Operation Management Assistant

About the Role

We are currently supporting our client in the search for a Mid-level Operation Management Assistant to join our their team in Stockholm (Kista). This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a solid background in finance and business operations who is looking to work in an international environment where financial analysis, commercial support, and project finance play a central role.

As a Mid-level Operation Management Assistant, you will support business management activities by providing financial insights, analyzing business performance, supporting commercial negotiations, and contributing to project financial management. The role requires strong analytical skills, business understanding, and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Management Support

• Support business management activities by collecting, organizing, and analyzing financial and business data.
• Assist with industry research, market analysis, and the preparation of business reports and management presentations.
• Identify potential business risks and opportunities and provide initial recommendations to support decision-making.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality analysis within agreed timelines.

Financial Analysis & Business Performance

• Analyze company financial statements and business performance to provide actionable financial insights.
• Perform profitability analysis, variance analysis, budgeting support, and financial forecasting.
• Monitor financial performance and support management with reporting and decision-making materials.
• Prepare financial reports and presentations using Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office applications.

Project Finance Management

• Support financial management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track project budgets, revenues, costs, profitability, and cash flow.
• Follow up on billing, invoicing, collections, and payment status.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating financial risks related to projects.

Commercial & Financial Support

• Support customer negotiations regarding finance-related commercial terms.
• Assist in reviewing and coordinating payment terms, credit terms, guarantees, invoicing arrangements, and collection processes.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Delivery, Legal, Accounting, Credit, and Management teams to ensure commercially sound financial agreements.
• Provide financial input to support commercial decision-making.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Management, or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial statement analysis.
• Strong understanding of project finance management, including budgeting, profitability, revenue recognition, cost control, billing, collections, and financial risk management.
• Good understanding of commercial business terms, including payment terms, credit terms, guarantees, invoicing, and collection processes.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial analysis and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent business understanding and the ability to interpret financial data in a commercial context.
• Ability to identify risks, opportunities, and provide practical recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate work across multiple departments and functions.
• Structured, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive mindset with a high level of ownership and execution capability.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience in financial analysis, FP&A, business finance, management accounting, finance business partnering, or project finance.
• Experience supporting project management, budget tracking, profitability analysis, billing, collections, or financial risk management.
• Experience supporting customer negotiations involving finance-related commercial terms is considered an advantage.
• Experience from ICT, energy, engineering projects, B2B business, or project-based organizations is highly preferred.

Language Requirements

• Fluent English is mandatory.
• Fluent Chinese is mandatory.

Work Authorization

• You must have a valid legal right to work in Sweden at the time of application (e.g., EU citizenship or a valid work permit/visa).

Additional Information

This is a full-time, on-site position based at our client's office in Stockholm. The intended start date for the assignment is as soon as possible. This is expected to be a long-term consulting assignment with the possibility of extension.

The role is offered as a consultancy assignment through Clevry, meaning you will be employed by Clevry while working on assignment with our client.

You will receive more detailed information about the company during an initial conversation with one of our recruiters. What we can already share is that our client is a large international organization operating in a fast-paced and multicultural environment, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and long-term growth. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams while developing expertise in financial analysis, project finance, and commercial business management.

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process is initially managed by Clevry. If your profile is considered a strong match for the role, one of our recruiters will contact you for an initial phone screening. Following this, our client will take over the interview process. As part of this process, our client will conduct a background check on the final candidate.

We apply continuous selection, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. We warmly welcome your application already today!

Please note! We only accept applications submitted through our platform and will not respond to applications sent via email.

About Clevry

For over 30 years we have been the change maker for a more soft skills driven work-life within talent acquisition, assessments and advisory. We operate globally with customers, consultants and candidates from North America to Singapore with headquarters in Brighton, Stockholm and Helsinki. At Clevry we have over 150 soft skills certified recruiters, business psychologists and experts at your service.

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