Nordic Country Controller

Job Summary

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.

Finance: Empowering strategic decisions through expertise; fueling sustainable growth by delivering insights, managing risk and driving value across global operations.

The role is based in Budapest, Hungary (hybrid role). 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.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• 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.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in accounting, controllership, statutory reporting, audit coordination, or a related finance function.

• Strong understanding of financial reporting, balance sheet reviews, reconciliations, and internal controls.

• Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies.

• Knowledge of local accounting and statutory reporting requirements within the Nordic region.

• Proven ability to coordinate activities across multiple countries and diverse stakeholder groups.

• Strong project coordination, communication, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, preferably SAP.

• Fluent English language skills, both verbal and written.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience in a multinational corporate environment with regional or global responsibilities.

• Familiarity with Nordic tax regulations and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Experience supporting statutory audits, annual financial statements, and regulatory compliance processes.

• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to streamline processes and enhance financial controls.

Why Choose Us?

• 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.

• Competitive total rewards package including local benefits.

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.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more