Senior Accountant – Nordic & Baltic region

We are looking for a Senior Accountant – Nordic & Baltic region for a global company in Stockholm. This is a full-time opportunity for a dedicated Senior Accountant to join the Nordic & Baltic Hub in Stockholm. The start date is the beginning of December 2024. Our client implements flex work including work from home, however a minimum of 2 days presence on site per week is requested based on workload and team meetings. This is an opportunity to discover various business areas, work within an international team, and contribute to implementation of new and efficient processes.

The role:

You will have a key role with a wide range of responsibilities for Nordic and Baltic entities. You will supervise and check that all accounting and tax matters are handled timely and accurately as well as ensure that accounting and financial reporting is accurate according to local accounting principles. You will be reporting to Accounting Manager. Among others, the variety of tasks include:

• Daily accounting operations according to corporate (US GAAP) and local accounting principles
• Month/year-end close activities, including preparing, reviewing & assessing journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and allocations to ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded or issues
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly statistical reports (e.g. Intrastat, turnover report etc.)
• Support the team to perform internal and external audits and implement recommended improvements
• Support preparation of local financial documents for Nordic branches and consolidated Annual report for Swedish parent company following K3 standards
• Co-ordinate preparation of income tax returns and TP documentation for Nordic and Baltic entities
• Internal SOX controls and procedures, including documentation and testing
• Optimize and improve selected in-house processes to increase efficiency by building excel tools and maximizing data
• Other accounting projects and tasks (ad-hoc), depending on the need of the organization

You will have a broad international contact network, and work with:

• Logistics & Pricing Nordic & Baltic
• Finance & budget team
• Business planners
• Global accounting team

Requirements:

• University Degree or equivalent diploma in Finance/Accounting
• Demonstrated ability from financial department
• Proven excellence of knowledge of accountancy (US GAAP and local country accounting principles), relevant laws, local taxes, and accounting systems/processes
• Proven capability to learn quickly, being open to changes, in a multinational environment
• Excellent English (both written and verbal) is critical as the company language is English. Knowledge of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish, is considered as a plus.
• Strong Excel skills are required (Pivot tables, and table functions such as VLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX). The recruitment process includes a basic knowledge check

Preferred requirements:

• Experience from Nordic and Baltic countries, preferably in an international setup within the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience of collaboration with Finance Shared Service centers.
• Experience of preparation financial documents, preferably for K3 companies in Sweden and consolidation
• Excellent skills in ERP systems, preferably SAP

Personal Qualities

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate and driven to go above and beyond; being the problem solver and handling accounting related matters. You are thorough and able to handle deadlines with good interaction/interpersonal skills. As you strive for excellence, you demonstrate accurate and detailed work. You are organizationally aware and demonstrate strong organizational as well as planning skills.

If you are curious and willing to develop, this opportunity is made for you. You will have room to bring process and tool improvements forward, developing both you and the organization.

This is a full-time consultancy position through Incluso in Stockholm. Start is in the beginner of December, one year limited contract to begin with, possibility of extension after that.

For more information, please contact Marianne Nilsson, recruiter at Incluso.