Would you like to work in a work environment where your work truly matters? With us, you get to do meaningful work and enable low-emission way of travel and transport.
We are looking for a Financial Controller to join our Financial Operations and Tax team in Helsinki.
In this role you will part of a team responsible for accounting and financial reporting of VR business units and common functions in Financial operations and tax team. You will focus on named legal entity financial reporting, support in management reporting, and ensure high-quality financial services are provided to all VR Group entities.
We offer you a great opportunity to have a first-row seat to be part of rapidly changing market and possibility to influence the VR Group success. VR Group is a versatile, environment friendly and sustainable operator of logistics and passenger transport in Finland and Sweden. VR Finance function provides full-service set-up for all VR legal entities with high emphasis on supporting VR Group business capabilities.
We are looking for a team player, with experience on financial reporting, and preferable some experience in internal reporting as well. You are not afraid of process development, automation nor harmonization of processes, and you feel home in fast changing environment.
Our businesses appreciate our skills and experience in financial, accounting and tax matters, great service mindset and efficient processes.
Main responsibilities include
- To ensure timely, high-quality and efficient reporting to named VR business entity, including monthly financial reporting, year-end reporting, preparation of tax returns and support in management reporting
- Development of financial processes together with your finance colleagues
- Support business stakeholders in Finance related topics
- To ensure smooth reporting
- To participate in continuous improvement of finance processes and ways of working
- Hands on problem solving and support to colleagues and stakeholders
- To tackle ad-hoc tasks with agility
What we expect from you
- Experience in accounting, financial reporting and accounting practises as well as preferably in finance process development
- Sc. and or M.Sc in Finance or Accounting or corresponding academic degree
- Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English language skills, Swedish is an asset
- Good communication and cooperation skills
- Pro-active approach and solution-oriented ways of working
- Digital mindset – you inspire other to adopt digital practices and promote digital mindset
Why choose us?
- Your work will impact on travel of hundreds of thousands of people and transportation of thousands of tons of cargo.
- You will get 9,500 professionals as co-workers from Finland and Sweden.
- We offer various training and learning opportunities, diverse career paths, and comprehensive employee benefits for sports, culture, and lunch.
- We support commuting and leisure travel and offer versatile travel and recreation opportunities at staff prices in Finland and abroad.
- You will have access to comprehensive occupational health services that support your wellbeing, as well as modern tools.
At the heart of everything we do are our customers, growth, and the wellbeing of our people. Our open feedback culture supports development, learning, and succeeding together. We are together on a fair, meaningful journey. You are an important part of our journey just as you are: We are building a better future together.
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Interested?
Great! Please submit your application by 29.11.2026 via the link below.
Need more information?
For more details about the position, please contact Head of Accounting and Tax Operations Piia Kankeri by email [email protected] or by phone +358505183623 on Mon 23.11. between 14-15 or 27.11. between 14-15.
At VR, our work is meaningful: it affects the daily lives of thousands of people and promotes low-emission mobility and logistics. We ensure smooth everyday journeys in Finland and Sweden and support industrial logistics domestically. In 2025, 16.1 million long-distance journeys were made with us in Finland, we transported 24.8 million tonnes of goods by rail, and our net sales amounted to EUR 1,253 million. More than 9,500 top professionals worked together on a journey towards a better world. Join us! More information: https://www.vrgroup.fi/