Aki Wiklund

Background

About Aki Wiklund

I am an experienced finance leader with an over all responsibility of business and financial controlling. Key competences: Business controlling (management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis) Leadership (people engagement and motivation, leadership coaching) Financial accounting and control (annual reporting, group consolidation, taxes, IFRS, Finance function development and outsourcing) Finance systems (SAP, Hyperion HFM/EPM, Basware business planning and group consolidation) Mergers and acquisitionsI am a leader that is easy to approach and I apply coaching methods to help people to realize their full potential. My way of working is to keep in mind the essential things (big picture) even while working on the detailed level. I am proactive, structured and organized. My passion is to improve people and teams. I also love to get and give feedback in order to improve. In leadership I believe in power of example (walk the talk) and I have a solution focused approach to challenges. I am fluent in Swedish and English.Direct quotation of what has been said about me:"Aki has made a considerable contribution to Ecolab Nordic’s transformation and success during his more than ten years with the company. Over the years, Ecolab has benefited greatly from Aki’s broad range of personal and professional skills, specifically utilizing his extensive knowledge, experience and leadership in all areas of accounting, finance, administration and change management. Aki has been a key contributor and abundant source of positive energy as Finnish Finance Manager under the SAP/EBS implementation project in 2009-10. In 2013 he assumed the role of Company Manager of Ecolab Finland in conjunction with his finance position. Lately Aki has been instrumental in leading the successful office relocation to our new location at Pasila."