Juni

Head of Accounting and Financial Control

Juni

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Lead and develop the Accounting and Financial Control team, including both junior and senior accountants.
  • Impact the structure and the workflow of the accounting organisation since this is a new function.
  • Build, strengthen and oversee internal control frameworks and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting, including IFRS-conversion (with external consultants) and reporting to the Financial Supervisory Authority.
  • Drive change management initiatives to align accounting and finance processes with bank standards.
  • Serve as an executive partner to CFO, management and the board - providing insights and financial leadership.
  • Overall responsible for statutory reporting (such as annual report), the key contact for external audits, oversees external reporting, tax compliance (including transfer pricing) and consolidation processes.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement automation where possible.
  • Collaborate closely with CFO, Head of FP&A, Head of Treasury but also Credit Team, Risk, Compliance, and other key stakeholders.

Requirements

  • University degree in Finance, Business or Economics, preferably with a major in accounting.
  • +10 years of relevant experience, including senior leadership roles in audit, accounting, financial control or finance.
  • Proven background in the financial sector, preferably banking, payments or other regulated industries.
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS, tax reporting, regulatory reporting and internal control frameworks.
  • Track record of leading change, decision making, and transformation projects in dynamic environments.
  • Executive presence with excellent communication and leadership skills.
  • Fluency in both Swedish and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience from a Big 4 firm combined with line management experience in the financial sector. (nice to have)
  • Hands-on exposure to financial supervision requirements and regulatory audits. (nice to have)
  • Experience in process automation and financial systems implementation. (nice to have)
  • Experience of ERP system NetSuite. (nice to have)