Business Line Controller - VP
EQT · Stockholm, Sweden · 4d ago
About the job
EQT is looking for a Vice President Business Controller to join the Private Capital Europe & North America Business Controlling team in Stockholm. This is an important role supporting and strengthening a team of ten, based across Stockholm, Luxembourg, Amsterdam and Bengaluru, as EQT continues to expand its long-hold strategies.
This role reports to the Head of Business Control, Private Capital Europe & North America.
About the team
The Business Line Controlling team supports planning, performance management and decision-making across EQT's business lines. The team connects financial data with business priorities and creates transparency around performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Acting as sparring partner on strategic business controlling matters
- Monitoring portfolio company performance, fund liquidity planning and cash movements to give an accurate, real-time view of fund performance
- Lead valuation work on portfolio companies
- Tracking and monitoring exit forecasts
- Contributing to strategic planning, annual budgeting and internal reporting
- Helping evolve and streamline team structures and processes as EQT continues to scale
- Partnering with the group business line function to provide a consolidated, analytically rigorous, commercially focused perspective
- Driving data quality and digitalization initiatives, in line with EQT's broader digital agenda
- Running and presenting analyses for the Business Line Management Group
Candidate Profile
- University degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in financial, business and/or cost controlling; international experience is a plus
- Experience in financial services or Big 4 is a merit
- Advanced Excel and BI skills
- Strong analytical skills paired with practical, commercial judgment
- Fluent written and spoken English
What we are looking for
- A proactive, self-starting approach, comfortable working both independently and across a distributed team
- Strong prioritization and organizational skills, with the ability to move between detailed analysis and Management Group-level narrative
- A genuine interest in improving how a growing platform's controlling function operates
- Clear, confident communication, with a drive to influence business performance
Inclusion at EQT
Our vision for EQT employees is to build high performing & engaged teams. Our competitive edge comes from fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, empowered, and motivated to drive business impact. Our commitment to inclusion is not just about fairness; We understand and believe that being a great place to work drives the best performance.At EQT, inclusion is a business imperative and it's embedded into our talent strategy, decision-making, and culture to ensure that every individual and team operates at their full potential. By doing so, we unlock better collaboration, stronger innovation, and superior investment outcomes.About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of over three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 270 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.
More info: www.eqtgroup.com
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