7956717 Business Controller R D

Espoo, FinlandHybrid

Responsibilities

Own R&D financials, including project cost tracking, cost allocation validation, and financial performance analysis across development programs. •
Monitor projects spend against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks, and potential overruns before they become issues. •
Build and maintain financial models that translate technical development activities into clear business and financial outcomes. •
Manage the financial aspects of grants and public funding programs, including compliance, reporting, eligible cost tracking, and funding utilization. •
Drive budgeting, rolling forecasting, and scenario planning processes, ensuring alignment between operational plans and financial expectations. •
Improve R&D financial processes, reporting frameworks, and project tracking tools to support a growing organization. •
Collaborate with Accounting, project teams, auditors, and external advisors to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls. •

experience in Financial Controlling, Business Controlling, FP&A, or a similar finance role, ideally in project-based, technology-driven, startup, or scale-up environments. •
Strong understanding of project economics, cost drivers, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. •
Experience controlling R&D, engineering, product development, or other innovation-focused functions. •
Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience is also valued. •
Ability to work effectively with complex, incomplete, and evolving data while maintaining a structured and detail-oriented approach. •
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical teams and challenge assumptions through data-driven insights. •
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy, ownership, and execution. Nice to have •
Experience managing grant-funded projects, particularly EU or public funding programs. •
Knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP
Experience working with ERP systems, project accounting, or advanced reporting and planning tools. • Previous
experience in deep tech, semiconductor, hardware, manufacturing, or high-growth technology environments. Why IQM? •

600M€+ Total Funding | 400+ Team Members | 30+ Quantum Computers Built | 300+ Patents Filed | 10 Location Globally

At IQM, we build world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind.
We design systems to tackle computational challenges beyond the practical limits of classical machines.
Our work sits at the edge of science and engineering.
It's complex, demanding, and deeply collaborative.
We turn deep research into reliable, full-stack systems that drive discoveries in fields like medicine, energy, and technology, reshaping how the world computes.
Join the team that gives quantum a heartbeat. The work
Breakthrough technology requires breakthrough financial discipline.
As a Business Controller for R&D, you'll become the financial partner to the teams building the future of quantum computing.
Working closely with R&D leaders, engineers, finance colleagues, and external stakeholders, you'll provide the financial visibility needed to turn ambitious research into scalable products.
You'll own project cost visibility across a complex R&D portfolio, helping leaders understand where resources are being invested, identifying risks early, and supporting decisions that shape IQM's technology roadmap.