Director, Energy Financial Business Services

Job Description

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more than 130 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

We are looking for a Director, Energy Financial Business Services with the main responsibility to lead a team of expert and advisory functions, providing services to the Energy Business. The preferred location for this position is Vaasa, Finland but also Helsinki, Finland and other major Wärtsilä locations are negotiable. We offer the possibility of hybrid work.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Director, Energy Financial Business Services your work will be to lead the Energy Financial Business Services organisation, which covers activities such as Trade Finance and FX hedging, Credit control, Taxation, Invoicing & Export documentation, and Project creation. You'll be a part of the Energy Finance & Control team reporting to Vice President, Finance & Control, Energy.

Your work will focus on these responsibilities

• Lead the Energy Financial Business Services organisation, covering Trade Finance and FX hedging, Credit control, Taxation, Invoicing & Export documentation, and Project creation.
• Lead, coach, and develop the team in line with Wärtsilä values, fostering engagement, accountability, collaboration and high performance.
• Ensure optimal resourcing and competence development and ensure flexibility to changes and demands in the business environment.
• Ensure reliable, high‑quality, and timely financial services with clearly defined service levels to internal stakeholders across the Energy business.
• Enable effective decision‑making and ensure mitigation of financial risks.
• Continuously develop, automate, implement, and maintain standardised, efficient, and compliant processes in line with Wärtsilä Corporation accounting manual, policies, and external requirements.
• Work in close collaboration with Group Treasury to ensure effective financial risk management, including FX and trade finance risks.
• As a member of the Energy Finance & Control leadership team, contribute to strategy definition, action planning, and long‑term development of the Energy Finance & Control function.

Requirements

• MSc. Economics and at least 8-10 years of work experience with Trade Finance, FX Hedging and taxation. It is seen as an advantage if the candidate has experience from the following areas: credit controlling, invoicing and project creation.
• Solid and proven track record of leading finance & business control organisations in a global and complex business environment.
• Solid understanding of large project business as well as services. Energy business experience is seen as an advantage.
• Recognised leader with great ability to build high performing teams based on trust and leads by example and enables collaboration across organisations.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with big picture thinking.
• Drives Wärtsilä Purpose and demonstrates Wärtsilä values; Customer Success, Passion, Performance.
• Has continuous improvement mindset and ability to coach people to grow and learn.
• Fluent English is mandatory.

Your success will be measured by KPIs such as

• Employee satisfaction score
• Internal customer satisfaction score
• Operating Cash flow and working capital

Why you and us?

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other's growth, and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don't always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team, and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

Contact & next steps

We hope to hear from you soon by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout.

For further questions, please reach out to Anja Frada, Vice President, Finance & Control, Energy, through [email protected] with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings where applicable. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country legislation is followed.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.