Controller, Statutory & Tax Compliance
Espoo, FI
Join Fortum’s Statutory and Tax Compliance team in Espoo and play a key role in ensuring compliance and supporting business growth in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment. As Statutory and Tax Compliance Controller, you are responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with statutory and tax accounting process outputs as well as legal entity governance compliance with the country legislation and practices. The position is temporary parental leave substitution.
About the role
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Ensuring legal entity compliance with financial regulations and standards in Finland, overseeing accounting process from Finnish statutory and tax point of view
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Preparing statutory financial statements and tax filings and coordinating the data collection process
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Prepare group tax reporting and forecasts
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Preparing, reviewing and analyzing tax and statutory data regularly during the year
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Coordinate and ensure collaboration in statutory audit process with relevant stakeholders
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Proactive collaboration with relevant stakeholders as well as provide guidance to R2R teams
About you
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More than 5 years of work experience in accounting
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Equivalent degree in accounting or field of finance
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Deep knowledge of Finnish statutory and tax compliance, accounting & taxation
- Good command of Finnish and English
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Strong analysing skills
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Advanced understanding of R2R processes and accounting best practices
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Excellent self-management skills
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Good collaboration and communication skills
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Performance and development-oriented mindset
You’ll benefit from having knowledge of:
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Common finance tools such as Qlik and Power BI
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Standard MS Office applications
We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.
More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.
Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.
Interested?
Ready to make an impact at Fortum? Submit your application latest on 28.12.2025. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, contact Miira Kavonius, Country Manager, Statutory and Tax Compliance by email miira.kavonius@fortum.com. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period.
We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated
emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com