Viking Malt is the leading supplier of malt to breweries in Northern Europe and one of the global market leaders in supplying special malts to breweries, distilleries and food producers. Viking Malt is a Finnish, family-owned company founded in 1883 in Finland Lahti, owned by Polttimo Oy (62.5%) and Lantmännen (37.5%). Company have operations in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, and Lithuania. The Viking Malt Group turnover is over 300 MEUR and annual production capacity is over 625 000 tons. Altogether there are almost 300 people working at the company. Viking Malt's home market is the Baltic Sea area, with a strong foothold in the export market outside Europe, such as Asia, Latin America, and Africa. For further information, please visit www.vikingmalt.com.

GROUP COMMERCIAL & SOURCING CONTROLLER

Do you want to influence commercial decisions, pricing, sourcing performance, and profitability at Group level? Join Viking Malt as our Group Commercial & Sourcing Controller and become a key partner in driving profitable growth across our international business.

In this role, you will be part of group finance team and work closely with our Commercial and Sourcing teams, providing financial insights, analyses, and decision support that help to optimize profitability and business performance. You combine strong analytical capabilities with business partnering to support strategic and operational decision-making across the Group. You will report to Director, group business controlling and in matrix to functional leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner for Commercial and Sourcing functions

• Deliver profitability analyses and business insights across customers & products

• Support pricing governance, pricing transparency, and margin development

• Drive sourcing controlling activities, including purchasing, inventory, pricing, and cost analysis

• Support in monthly reporting & forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning processes

• Provide recommendations that enable data-driven business decisions

• Develop reporting, analytics, and controlling processes together with group finance team and key stakeholders

What We're Looking For

Success in this role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the courage to both challenge and support sales and sourcing teams. You are able to communicate complex financial matters and concepts also to stakeholders outside the finance function. You are proactive and systematic, and able to understand large and complex business topics. You can manage and coordinate several simultaneous priorities and perform well under pressure. You should have a suitable university degree, either bachelor’s or master’s level, in finance, business, or a related field, as well as fluent written and spoken English. Our ideal candidate has experience working in an international environment. In addition experience in FMCG, agriculture, or manufacturing industries is considered a strong advantage.

Why Join Us?

We offer you an independent and challenging role, together with the support of skilled colleagues in an international operating environment. Our company is continuously seeking new growth opportunities and developing its competitiveness, and through your role you will have the opportunity to contribute to this work. The role is based in Finland and offers a flexible hybrid working model, with occasional travel between our sites.

Interested in making an impact? We'd like to hear from you.

For further information about the position, please contact Jarmo Virtanen from Arespartners at +358 40 560 9585, available for inquiries preferably on 6 August and 11 August between 9:00 and 11:00 AM.

Confidential requests for a callback can be arranged through Nina Kuusinen from Arespartners at +358 44 275 4654.

Please submit your application, CV, and salary expectation via the Open Positions section at www.arespartners.fi no later than 16.8. 2026.