Financial Controller
MTV Oy
Financial controller MTV (Schibsted TV Media)
MTV (Schibsted TV Media) is looking for a technically strong Financial Controller who is equally comfortable discussing complex accounting matters, analyzing financial outcomes, and connecting business activities with their financial implications.
The Role
As a Financial Controller, you will be part of the Financial Controlling team and report to the Head of Financial Controlling.
We are looking for someone who combines deep accounting expertise with strong business understanding. Someone who enjoys moving seamlessly between technical accounting and tax questions, financial analysis, process and internal control discussions, and understanding how business activities translate into financial outcomes.
You are intellectually curious, analytically sharp, and comfortable operating in complex environments. You understand that financial outcomes cannot be assessed in isolation. It starts with understanding the business activities, commercial decisions, and operational realities that drive them.
This is not a role focused solely on reporting and control. Success in this role requires the ability to connect business activities, accounting, systems, tax, cash flow, and financial outcomes into one coherent picture.
You will work closely with Group Accounting, Business Controlling, and other stakeholders, acting as a key link between accounting operations and the underlying business activities.
As the finance operating model continues to evolve, this role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future Financial Controlling function . Together with colleagues across Finance, you will contribute to defining ways of working, routines, controls, governance, and interfaces that create a high-performing and insight-driven Financial Controlling organization.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Reporting
Ensure integrity, accuracy, and quality of financial reporting at legal entity level
Review and analyze financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
Identify, investigate, and explain deviations, risks, and key financial drivers
Ensure strong linkage between business developments and financial outcomes
Support the close process through review, analysis, and challenge of reported financial information
Take responsibility for understanding and explaining the financial performance and position of assigned legal entities
Oversight of RtR Activities
Review and challenge outputs from the RtR function
Assess the completeness, correctness, and reasonableness of accounting outputs, including accruals and provisions
Focus on exceptions, anomalies, and risk areas rather than routine transaction processing
Collaborate closely with Group Accounting to ensure alignment, transparency, and reporting quality
Accounting, Compliance & Audit
Own and coordinate statutory reporting for assigned legal entities, ensuring compliance with local filing requirements and reporting obligations
Support interpretation and application of local GAAP requirements where business understanding and legal entity context are required
Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors and coordinate audit activities at legal entity level
Support interpretation and application of accounting principles in a business context
Stay up to date on VAT and tax developments in local markets and ensure proper assessment of implications for the legal entities
Business Integration & Financial Insight
Translate business activities into financial implications, including accounting, VAT, and tax considerations
Provide financial insights and support to stakeholders across the organization
Help build understanding of financial performance and underlying business drivers
Act as a key financial counterpart, ensuring that accounting outputs, business developments, and financial performance form a coherent and accurate picture
Transformation & Process Development
Develop and improve routines, processes, controls, and ways of working within Financial Controlling
Contribute to defining the future role of Financial Controlling within the finance operating model
Support implementation of new governance frameworks and control structures
Help build a more structured, scalable, and insight-driven finance function
Profile & Experience
Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar
Several years of experience in Financial Controlling, Accounting, Audit, or related finance roles
Strong understanding of local GAAP and Finnish tax, including financial reporting requirements
Solid experience in financial reporting, analysis, and interpretation of financial outcomes
Ability to understand complex business situations and translate them into clear financial implications and insights
Experience working across accounting, reporting, and business-related finance topics
Experience working in complex, multi-entity environments is an advantage
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics ERP is highly desirable
Experience from media, content-driven, subscription-based, advertising-funded, or IP-based businesses is a plus
Excellent communication skills and fluency in Finnish and English
Personal Attributes
Intellectually curious and quick to understand new situations and business contexts
Structured and analytical with strong attention to detail
High integrity and strong sense of ownership
Comfortable working across both detailed accounting topics and broader business discussions
Proactive, pragmatic, and solution-oriented
Comfortable operating in an environment undergoing change
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Able to challenge assumptions constructively and think critically
Working at MTV (Schibsted TV Media)
We believe that collaboration and strong team dynamics are best supported by regular in-person interaction. Therefore, this role follows our policy of working from the office at least three out of five days per week.
At Schibsted TV Media, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of a modern finance organization while working close to both business and finance stakeholders in one of the Nordic region's leading media companies.