Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
I am a senior economist with broad experience in finance and procurement, gained from both international and local organizations. Through various positions, ranging from accounting and reporting to business controlling and sourcing, I have developed strong expertise in my profession. By understanding the business and working closely with stakeholders, I am able to pivot my financial knowledge and act as an important advisor to leadership teams on investment prioritization and development roadmaps. My main strengths include excellent analytical skills, a structured approach, and a service-minded attitude. I challenge existing routines and am used to take lead in implementing new ways of working. People describe me as social, outgoing, and easy to interact with. A combination of curiosity, energy, and intelligence enables me to thrive in ever-changing environments. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I also appreciate nature where I like to do various outdoor activities.
Description: The business area TV Media is owned since 2019 by Telia Company and contains Swedish TV4 and Finnish MTV and their sub channles. Together it forms the biggest private media broadcasting company in the Nordics, operating both linear and streaming services, and revenue streams across advertising and premium subscriptions. Assignment: Business partner and financial process owner. Business planning and budgeting. Closing, KPI and performance reporting, Investment advisor by providing financial insights and scenario analysis. Risk assessment and internal controls. Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization. Member of the leadership team Main achievements: - Launched a new standardized investment decision process, governance, and business case templates. - Updated the internal cost allocation for common functions, providing increased transparency and accruacy, while simplifying the process. - Updated the policy for capitalization of own development for the agile DevOps teams,
Description: IKEA is a world leading home furnishing retailer with presence in 30 markets and an annual turnover of approximately 40 bEUR. Group Procurement is supporting the entire IKEA group with indirect material and services. I am part of the team that works explicitly with digital technology, primarily supporting Group Digital (ref. below), but also local markets with global contracts. Assignment: Primary commercial interface toward global suppliers. Drive market analysis and support business development. Responsibility for supplier selections and large-scale negotiations together with the internal stakeholders, to secure best value for IKEA. Identify key cost drivers and make comprehensive TCO calculations for optimized commercial setup. Main achievements: Initiative taker and lead for a market analysis report related to mobile telecom as an omnichannel retail enabler, resulting in a global standard for cellular connectivity network in the stores. Commercial project lead and responsible purchaser for sourcing activities to acquire DAS network in Sweden and UK/Ireland.
Description: In-house IT supplier that provides the entire IKEA Group with 500+ systems. I am responsible controller and part of the leadership team for service operations with an annual budget of 180 mEUR. In this position I have gained a broad experience of the IT business, including application, infrastructure and support. Assignment: Financial process owner, e.g. budget, forecast, closing. Investment supervision. Analyse, interpret, evaluate reports. Drive efficiency and cost optimization. Leadership team member. Project controlling, project steering group member. Main achievements: Improved the forecast accuracy in my area from 89% to 98%. Financial responsible for top priority project for compliance towards Chinese cyber laws. Activity lead to created standardized financial training material. Implemented a Cognos based financial tool.
Description: World leading provider of laboratory diagnostics instruments and equipment’s. Regional sales office for Norway that was primarily targeting the public sector like hospitals and health centres, but also private labs like Fürst and Unilabs. Assignment: Sales reporting to group finance. Profit calculation. Sales and cost forecasting. Responsible for all areas of accounting including purchase to pay process, general ledger, bank and balance reconciliation. Service contracts. Main achievements: Part of team to implement an integrated P2P system. Super user for SAP P24
Description: Consult assignment via Experis (Manpower Group). I strengthened the controlling team after outsourcing of development and operation of IKEA’s IT applications. Main assignments: Cost forecast. Monthly closing. Implement new ways of working. Coaching and training
Description: Consult assignment via Experis (Manpower Group). I strengthened the team as accounting manager for nine companies within the Mekonomen Group. Main assignments: Managed all areas of accounting including accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, bank and balance reconciliation. Tax calculations and reporting to authorities. Management reporting and comments. Coached and held trainings in basic accounting and financial steering