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Country Finance Manager (Business Controller)

Alfa Laval Spiral


Job Location:

Saint-Priest - France

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 27 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 24 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Every day we get opportunities to make a positive impact on our colleagues partners customers and society. Together were pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas including energy food water and shipping. As we push forward the innovative open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So as we shape a more resourceful less wasteful world we build our careers too.

Wo you are

As a person you possess high personal integrity and create confidence with people and you share and live the core values of Alfa Laval. You are analytical and able to build hypotheses of the patterns you discover and skilled in communicating your findings. You have the ability to collaborate and lead changes in different kind of businesses.

You have a high ability to make decisions and you always keep in mind customer satisfaction and have a real interest to understand the markets and the consequences for the business perspective. You are result oriented and hands on

About the job

As a member of the management team of the France North West Africa sales company you will drive the business controlling of the sales company (turnover turn over approximately 150 M France and more than 20 countries in Africa) and the shared services organization for France consisting of around 25 employees with the following key responsibilities:

  • Act as a business partner to the business managers of the sales company

  • Perform business controlling including reporting forecasting and analysis making the numbers speak

  • Lead the overall Shared Service Organization in France incl. finance IT/IS Indirect Purchasing - and site services functions

  • Liaise with Corporate related to real estate risk management tax management and shared services

What you know

To succeed in this position you:

  • Have a Masters degree combined with 15 years of experience in Finance in an international work environment

  • Have solid senior management experience with a capability to be both operationally involved and strategically orientated

  • Possess excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships and confidence with others

  • Language : English fluent and French will be appreciated

Practicalities

You will report to the Managing Director of Alfa Laval France North West Africa. The job is based in Saint Priest (France Lyon area).

Why join Alfa Laval

  • Every day we work to design solutions that reduce the environmental impact of human activity while improving inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

  • Our company has more than 23000 employees with local-sized sites around the world. We foster a management culture inspired by Alfa Lavals Swedish heritage built on close collaboration open dialogue autonomy and respect for work-life balance.

  • We are leaders in our markets and continue to innovate with new technical solutions and products.

  • We see every role as essential to our shared success. Your work and your responsibilities matter to us.

  • We are looking for people who are eager to learn not people who already claim to know everything curious minds who want to grow and make a difference.

Our benefits include:

  • Flexible ways of working including remote work and office flexibility...

  • Profit-sharing and company savings bonuses

  • 13th-month salary

  • Employee benefits from CSE

A strong focus on wellbeing including weekly sports activities with a coach free tea coffee and fruits...

Pioneering Positive Impact

At Alfa Laval we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your total compensation package. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family background skills and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The starting base salary for this role istypically 80K per year (this is the minimum offered for this position it will be adjusted according to the candidates profile).

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Required Experience:

Manager


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