Automation Leadership: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance, automate, and scale our financial models and infrastructure.

Primary tools for data analysis include IBM Planning Analytics, Looker and excel.

This is you

You are a data-savvy finance professional who excels at converting complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights. As a member of the team, you lead by example, promoting a data-driven mindset and acting as an internal advisor across different functions. Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities are second nature to you.

In addition, you have:

- Around 5 years of relevant experience as a Business Controller, Financial Analyst or similar
- A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
- Proven experience in steering budget/forecasting processes and managing cost-control structures in complex, fast-paced environments.
- Strong proficiency in BI and CPM tools (e.g., IBM Planning Analytics, Looker) and relational data structures.
- A self-starter mindset: highly analytical, structured, and capable of driving initiatives independently from concept to execution.
- A genuine interest in the financial markets and the fintech space.

We offer

Nordnet started from a passionate belief that changing the hierarchical financial world was possible. We became part of redefining the industry when we gave the customers power over their savings. You will become part of a journey that has only yet started towards the vision of making our customers the best investors they can be. To be leading in IT is pivotal for that journey and you will work with colleagues who have a great passion for that goal.

We are 1000 employees in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Frankfurt. We cooperate, exchange ideas and use our core competencies to continuously improve the way we meet our customers. Open communication, creativity and engagement are important parts of our everyday life at the office.

Visit us on: www.nordnetab.com , www.nordnet.se , www.nordnet.no , www.nordnet.dk , www.nordnet.fi and www.nordnet.de .

Application

Please note that we do only accept applications through our recruitment system, hence no email applications will be considered.

If you have questions, please contact Head of Business Control, Gustav Andersson, [email protected] .

We want to inform you that Nordnet conducts mandatory credit and background checks, as well as drug testing as part of our recruitment process.

Apply today by using the button below – we will start interviewing immediately.

We look forward to receiving your application!