Categories: Pharmaceutical, Finance, Accounting

Job Description

The Position

Do you want to help our Company become a highly relevant company in Sweden – while opening the doors to exciting, international career opportunities for yourself? Do you dream of a job where you manage your own time, and where your efforts make a tangible difference to the lives of real people? Then you could be our new Senior Financial Controller for our company’s activities in Sweden. We need you on our journey!

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

The Senior Financial Controller reports to the Accounting & Controlling Lead and:

• Ensures financial accounts are maintained in line with Swedish statutory requirements and US- GAAP by applying appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
• Ensures accurate maintenance of General Ledger Accounts in cooperation with internal & external Business Partners and maintains supporting documentation.
• Supports month, quarter and year-end close.
• Oversees payroll process and payroll accounting with external service provider.
• Supports global and local projects and initiatives.
• Back up of Accounting & Controlling Lead.

What will you do?

• Leads and manages General Ledger and month end close activities for our legal entities. Demonstrates understanding of inventory movements.  
• Manages assigned General Ledger accounts and supports month end close activities to ensure that financial statements are in accordance with US GAAP and statutory requirements for legal entities of our company.
• Prepares VAT returns for accuracy and completeness and ensures timely submission.
• Manages payroll accounting and cooperates with outsourced payroll providers & HR as necessary. Expatriates’ payroll accounting and relationship with Ernst & Young Payroll Team. Ensures all assigned accounts are reconciled in a timely manner, balances are accurate, and transactions correctly booked.
• Ensures accounting transactions have appropriate supporting documentations and maintains the records in a systematic manner.
• Manages intercompany transactions.
• Manages tax payments and reporting.
• Educates local organization on our company’s standard processes as they relate to accounting topics.
• Liaises and cooperates with internal and external service providers (BSC Prague / Tax team / Genpact)
• Supports Business Compliance activities from a financial perspective.
• Manages local bank transactions for both legal entities.
• Supports Internal, PwC and Tax audits.
• Supports and back-up the Accounting & Controlling Lead in corporate reporting requirements.
• Leads and participates in Ad Hoc global and local projects.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Master´s or bachelor´s degree in finance or Accounting and at least 3 years of experience in accounting/finance, CPA is a benefit
• Advanced English and Advanced Swedish language skills
• Eligibility to work in Sweden (Swedish personal identity number)
• Demonstrates understanding of national and regional finance laws, regulations, and standards (i.e. Local GAAP, US GAAP, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act) and applies them in moderately complex situations to ensure the financial integrity of the business and financial statements
• Understands our company’s organizational structure and how subject matter expects are identified to help accomplish finance tasks, including support of change management activities
• Adheres to the highest standards of trustworthy and ethical behavior in all interactions and hold others to the same standards; comply with all laws, policies and regulations; identify and address ethical issues without hesitation
• Ability to manage assigned processes and tasks independently with minimal supervision, with ability to meet due dates under time constraints
• Stakeholder focused, structured and reliable person that adheres to agreed timelines
• Experience with SAP FI/CO modules, advanced user of Excel
• Have strong communication and relations leadership capabilities
• Strong stakeholder influence; drives cross-team alignment; delivers high-quality results on time with clear ownership and accountability

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Required Skills:

Accounting Applications, Accounting Applications, Accounting Payroll, Adaptability, Budget Variance Analysis, Change Management, Credit Management, Credit Risk Assessment, Ethical Practices, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Statements, IS Audit, Legal Entity Management, Organizational Structures, Payroll Management, Preparation of Financial Reports, Professional Integrity, Project Risk Assessments, SAP FICO, SAP Financial Accounting, SAP Modules, Statutory Requirements {+ 3 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

02/2/2026

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