Nordic Country Controller

• Competitive total rewards package including local benefits.

Ready to play a key role in financial controllership, statutory reporting, and compliance across the Nordic region while partnering with the Finance Director and global stakeholders?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

Be part of a collaborative, detail-oriented, and solution-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

• Act as the primary local finance coordinator and point of contact for statutory reporting, compliance, and controllership activities across Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, working closely with the Finance Director.
• Coordinate statutory audits, manage auditor requests, and ensure timely delivery of supporting documentation and audit requirements in partnership with the Finance Director and key stakeholders.
• Support the preparation, review, and submission of annual financial statements, disclosures, and statutory reporting packages.
• Partner with Tax, Legal, Shared Service Center, and external auditors to ensure compliance with local regulations and reporting deadlines.
• Monitor and follow up on tax authority correspondence, tax audits, regulatory inquiries, and statutory filing requirements.
• Perform monthly general ledger reviews, balance sheet analyses, and financial statement variance assessments.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities while ensuring key account reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.
• Facilitate finance review meetings with business stakeholders and support the Finance Director on accounting, compliance, and reporting matters.
• Coordinate Board of Directors approval processes, statutory filings, governance activities, and legal entity compliance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within controllership, audit coordination, statutory reporting, and compliance processes.

• Hybrid working environment with work-life balance flexibility.
• Opportunity to support multiple Nordic markets and gain broad regional exposure.
• Collaborative and international work environment.
• Professional onboarding and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Career development within a global organization.