Senior Finance Project Manager

Vattenfall is actively seeking a Senior Finance Project Manager to lead and drive strategic development projects for the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) processes within Finance Business Support (FBS).

In this role, you will work in an international environment and spearhead strategic initiatives to standardise and optimise the P2P process across Vattenfall, leveraging the ongoing Next Generation ERP S/4HANA transformation.

At Vattenfall, we value strong leadership and offer generous employee benefits, including flexible working hours to support a healthy work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects within the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process across Vattenfall’s business units and geographies.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and digitalization initiatives.
• Support the FBS Subledger Leadership Team in strategic planning, structure and follow-up.
• Lead and collaborate cross-functionally to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables, using the Objective & Key Results (OKR) framework.
• Drive change management and communication activities within FBS and to stakeholders outside FBS.
• Contribute to broader FBS Subledger initiatives including Order-to-Cash (O2C) and intercompany cost allocations and billing processes.
• Mentor and guide process experts, providing hands-on support in their project management and execution.

You will join the dynamic Central Services team within Finance Business Support (FBS) and play a crucial role in driving strategic and process development projects, using your analytical capabilities, leadership skills and change management experience to manage complex initiatives.

Your Background

• University degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field, with professional experience in finance processes.
• More than 5 years of documented experience driving and leading complex end‑to‑end Purchase‑to‑Pay (P2P) projects, with deep expertise in the full P2P process, strong project management capabilities, and solid knowledge of established project steering frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change management and communication activities.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken, is essential.

Personal competences

• Strong leadership qualities, analytical problem-solving skills, and a structured approach, combined with solid project management capabilities.
• High level of self-motivation, strong collaboration skills, and excellent communication abilities.
• Ability to build trust and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders within and outside of FBS.

To fit in this role, you have worked with improvement initiatives related to process optimisation and automation in a Shared Services or Finance department for 5 years, or you have worked with similar tasks as a management consultant. You are also an inspiring change agent and communicator.

Our Offer

We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as the ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Security and screening

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified, and you may be required to fill a wartime posting. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Service Act.