Group Financial Controller

Nordic Sports Brands is an eCommerceoriented omnichannel specialist sporting and outdoor goods retail and wholesale group with its strong brands. The Group has companies in the Nordic countries of Finland Sweden and Norway: Nordic Sports Finland (wholesale 1994) Green Trail (Finland retail 1993) Kuntokauppa (Finland retail 2007) Scushi (Norway retail 2012) and Sportproffsen (Sweden retail 2020). The entrepreneurowned business offers great customer experience by highquality price ratio and a specialty store level of service. The Group employs over 100 eCommerce and retail professionals. NS Brands headquarters is located in Tampere Finland.

The vision is to grow into the best company in the Nordic countries in terms of customer experience employee experience and profitable growth. The business is aimed to run by a Winning culture that encourages efficient accomplishment and continuous development with the mission of Wellbeing for people. Currently the company is going through a business restructuring process focusing on turning the business back to profitable growth thus writing the next chapters in the success story.

Group Financial Controller

We are in search of a seasoned Group Financial Controller adept at navigating the complexities of the groups financial management in a fastpaced and dynamic environment. This role requires not only a deep understanding of financial processes but also the resilience and agility to manage pressure effectively. As a key player in our finance team you will lead the financial operations of Nordic Sports Brands Group and its subsidiaries ensuring they align with our business objectives while swiftly responding to changing scenarios.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and refine financial reporting processes.
• Oversee cash flow management ensuring robust financial health.
• Implement and enhance procedures for internal accounting and cost monitoring.
• Strengthen internal control frameworks to mitigate risks.
• Provide insightful financial analysis to support strategic business decisions.
• Collaborate closely with external auditors to ensure compliance.
• Lead highperforming finance professionals and work closely with external accounting partners.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record in financial management roles.
• Exceptional skill in navigating financial complexities in a dynamic setting.
• Strong resilience and ability to manage pressure effectively.
• Indepth knowledge of FAS financial reporting taxation VAT and auditing.
• Expertise in planning forecasting and financial analysis.
• Excellent collaboration qualities and a team player mindset.
• Proficiency in communication in Finnish and English (other Nordic languages seen as an asset) and adeptness at presenting complex information.
• Highly organized with a talent for prioritizing competing demands.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI

Nordic Sports Brands offers you challenging and interesting tasks a corporate culture aiming for excellence and a positive and encouraging learninghungry work community consisting of top experts who believe in dynamic and courageous datadriven work. You have the opportunity to develop the business develop yourself and be involved in writing an exceptional growth story. In addition you will receive good and developing employee benefits.

We will require a negative drug test as part of Nordic Sports Brands antidrug policy. This small gesture aims to promote staff commitment to work in line with our mission and industry for the wellbeing and health of people.

Interested! If you have any further questions contact the HR team at The application deadline is 10.02.2024. Dont hesitate to send your application with your salary request before that as we will be reviewing the application on a continuous basis.