Finance Manager Nordics

The Role

As a key member of the local leadership team, the Finance Manager Nordics will be responsible for overseeing financial planning, reporting, and management across three markets: Sweden, Norway, and Finland. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on oversight of accounting, statutory reporting, controlling, and performance management.

You will provide financial insights to support decision-making, ensure compliance with local regulations, and partner closely with other functions including Operations, Sales, Marketing, P&C, and Supply Chain to align strategies with financial goals. This is a high-impact leadership role, directly managing the finance function for the three markets. Join an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees, where you will have the opportunity to influence change and drive improvement in a highly collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Principle Accountabilities

• Drive performance by analysing results against budgets and forecasts, leading scenario planning, and delivering market-level reports to stakeholders.
• Lead financial planning & analysis, overseeing the business planning and budgeting cycle, and contributing to long-term strategic planning for the Nordics.
• Oversee accounting, statutory reporting, and controlling to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leaders in Operations, Sales, Marketing, P&C, and Supply Chain to ensure business strategies are financially viable.
• Manage financial risk by identifying exposures, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Develop and mentor the finance team, building capability and providing financial training to non-financial managers.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in financial leadership within a large, complex, and matrixed organisation (FMCG experience preferred).
• Strong expertise in financial planning, analysis, accounting, and reporting across multiple markets.
• Advanced analytical skills, with proficiency in systems such as SAP, Anaplan, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Fluency in English is required, with additional proficiency in a Nordic language is desirable.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

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