Arbetsbeskrivning
Company Description
AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services. We are devoted experts in industry, energy and infrastructure sectors, creating impact for generations to come. AFRY has Nordic roots with a global reach. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable society.
Get to know about your future colleagues at our web page: https://afry.com/en/join-us/get-know-us
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Project Accounting Specialist to strengthen the SSC Accounting to Reporting team in Sweden
AFRY’s Shared Service Center is responsible for all accounting and reporting for AFRY’s Swedish companies. The Accounting to Reporting team is currently looking for a Senior Project Accounting Specialist to help drive our projects forward and secure the accounting processes within this area of expertise. In this role, you will have many points of contact and work closely with the team, business controllers and Group Accounting as well as other departments globally in the Group.
Your main tasks:
- Manage project accounting and revenue recognition according to K3 standard
- Perform financial analysis and reporting on project profitability as well as ensure accurate bookkeeping of project costs and revenues for the Swedish companies
- Functioning as a bridge between the Accounting to Reporting team in Sweden, the business and Group Accounting in project accounting and analysis
- Collaborate with project managers and other departments to optimize project financial outcomes
- Be responsible for, and analysis of, project driven processes and reconciliations within the Swedish companies
- Develop and drive process enhancements and improvements within financial accounting and reporting to ensure more effective routines and procedures as well as add value to our internal customers
You will belong to the finance department in SSC Stockholm, consisting of 35 people divided into two teams. You will be part of the Accounting to Reporting Team, which today includes 5 Chief Accountants with a total of 14 people. You will report directly to the manager for Accounting to Reporting, Marie Goding. “As the manager I like to lead the team with full trust and close communication. Freedom within your full responsibility but with support when needed is my take on leadership.”
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate has
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or equivalent, or higher.
- Several years of experience in qualified accounting within larger companies with complex financial flows in both local (K3) and international accounting standards
- Independence in financial analysis and reporting of project accounting
- Strong analytical skills and attention to details as well as the ability to see the greater perspectives
- A great knowledge of project accounting principles
- A positive, independent and self-initiated way of working and hands-on attitude
- An interest in a system-based landscape and will to learn more and develop new ways of working
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Capability to see and drive the development of internal processes and ways of working together with colleagues in different part of the organization
- Experience with accounting systems such as IFS, Maconomy or Visma is a plus
As a person, you are meticulous and can effectively plan, prioritize, and coordinate both your own workload, but also have a broader perspective for the Group needs. You have a positive attitude towards challenges and thrive in a changing environment with a high pace. Naturally, you are service-oriented and see contact with people as something natural and positive.
Additional Information
What we offer?
As a stable and growing company, we provide you with a variety of opportunities to develop yourself and ideas. At AFRY you will have the possibility to deepen your knowledge in the Finance sector and get to work together with the top experts in dynamic and international project environment. We provide you with a position in a company where new idea creation is encouraged, and innovations are taken forward. Our work is demanding, but it is accompanied by freedom – freedom to develop and learn, and to combine professional and private life into a fulfilling match.
We at AFRY want to build a better future and find the best solutions, serving our clients but also the wider society. We are a modern employer strongly driven by our values based on long-term sustainability. We are proud to be one the most popular employers in our sector and know that sustainability, innovation and a willingness to contribute to society are strong reasons for people joining AFRY.
The position is permanent and is located in Solna, Sweden. Interested in this position? Please submit your CV by April 14th, 2025.
Interested and want to hear more?
For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact the recruiting manager Marie Goding, Manager Accounting to Reporting [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
We kindly ask not to be contacted by staffing and recruitment agencies or salespeople offering additional job advertisements.
At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.