Global Process Owner, Record to Report

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, which enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

We are looking for you,

Global Process Owner, Record To Report in Finance

to join our Finance Center of Excellence (CoE) team in Espoo, Finland.

As our Global Process Owner for the Record to Report (R2R) area, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance at Neste. You will drive operational excellence and continuous improvement in our current R2R processes focusing on Asset and Inventory accounting and General Ledger. Simultaneously, you will have the opportunity to expand the R2R scope to a holistic end-to-end level, integrating broader finance areas into a unified framework. You will work closely with the other Neste process owners, Global Financial Services, Business Finance, Group Business Processes, IT and other key stakeholders across the R2R end-to-end process.  

In this role, you will join a team of finance experts who centrally manage, maintain and develop our core finance processes, systems and structures. Our team consists of professionals in Global Process Owner, Business Solution Manager and Finance Excellence Manager roles. You will report to the Head of Finance Center of Excellence.

Reasons to join

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment.

Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global  company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, a membership in a sickness or health insurance fund and leisure time accident insurance. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture (ePassi).
 

Key responsibilities for the Global Process Owner 

• Manages digital, scalable and standardized finance processes, as well as optimal solution maintenance, setup and development within the current process scope to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
  
  

• Ensures that the processes and solutions align with business expectations, objectives and overall strategic goals.
  
  

• Drives process area maturity; design and documentation, ownership, risk management, and performance management activities based on common ways of working and process management models.
  
  

• Defines process metrics, monitors and analyses process performance - securing a no-surprise culture. Ensures adequate root cause analysis of deviations and implementation of necessary changes.
  
  

• Drives process automation and continual improvement initiatives in cooperation with the larger process management community, ensuring efficient and value-adding outcomes.
  
  

• Creates and prioritizes a long-term development roadmap for the broader R2R domain.
  
  

The best combination to success in this role

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance or another relevant field.
  
  

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in finance or business transformation roles.
  
  

• Subject matter expertise in the Record to Report process area, including ability to understand IFRS requirements.
  
  

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher is considered as an asset.
  
  

• Solid understanding of finance-related IT systems, such as SAP FICO, Journal Entry and Finance Close Management tools, Anaplan and HFM.
  
  

• Ability to absorb and understand complex finance processes and dependencies.
  
  

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders.
  
  

• Self-driven work ethic with a development mindset.
  
  

• Fluency in English.

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application by August 10th, 2026. Please note that the review of applications will start already during the application period, so submit your application right away!

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with the Manager, Finance Excellence, Lauri Koistinen via phone (+358 504584542) on Tuesdays 28.7. and 4.8. at 12-13:00. 

To ensure security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system, as we are unable to consider applications sent via email.

We will do our best to contact you within 2  weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a potential aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place in week 33-34.

Depending on the requirements of the position, the process may include a security clearance (with a drug test) and a potential statutory health examination based on work-related exposures.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics.

Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com

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