Caring for our Furry Friends and their friends!

Best Friend Group, a part of Nordic Pet Care Group A/S, is Scandinavia's market leader in the pet product industry with over 50 years of experience. Our core competence is to know what people's best friends need in all stages of their lives, and to offer them even better, safer and higher quality products. The wide product selection of Best Friend Group includes pet food and accessories. We export our products globally. All product development and testing takes place at our locations in Kuopio and Denmark, but we also have a subsidiary in Sweden and Hong Kong. Our main brands are e.g. Best Friend®, Hurtta® and Racinel®, and we also represent top international brands such as Flexi and our products are widely distributed globally.

We are now looking for a Finance Manager to take the lead for Best Friend Group Finnish finance team in Kuopio during a parental leave cover—a fixed-term position of approximately one year starting in September 2025.

In this pivotal role, you will lead our Finance team in Kuopio, oversee financial operations for three legal entities (Finland, Sweden, Hong Kong), and act as the key finance partner for our Finnish operations and business. You will report directly to the Nordic Pet Care Group COO/CFO and work also in collaboration with Finance team in Denmark.

You will be responsible for monthly closing, budgeting, reporting, audit coordination, and tax topics, while supporting the business with financial analysis and insights. This role combines financial leadership with hands-on collaboration in a small but experienced team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance team in Finland (2 direct reports) covering three legal entities

• Lead month-end closing process and prepare Best Friend Group monthly reporting

• Coordinate and participate in budgeting and forecasting

• Lead audit and annual reporting processes

• Lead tax matters together with bookkeeper and with external partner if needed

• Support business with analysis and reporting (sales deviation, cost trends etc.)

• Approve and verify payroll and statutory reports (payroll handled by team)

• Act as point of contact for local banks, insurance, and external partners

• Maintain relevant parts of ERP and ensure data quality

• Hands-on support during holiday periods or peak times as part of a tight-knit team
  

Talent we are looking for

• +5years of experience in financial roles (e.g. Finance Manager, Financial Controller)
  
• Competence in financial accounting and business controlling
  
• Capabilities and interest working in an international group
• Motivation to grow into a broad finance leadership role
• Solid Excel skills, understanding of ERP systems. Knowledge of Power BI is considered as a plus
  
• Fluent English and Finnish language skills
• Education in finance/accounting 
  
• Based in Kuopio region or within reasonable commuting distance (hybrid work possible)
• Previous experience working in international group organizations is considered as a plus

Why to join us?

Join a well-established, international company that combines the reliability of a market leader with the agility of a growth-minded organization. We offer:

• A highly autonomous and impactful role in a self-driven and skilled team

• The opportunity to step into people leadership role, if this is your next career milestone

• Cross-border collaboration with colleagues in Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Hong Kong

• A warm, open and results-driven culture with minimal hierarchy and real trust

Whether you are an experienced Finance Manager looking for an international interim role, or a Financial professional ready to step into your first leadership position, this is a rare opportunity to gain international and comprehensive finance experience in a growth-oriented and interesting FMCG company.

Recruitment process

This recruitment is done in cooperation with Nordic Pet Care Group’s recruitment partner Nawia Oy. Apply before 13.7. by uploading your CV and cover letter to the Nawia’s recruitment portal via link provided in this job advertisement.

The recruitment process includes one meeting with Nawia's recruitment consultant Jari Auronen and followed by 2 meetings with Nordic Pet Care Group Group representatives. 

In case you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

Best of luck for the recruitment process! Our role is to help you throughout the whole process! ⭐️

Jari Auronen
jari.auronen@nawia.fi
+358 (40) 8388 064
Head of Talent Acquisition
Nawia Oy