Since SEB was founded in 1856, our focus on customers and long-term relationships has been at the heart of our success. We aim to drive positive change by providing capital to help everyone reach their goals and accelerate progress towards a sustainable tomorrow. As a leading financial services group in northern Europe, we'll help you grow and empower you to take on more responsibility to create a real difference. Welcome to SEB.

About the role

As Business Advisor you will work closely with the Country Manager and senior management in Finland. You will be supporting strategic initiatives and development projects for SEB in Finland. You will be closely involved in site steering work by driving different business divisions focus areas, as well as driving communication on strategy and business performance. Your role also involves preparing analysis and presentation materials for the purpose of strategy work and communication about the Finnish business in internal and external contexts. In this role you will obtain a great overall view to SEB’s business and operations in Finland.

Analytical mindset, proactivity and strong drive and eagerness to explore new business opportunities as well as how the financial industry is developing and what are trends among our client industries will be important in this role. You will be actively working with colleagues in the divisions and geographies who work with strategy and business projects. Similarly, you will work with a wide range of functions locally.

To thrive in this role, we believe you have

To succeed in your role with us you have an analytical mindset, systematic approach to work and interest for doing strategy work. You have a strong commitment to deliver and ability to initiate, lead and drive various initiatives simultaneously. We appreciate that you have good team player skills as well as networking skills. Having a strategic mindset in all activities is important.

You have a university degree and relevant business experience combined with good analytical, communication and presentation skills. You enjoy learning new things and take responsibility for your own development. You have fluent written and spoken skills in English and Finnish. Knowledge in Swedish is an asset.

What we offer

• International opportunities and working environment

• Friendly and welcoming culture

• Encouraging work-life balance

• Extensive training and learning opportunities

We are 300 colleagues in Finland, working at our activity-based office in the centre of Helsinki. Our office is designed for us – to support good collaboration and wellbeing at work. We are proud of our high engagement and job satisfaction. At SEB you can combine the opportunities of an international organisation with the responsibility, flexibility and variety of tasks enabled by our relatively small and thus agile teams in Helsinki.

Do you want to be part of SEB?

Welcome to our inclusive culture, where our shared values inspire and uplift our team. We celebrate diversity and strive to ensure every employee feels seen, heard, and valued.

Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today, but no later than 5th of May 2024. If you have questions about the position, please contact Jussi Lepistö, Country CFO, +358 40 844 1877 on 26th of April between 12.00-14.00 .

Learn more about working at SEB here: Tietoa SEB:sta | SEB

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

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Business Advisor | SEB, Helsinki