Business Controller - Solar & Batteries

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Job Description

Business Area Wind  is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities like PV/Solar. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, we have a clear strategy to develop our Solar operations further.

The purpose of  Business Unit (BU) Controlling  is to provide the Director of Controlling and Commercials Solar & Batteries (SoBa) and the BU SoBa Management Team with insights in BU SoBa performance to drive excellent business decisions for BU SoBa product lines and legal entities.

We are now looking for a Business Controller  to strengthen our controlling team on a temporary, full-time basis - please note that this position is limited until 30.06.2028 .

In this role, you will act as a finance business partner for project developers and asset managers, ensuring transparency, financial control, and quality decision‑making across the project lifecycle. You will also be responsible for supporting the business with financial insights and analysis in a range of areas: from reporting actuals and forecasting long-term spend, to analysing cost and performance drivers.

Your responsibilities:

• Act as financial business partner for a dedicated solar development subsidiary, facilitate close alignment between the subsidiary and Vattenfall internal stakeholders
• Facilitate and coordinate the financial handover process of projects from the development entity to Vattenfall internal teams
• Provide controlling support for projects in the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) phase
• Prepare and analyse budgets, forecasts, and actuals, including variance and risk analysis
• Ensure financial governance and compliance with internal standards and IFRS requirements
• Contribute to management reporting, including dashboards, insights, and ad‑hoc analyses
• Drive process improvements and automation in controlling and reporting 

Location: Hamburg or Berlin, Germany

Qualifications

Your profile:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or comparable
• Several years of experience in business / project controlling, ideally within energy, infrastructure, or project‑based environments
• Confident working with SAP (S/4 HANA) and Microsoft tools (Excel, Power BI; automation skills are a plus)
• Analytical mindset with high attention to detail and a structured working style
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial topics to non‑financial stakeholders
• Fluency in German and English

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, 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. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than May 17, 2026 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact our Head of Business Control Jing Shen via email: [email protected]

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Sandra Domschke via email: [email protected]

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 

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. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.

We look forward to receiving your application!