Accountant

• Daily bookkeeping, including cash accounting (e.g. credit cards, gift cards, prepayments) and employee expenses 

• Month- and Year-end closings (Visma & Visma Bokslut) 

• Preparation and support for Annual Reports 

• Handling prepayments, accruals, reconciliations, and inventory‑related tasks 

• VAT and tax returns 

• Fixed assets and fixed asset register management 

• Participation in interim and annual audit processes 

• Supporting our Accounting Assistant with AP/AR when needed 

• Providing support to Controllers and Store Partners 

• Engaging in process improvements, system enhancements, and various ad‑hoc tasks 

Your new team 

You’ll join our Finance & Accounting Services (FAS) team — a group of eight talented finance professionals who work closely together, support each other, and collectively handle the financial responsibility for 82 stores across the region. 

The team is known for its strong collaboration, knowledge sharing, and warm working atmosphere. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues who enjoy working together, value precision, and take pride in delivering high‑quality financial service to our store partners. 

You’ll be based at our Support Office in Gothenburg, where we work 3 days per week on site to stay connected as a team and support cross‑functional collaboration across the business. 

As part of the Finance function, you’ll work closely with store partners, controllers, business development and other teams — giving you a broad view of how our stores operate and how we support them to succeed. 

Your qualifications 

We’re looking for someone with solid accounting experience who feels confident working across a broad range of financial tasks and enjoys contributing to a collaborative, service‑minded team.

To thrive in this role, you bring: 

• Strong accounting experience, including independent Month‑ and Year‑end work 

• Experience working with multiple entities and/or within retail 

• Solid task management skills and the ability to handle many parallel responsibilities 

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure 

• Flexibility and adaptability — you’ll collaborate with 14 different store partners 

• Fluency in Swedish and English, combined with a proactive and solution‑oriented approach 

Experience from retail accounting or accounting firms, annual reports, tax, transfer pricing, internal controls, or process improvements is an advantage, but not a requirement. An ideal start date is mid‑May, depending on your notice period.  

Is this your next step? Then apply today 

To apply, please send us your CV using the button below. We want to respect your time, so including an application letter is optional. Feel free to apply as soon as possible. 

Please avoid including any photos or references to your age in your CV. It contributes to a fairer and more unbiased assessment.  

We review CV’s and call in for interviews continuously and in standard, our recruitment process consists of a screening, 2-rounds of interviews including a personality assessment feedback.  

If you're interested in learning more about the incredible team you'll be joining and our shared goals as a family business, visit our pages: This is who we are, and This is what we do. 

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