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FULL_TIME
2-5

Service Controller

5/3/2026

The Service Controller will drive operational control activities, including customer order validation and capacity cost control for EMEA service operations. They will also provide financial analysis and actionable insights to business partners while collaborating on global finance tool development.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Valmet has two focused segments:​ Biomaterial Solutions and Services and Process Performance Solutions. Valmet’s operating model consists of five business areas: Automation Solutions; Flow Control; Pulp, Energy and Circularity; Packaging and Paper; and Tissue. The business areas are supported by a separate Latin America unit and a China Chair. The Global Supply unit supports cost-competitiveness by optimizing and leveraging Valmet’s global scale in procurement and production.
About the Role

Service Controller – Drive Performance Across EMEA Services

We are looking for a Service Controller to join our Packaging and Paper Service Finance team supporting the Service Business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) across Paper and Packaging (PAC) and Pulp, Energy and Circularity (PEC). 

In this role, you will take ownership of operational control tasks, especially for workshop services, working closely with service leaders, and participating in process and tool development together with your finance colleagues globally. You will report to the Business Controller, EMEA Services, and be a part of the global Packaging and Paper Service Finance team. 

Your responsibilities

  • Own and drive operational control activities for service operations, including customer order validation, capacity cost control, and performance follow-up.

  • Analyze and validate financial data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability across systems and processes within your responsibility area.

  • Support assigned business partners across EMEA PAC and PEC organizations, providing financial analysis and actionable insights to support business and financial targets.

  • Collaborate with global finance colleagues to develop, improve, and locally implement finance tools, principles, and ways of working.

  • Support continuous improvement, especially within workshop service controlling, reporting, and performance management.

Expectations for you

  • 3–5 years of experience in finance or controlling, preferably in an operational or production-related environment.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Industrial Management, or a related field.

  • Strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced setting.

  • Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as IPM, BAM, POP, and/or Power BI.

  • Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.

To succeed in this role

You combine hands-on financial controlling with a structured, improvement-driven mindset and feel comfortable working across cultures and geographies. You are confident partnering with business stakeholders, translating numbers into insights, and ensuring operational discipline.

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

  • Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through

  • Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly

  • Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety

  • Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

Want to know more?

Contact Jenni Huhtala, Business Controller, Packaging and Paper Service Finance, at +358 44 363 5134 on Wednesday April 29 (12:00–13:00) or Thursday May 7 (12:00–13:00) (Finnish time). Please submit your application and CV in English by May 17, 2026 via our online application system.

We will start reviewing the applications already during the application period. We’ll use a variety of selection methods in the recruitment process, e.g. video screening, personality questionnaires, ability tests and interviews.

We encourage our employees to a healthier lifestyle by being a smoke-free Workplace.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

Join the team – and lead the way with us!
www.valmet.com/careers

Key Skills
Financial controllingOperational controlFinancial analysisPerformance managementCustomer order validationCapacity cost controlReportingData validationBusiness partneringProcess developmentIPMBAMPOPPower BIAnalytical skills
Categories
Finance & AccountingManufacturingEnergyManagement & Leadership
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