Head of Internal Control BA Mining

Ready to define the future of internal controls on a global scale? This is an opportunity to shape a forward-looking control environment that enables performance, strengthens governance, and sets the standard for financial integrity across Business Area (BA) Mining.

Why Sandvik?

You step into a role with real strategic influence, shaping how internal control drives value across a complex, global business.

• Operate at the intersection of strategy, governance, and transformation
• Lead a globally distributed team and collaborate with senior stakeholders
• Drive the evolution of digital and automated control environments.

About your job

You set the strategic direction for internal controls across BA Mining, advancing maturity, consistency, and impact. You combine leadership, transformation, and governance, ensuring a robust control framework that supports business growth and compliance.

Your responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing global team, setting direction and strengthening capabilities
• Define and implement the long-term strategy for internal controls, aligned with business objectives
• Act as a key driver in the SAP S4/Hana transformation, ensuring robust control design and integration
• Advance automation and data-driven control mechanisms to enhance efficiency and transparency
• Partner with senior stakeholders across BA and Group, influencing decisions and ways of working
• Oversee compliance, audit readiness, and the effective resolution of control gaps and findings

Location

The location for this position is at the World Trade Center in Stockholm, some travel is part of your job.

Your profile

We believe you have a strong foundation in financial control, internal audit, or governance; enabling you to operate confidently in complex, international environments. You bring a strategic mindset paired with the ability to translate vision into execution, and you’re comfortable engaging at senior leadership level.

Your background includes:

• A degree in finance, business administration, or a related field
• Extensive experience in internal controls, financial governance, or audit
• Strong expertise in financial systems and reporting environments
• Proven ability to lead transformation initiatives, ideally linked to system implementations
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written

Collaboration comes naturally, and you build credibility through clarity and integrity. With a forward-looking approach, you challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement, while staying grounded in practical execution.

Our culture

Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career options.  Are you intrigued? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Christian Morandini, hiring manager, [email protected]

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Union contacts – Sweden

• Olle Hansson, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 650 57 43
• Ulf Engborg, Unionen, +46 70 2021 48 30
• Fredrik Andersson, AKAF/SI, +46 70 266 78 50

Recruitment Specialist: Karin Wallón

How to apply

Send your application no later than June 28th, 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0093580.

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].   

Business area Mining is a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2025, sales were approximately SEK 63 billion with about 18,400 employees.