Project Accountant - Accounting Focus

Project Accountant - Accounting Focus

Location

Solna, Stockholm, Sweden

Start Date

7th September 2026

End Date

17th December 2026

Work Style

Role Objective / Success Criteria

• Ensure accurate ongoing accounting for capital investments and high-quality financial reporting.
• Contribute actively to month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing and provide reliable information for investment follow-up.
• Ensure accounting and reporting comply with applicable regulations, accounting principles and internal guidelines.
• Support the development, standardisation and continuous improvement of accounting and closing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for ongoing accounting relating to capital investments and selected balance-sheet accounts.
• Perform account reconciliations, analysis, VAT reconciliations and VAT reporting.
• Handle matters relating to tax, fixed assets and investment accounting.
• Participate in month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities.
• Support the business with ongoing finance and accounting queries.
• Produce reports, analyses and supporting information for audit, internal follow-up and business planning.
• Provide accounting expertise and act as an advisory partner in relevant meetings and forums.

Tasks

• Reconcile and analyse selected balance-sheet accounts and ensure that discrepancies are addressed correctly.
• Prepare closing documentation and support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
• Structure and manage matters within the fixed-asset register.
• Prepare recurring information for investment follow-up and business planning.
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting, IFRS and internal governance documents.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting procedures and finance processes.
• Collaborate with colleagues and business functions to ensure complete and accurate financial information.

Deliverables

• Accurate and up-to-date ongoing accounting for assigned areas.
• Completed account and VAT reconciliations with documented analysis.
• Complete and reliable closing documentation.
• Reports and analyses supporting audit, investment follow-up, internal governance and business planning.
• Accurate maintenance and follow-up of the fixed-asset register.
• Documented process improvements and more efficient accounting procedures.

Project Documents

• Account reconciliations, closing documentation and supporting analyses.
• VAT, tax and reporting documentation.
• Fixed-asset register and investment-accounting records.
• Audit evidence, follow-up reports and business-planning documentation.
• Process descriptions, work instructions and improvement proposals.

Decision Authority / Responsibility

• Take independent responsibility for quality and accuracy within assigned accounting areas.
• Identify, investigate and escalate material discrepancies, risks and accounting issues.
• Recommend improvements to accounting procedures, controls and ways of working.
• Maintain effective coordination with relevant colleagues and business functions.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum five years of experience in ongoing accounting, financial closing or comparable duties within an investment-intensive organisation.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, statutory accounting, IFRS and closing processes.
• Relevant experience across accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, tax, VAT and fixed-asset accounting.
• Education in finance or accounting, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with procurement and ERP systems is advantageous.
• Experience improving and streamlining accounting procedures is advantageous.
• Experience with business-intelligence tools such as Power BI is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to work independently, methodically and accurately.
• Fluent spoken and written Swedish.