Head of Technical Accounting & Reporting

Stockholm. Posted 21 days ago

The role

You will own technical accounting and reporting at Lovable. You will research US GAAP conclusions, write position papers, and build the external reporting function for public-company readiness.

What you will do

Research technical accounting questions and reach defensible US GAAP conclusions
Write position papers for auditors
Manage technical accounting for AI compute, stock-based compensation, leases, consolidation, and foreign currency
Write and maintain the accounting policy manual
Build the external reporting function including financial statements and disclosures
Own local statutory accounting and reporting for Swedish and UK entities
Collaborate with the accounting team on month-end close figures
Coordinate the external audit and present significant judgments
Assess new accounting standards and SEC requirements
Leverage AI tooling for drafting, tying out, and reviewing

Required qualifications

Deep US GAAP expertise
ASC 842 for leases and ASC 718 for Stock Based Compensation as a strength
Experience writing position papers accepted by auditors
Big 4 background
In-house experience at a technology company
Experience building or materially upgrading an external reporting process
Ability to explain complex accounting conclusions in plain English
Comfortable operating in ambiguity
Ability to build an AI first function from the ground up
Pragmatic about applying accounting guidance to minimize operational overhead

Nice to have

Operated in a hypergrowth environment
Experience through an IPO or first year as a public company (S-1 or 10-K preparation and SOX implementation)
Experience with AI, cloud or consumption-based business models
Experience with IFRS and Swedish or UK statutory reporting
Has leveraged AI tools to draft disclosures, research guidance or automate tie-outs

About the company

Lovable is a software creation platform that allows people to turn ideas into software. It is a fast-growing AI company with teams in Stockholm, London, Boston, New York, and San Francisco.