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Business Controller - Aftermarket

Business Controller Aftermarket

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global leader in equipment, tools, parts, and services for the mining and infrastructure industries, with applications in drilling, cutting, loading, tunneling, and quarrying. Proudly ranked among Forbes Top 50 Global Employers.

The Role

The Business Controller Aftermarket will focus on driving business performance through proactive financial analysis, operational excellence, value-added reporting, and the implementation of tools and systems that support strategic decision-making in commercial and service areas. The role will have primary responsibility for supporting Parts and Services, Rocktools and Ground Support divisions within the Sales Area.

The role will be based in any of the CAFR territories (Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania or Zambia), reporting to the Sales Area Business Controller (SABC).

Essential duties & responsibilities

Business performance

Prepare Monthly Financial Reports for Divisional MORs (Monthly Operational Reviews) with detailed analysis and comments to support BLMs. Track and execute agreed business control-related action plans
Track KPIs at different levels and pro-actively review monthly reporting from OneStream ensuring that the results meet expectations. Assist the BLMs with periodic reviews within the Sales Area.
Perform mid-month analysis, support BLMs on revenue and order intake early warnings and issue early alerts based on key KPIs.
Support BLMs with periodic performance reviews and follow-up to agreed business control action plans.
Digitalization champion – promote the use of financial analytical tools (Power BI) and systems (Business insights and Service Insights), as well as training relevant stakeholders in their adoption.
Ensure the application of pricing policies, discount systems/NPC, and authority limit matrix (LoA) for all the relevant divisions

Effective control (Profit and Loss) and net working capital monitoring

Support P&L performance through analysis of service contracts, cost control (COGS and A&S), gross margin, and contribution analysis. Ensure that costs are controlled and that deviations from budget are investigated and rectified.
Support capital efficiency initiatives, asset productivity, utilization setups, and labor hours absorption accounting.
Monitor Net Working Capital drivers, including work in progress (WIP) monitoring, accounts receivable, inventory trends.
Work closely with territory controllers and finance managers to ensure accurate and consistent service and workshop reporting.

Budgeting and Forecasting

Support the divisional and sales area forecasting processes in collaboration with BLMs and the SABC.
Execute financial risk analysis and track customer segments, business units, and sales channels for each division identifying anomalies against the budget/forecast and business performance gaps.
Identify performance gaps versus budget and forecast and support corrective actions.
Collaborate with BI analysts to develop dashboards that provide clear visibility of key KPIs.

Project Management and process improvements

Support cross-functional projects such as accounts receivable reduction and WIP ageing improvement initiatives.
Engage with both the business and customers.
Monitor commercial pipelines in CRM and support compliance with commercial and pricing processes.
Contribute to operational process improvements through regular review of reporting quality and business/service insights.

Support the development and follow-up of practical operational and financial improvement actions.

Your profile

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management Control, or a related field.
Professional qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA are an advantage.
Experience with financial analysis tools such as Power BI, advanced Microsoft Excel, and financial modelling.
Approximately 4–6 years of experience in business control, finance, or similar roles, preferably in a multinational environment.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and identify trends and risks.
Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across different countries and cultures.
Willingness to travel within and outside the country as required.
A practical assessment will form part of the interview process.

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Notice Period

Notice period on all positions is 20 working days from date of resignation, unless otherwise agreed to by managers.

How to apply

Please apply online through Workday (ESS) or access the Sandvik website www.home.sandvik/en/careers

Applications close: 27 March 2026

You must be physically and medically fit to work in a mining environment, including meeting all customer vaccination requirements.

Sandvik is an equal opportunity employer, striving for practices and programs that are bias free and in which employees are treated fairly to ensure fair opportunity with the best outcome for every individual securing no discrimination on grounds including but not limited to, age, gender, gender expression, race, ethnicity, language, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. To ensure an inclusive, equitable and diverse work environment where people can develop and perform well, our focus areas are: great leadership, lifelong learning & development, career opportunities & open job market and safe & fair work environment.

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