Business Controller - Solar & Batteries

Business Controller

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 support the business with financial insights and analysis, including reporting actuals, forecasting long‑term spend, and analysing cost and performance drivers.

Responsibilities

• Act as financial business partner for a dedicated solar development subsidiary, facilitating 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

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or comparable.
• Several years of experience in business or 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.

Benefits

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

EEO Statement

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a 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.