Accounting Manager

The role

You will own the month-end and year-end close, statutory reporting, expenses, and supplier payments. You will rebuild accounting processes, tools, and controls across Sweden, the UK, and the US using automation and AI.

What you will do

• Own the month-end and year-end close, statutory reporting, expenses and supplier payments
• Rebuild processes by choosing tools, automating manual parts, and using AI
• Manage external accounting firms in Sweden, the UK and the US
• Own banking, daily payments and liquidity
• Manage FX
• Ensure audit and tax are done on time in every country
• Build internal controls for a growing tech company
• Work with the Order to Cash team, People & Culture and the rest of the business

Required qualifications

• Solid experience in accounting, audit, statutory reporting and tax in an international company
• Strong knowledge of the Swedish K3 framework
• Experience automating finance processes and introducing AI tools
• Experience managing external accounting firms
• Experience running audits and tax compliance
• Ability to explain accounting rules in plain language to people outside finance

Before you apply

• Discovery call with a Recruiter
• Hiring manager discussion
• Case study
• Values discussion
• Leadership talk

About the company

Kognity's accounting runs across Sweden, the UK and the US.