Management Accountant

Management Accountant - Nordics

up to £52k depending on experience

Hybrid Working

London

Swedish speaking

I am exclusively partnered with an Employee Centric, International organisation in London who are actively recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to manage the Nordics. You will have a min of 5 years experience as a Management Accountant, have excellent attention to detail and be a strong team player.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the annual statutory filing process for entities in Sweden and Finland
• Coordinate and manage local audit activities for each branch
• Oversee tax computations and ensure timely submissions for each company
• Handle country-specific reporting requirements as they arise
• Prepare and document board meeting minutes across all entities
• Perform and review intercompany reconciliations
• Manage the full monthly management accounts cycle for each entity, including calculation and posting of Accruals and prepayments (e.g. salaries, bonuses, commissions, customer discounts)
• Consolidate monthly financials across the two legal entities
• Administer monthly payroll processes for both entities
• Track and reconcile private mileage and related deductions
• Accounts Payable:
• Oversee vendor relationships for each branch
• Ensure accurate invoice processing, coding, approvals, and payment preparation
• Conduct weekly supplier payment runs and manage intercompany fund transfers
• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts per entity
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts
• File monthly VAT returns and Intrastat declarations
• Manage employee expense claims and reimbursement processes
• Supervise the purchase order system
• Verify and reconcile supplier invoices for accuracy and completeness

Candidate Specification:

• Strong capability in reconciling balance sheets
• ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified by experience
• Fast learner with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical review of financial data
• Confident communicator, experienced in working across international teams
• Solid IT proficiency and working knowledge of financial systems
• Competent Excel user (SUMIFS, XLOOKUPs, etc.)
• Fluency in a Nordic language (ideally Finnish, Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian)
• Prior accounting experience within a Nordic jurisdiction