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GUSTAF ASKER

Stockholm

Summary

With over 7 years of experience in accounting and controlling, I have a deep understanding of the key fields within a modern finance department. I´m comfortable with closing procedures and reporting as well as financial budgeting and forecasting. Moreover, I understand data visualization and can present complex data clearly using tools such as Google sheets/Excel, SQL, and Power BI or Qlik sense. Having worked in many company sizes, from start-up to global enterprises, I´m comfortable with working in different organizational structures and both in English and Swedish.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Controller

BMW
Stockholm
09.2021 - Current
  • Promoted to a senior role in the controlling team after successfully exchanging work responsibilities in 2023.
  • Responsible for monthly, quarterly & yearly consolidation of the Norwegian entity, MINI Northern Europe, and, deputy for segment Automotive Northern Europe.
  • Worked with cross functional teams to develop strategies for improving margins across various product lines such as MINI.
  • Prepared ad hoc reports as requested by senior management or board members.
  • Create annual budget and short term forecasts focusing on the automotive segment (BMW & MINI).
  • Controlling responsibility for pricing & campaign setting and tracking for Northern Europe (segment Automotive).
  • Conducted data analysis, created reports and dashboards using Qlik and Power BI.

ACCOUNTANT / BUSINESS CONTROLLER

DANICA PENSION/FUTUR PENSION
Stockholm
01.2019 - 08.2021
  • Started as a summer intern in 2019 with Danica (later Futur) in the finance team and progressed to become a business controller by 2021.
  • Oversaw and reconciled payment streams from partners.
  • Prepared solvency reporting assisted by external consultants.
  • Generated monthly & quarterly reports summarizing key performance indicators.

CO-FOUNDER / FINANCE MANAGER

UNGDOMSKRAFT (UK)
Stockholm
01.2016 - 06.2020
  • Led the establishment of UK after high school alongside two colleagues. Oversaw expansion from a team of three to about 15 members. Left in 2020 with a yearly turnover reaching 8mSEK.
  • Handled day-to-day finance operations including payments, reconciliations, salaries etc.
  • Assisted in the preparation of tax filings in accordance with local laws.
  • Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for management review.

Education

BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS - Management and Control (180HP)

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
01-2021

HONOURS TRACK -

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
12.2020

ENTREPRENEURSHIP -

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
12.2020

Skills

  • Month-end and year-end closings
  • Financial budget & forecasting
  • Price & campaign setting
  • Business process improvement
  • Time management
  • KPI monitoring
  • Data analysis
  • Data visualization
  • Dashboard creation
  • Data presentation (online & offline)
  • Excel / Google sheets
  • Powerpoint / Google slides
  • Qlik / PowerBI
  • Fortnox / Microsoft Dynamics
  • SQL

Certification

Sustainability within the finance industry - Provided by external provider at FUTUR.

Excel (Excel for controllers, introduction VBA, Power Query & Power BI) - Provided by external provider at BMW.

Time management - Provided by external provider at BMW.

Timeline

Business Controller

BMW
09.2021 - Current

ACCOUNTANT / BUSINESS CONTROLLER

DANICA PENSION/FUTUR PENSION
01.2019 - 08.2021

CO-FOUNDER / FINANCE MANAGER

UNGDOMSKRAFT (UK)
01.2016 - 06.2020

BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS - Management and Control (180HP)

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

HONOURS TRACK -

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP -

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

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