Director, Group Financial Controlling
- Application Deadline: Feb. 22, 2026
- Espoo
- Hybrid
Oriola is a health and wellbeing company operating in the Nordic countries. We are driven by our purpose, Health for life and we have set ambitious sustainability targets to support wellbeing of people, society, and planet. To ensure this, our business keeps evolving. We are growing and developing within health and wellbeing and developing our services. Our significant role in society gives a great purpose for working with us. In return, we expect you to aim as high as we do. You will need to be customer oriented and proactive. Together we work towards an even healthier future.
About the position
As Director, Group Financial Controlling, you will be responsible for Oriola Group’s external accounting, financial reporting and consolidation, ensuring high-quality, timely and reliable financial information. The role combines strong IFRS expertise, a development-oriented mindset and the ability to lead and develop an international finance team, which consists of 20 accounting professionals.
You will play a key role in driving Oriola’s financial accounting routines and development agenda, especially related to reporting processes, financial systems and the ongoing ERP transformation. You will report to Oriola’s CFO and act as a member of the Finance Lead Team.
Skills & Requirements
Personal and experience Requirements
As a person we hope you are analytical and strongly development-oriented who challenges the existing and can drive change. As a leader you are proactive, goal-oriented and assertive, who takes initiative, ownership, complete matters and deliver results with your team. You empower and trust your team, delegating responsibility and providing support.
To succeed in this role, you have:
- Strong expertise and preferably more than 10 years of experience in external accounting, group consolidation and reporting
- Strong experience in developing accounting and reporting
- IFRS experience
- Experience in project and change management
- Leadership experience including experience from developing finance teams
Experience considered an advantage:
- Experience from a listed company or a large matrix organization
- Experience from IT system/tools development projects
- SAP experience
Other Requirements
- Relevant university degree (e.g. M.Sc. in Economics) or equivalent competence gained through extensive work experience
- Excellent spoken and written Finnish and English
We offer you:
- A meaningful role in a purpose-driven organisation – Health for life
- A key position with real impact on the development of Oriola’s finance function and reporting
- The opportunity to work in a Nordic, publicly listed company with strong societal relevance
- An open, collaborative and development-oriented culture across Finland and Sweden
- Interesting forward leaning organisation with high ambitious for sustainability
- Organisation which gives independency and responsibility to develop Organisation with Scandinavian view and some travelling
Terms of Employment:
- This is a full-time position, and we want you to start during Q2/2026, at the latest during Q3/2026
- This position is based in Espoo, Finland (hybrid work model available)
- The selected person will undergo a drug test and a standard security clearance in accordance with the Security Clearance Act, which is a prerequisite for the establishment of an employment relationship.
- The Employment is within the Oriola Group – below you can read about our great company
Application:
If you feel this is your next career step, please submit your application, CV and salary expectation in English by 22.2.2026. We will start interviews with suitable candidates already during the application period.
To apply this role please contact and apply via our executive search partner Equita Talent Partners Oy ats.talentadore.com/apply/director-group-financial-controlling-oriola-plc/mMNkdR.
About the company
Oriola is a Finnish listed company with a solid expertise within the pharmaceutical sector. We have more than one hundred years of experience in medicine distribution in Sweden and over 70 years in Finland, and we unite all actors in the field from pharmaceutical companies to consumers in a unique way. With the help of our professional and committed employees, we promote the wellbeing of people and animals. We ensure that medicines as well as health and wellbeing products are delivered in a safe and customer-friendly manner to pharmacies, veterinarians, retailers, or our dose dispensing customers. Our expert services support pharmaceutical companies throughout the entire lifespan of a product. With us, you will have access to a wealth of expertise and inspiring opportunities in all our businesses.
Our purpose is ‘Health for life’. With us, you will join an open and collaborative culture. We support and care for each other and our customers. To thrive with us, you will need to be open, proactive and responsible – and we will help you to develop your strengths and progress along your professional journey. At Oriola, we cherish openness, taking initiative and responsibility, and working together.
Do you want to work towards an even healthier future? Join us!
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TAt Oriola, we treasure health and wellbeing. Our expertise covers the entire lifespan of a product, and we deliver medicines and other health and wellbeing products daily to more than 2,200 pharmacies and other B2B customers.
TApproximately half of the pharmaceuticals used in Finland and Sweden pass through Oriola.
TOur dose dispensing expertise supports medicine safety and people's daily life. Dose dispensing also helps society to reduce healthcare costs.
TWe are driven by our purpose, Health for life. Oriola offers the widest range of health and wellbeing services in Finland and in Sweden.
TPå Oriola värdesätter vi hälsa och välbefinnande. Vi levererar läkemedel och andra produkter för hälsa- och välbefinnande till mer än 2 200 apotek och företagskunder. Vår expertis täcker hela läkemedlets livscykel.
TCirka hälften av läkemedlen som används i Finland och Sverige kommer via Oriola.
TVår dosdispenseringstjänst ger en säker läkemedelsanvändning och hjälper människor i vardagen. Dosdispensering minskar också sjukvårdskostnaderna i samhället.
TVi drivs av vårt syfte, Health for life. Oriola erbjuder det bredaste utbudet av hälso- och välbefinnandetjänster i Sverige och Finland.
TOriolassa vaalimme terveyttä ja hyvinvointia. Asiantuntijuutemme kattaa koko lääkkeen elinkaaren. Toimitamme päivittäin lääkkeitä ja terveys- ja hyvinvointituotteita yli 2 200 apteekkiin ja yritysasiakkaillemme.
TNoin puolet Suomessa ja Ruotsissa käytetyistä lääkkeistä kulkee Oriolan kautta.
TAsiantuntijuutemme lääkkeiden koneellisessa annosjakelussa tukee lääkitysturvallisuutta ja ihmisten arkipäivän elämää. Annosjakelupalvelu auttaa myös yhteiskuntaa terveydenhoidon kustannusten vähentämisessä
TOriolan olemassaolon tarkoitus, Health for life, inspiroi meitä. Tarjoamme alan kattavimmat terveyttä ja hyvinvointia tukevat palvelut Suomessa ja Ruotsissa.
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