Financial Controller
- Application Deadline: Oct. 4, 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
Oriola is looking for an experienced Financial Controller with strong general ledger accounting expertise to take independent responsibility for the accounting and reporting.
This varied role offers broad exposure to the financial operations of Oriola, a well-established company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki and operating in the Nordic health and wellbeing sector.
The position is fixed-term until the end of year 2028. The role is based at Oriola’s headquarters in Espoo. Oriola follows a hybrid working model with office presence three days a week. The starting date can be agreed with the selected candidate.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the accounting and reporting of Oriola are accurate and completed according to the schedules and requirements of a listed company. You will join Oriola’s seven-person finance team responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing and the general ledger accounting of Oriola parent company and Oriola subsidiary. You will report to the Head of Financial Services Finland.
Your key activities include:
- Managing the daily and periodic accounting of Oriola parent company
- Preparing statutory and Group reporting for Oriola parent company
- Preparing monthly VAT reporting
- Transferring monthly payroll data to SAP and performing the related reconciliations
- Preparing corporate income tax returns and related reporting
- Processing bank statements relating to general ledger transactions
- Performing other accounting duties, including transferring treasury data to SAP and performing the related reconciliations
- Supporting the accounting of Oriola subsidiary, including collecting import tax data and posting accruals
Skills & Requirements
The successful candidate has:
- At least 10 years of experience in finance and accounting
- Previous experience as a Chief Accountant or in a comparable general ledger accounting role
- Previous experience with SAP FI/CO
- Advanced Excel skills
- Fluency in both Finnish and English
- A relevant degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- The ability to well under pressure, particularly during month-end closing
- A proactive and independent approach to work, combined with the ability to ask for support when needed
- Accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Good numerical understanding and the ability to learn quickly
- Previous experience in a listed company is considered a strong advantage
We offer you:
The opportunity to join a supportive finance team where colleagues help one another and work towards shared goals. You will work for a listed Nordic company with more than a century of experience in the pharmaceutical sector and an important role in ensuring the safe and reliable availability of medicines and health products. Oriola operates in a stable market supported by long-term growth drivers, including an ageing population and increasing interest in health and wellbeing.
The role gives you an independent and varied area of responsibility within the finance function of the Group’s parent company. You will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise in listed-company reporting, Group accounting, taxation and treasury-related accounting. You will also join Oriola at an important stage as the company builds a new, highly automated distribution centre in Järvenpää, the largest investment in Oriola’s history.
Terms of Employment:
- This is a fixed-term full-time position until 31.12.2028, and we want you to start as soon as possible.
- 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.
- This position is based in Mankkaa, Espoo, Finland.
- The employment is within Oriola Group.
Application:
If you feel this is your next career step, please send your application, CV and salary expectation in English no later than 4.10.2026.
To apply this role please contact and apply via our recruitment partner Avila. careers.avila.fi/jobs/8435603-oriola-financial-controller
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.
Maria Belosapko | Contact Person
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