Corporate Credit Risk Controller

Corporate Risk is an independent control function responsible for the development of Fortum’s risk management framework as well as for implementing effective controls to ensure exposures remain with acceptable risk levels at all times. Corporate Risk also supports business in managing risks effectively and provides management with assurance that risks are adequately measured and monitored. Corporate Risk is functionally organized within Corporate Finance with a risk reporting line to Fortum’s Audit and Risk Committee.

About the role

We are looking for a Corporate Credit Risk Controller to join Corporate Credit Risk Team. You will report to Head of Credit Risk. Preferred location of the job is in Espoo, Finland or Stockholm Sweden.

Your key responsibilities are maintaining and developing the counterparty credit risk management framework, assessing and monitoring the creditworthiness of our key counterparties (business partners, customers, financial institutions, suppliers and trading counterparties), setting and making recommendations for credit limits, making recommendations for risk mitigation actions.

Why Fortum?

With us, you can take an active role in driving the change for a cleaner world. To reach our goals, we embrace a culture of openness. With mutual trust, believing in people, and taking care of everyone's wellbeing, can we reach even better results. Flexibility is the new normal and we apply hybrid way of working wherever possible.

For you, working at Fortum means exciting opportunities to develop your expertise and create a unique career path. We will support you on this journey. We believe diversity and inclusion inspire all of us to innovate and grow together. Therefore, we are committed to building teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally. 

What we are looking for

You hold an university degree in business, economics, engineering, finance or accounting with at least five years of relevant experience, preferably in energy, utility or industrial company or financial sector. You have a strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience of models and methods used for quantifying credit risk. In the role you will be required to analyze and interpret financial and business-related information about our counterparties to be able to draw conclusions and present recommendations to management for decision-making. You challenge the status quo and are willing to voice your opinion. At the same time, you are collaborative and are able to main good working relationships with colleagues, managers and specialists at several levels of the organisation. You are curious and solution-oriented and have a strong drive for continuous improvement. Fluency in English is required and preferably also at least one Nordic language.

Interested? 

Submit your application by 2.9.2022 at the latest. If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact Karoliina Pietiläinen, +358 50 45 36519 or through e-mail [email protected] (available on week 35). 

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and an health examination including drug testing.

Sweden:
For contact with Swedish union representatives in Fortum, please call +4686717000. Fortums Akademiker: Per Kenttä, Unionen: Birgitta Henriksson, Torbjörn Graf.

Fortum and Uniper form a European energy group committed to enabling a successful transition to carbon neutrality for everyone. Our 50 gigawatts of power generating capacity, substantial gas import and storage operations, and our global energy trading business enable us to provide Europe and other regions with a reliable supply of low-carbon energy. We are already Europe’s third largest producer of CO2-free electricity, and our growth businesses focus on clean power, low-carbon energy, and the infrastructure for tomorrow’s hydrogen economy. In addition, we design solutions that help companies and cities reduce their environmental footprint. Our 20,000 professionals and operations in 40 countries give us the skills, resources, and reach to empower the energy evolution toward a cleaner world. fortum.com; uniper.energy