Accounting Close Lead

The role

You will own the month-end close and consolidation process across US, Sweden, and UK entities under US GAAP. You will build a continuous close by designing automated workflows and controls that scale.

What you will do

• Own month-end close and consolidation process across US, Swedish and UK entities under US GAAP
• Run the close calendar to land on time and shorten it through automation
• Partner with the Controller on the move toward a continuous close
• Build or direct automated reconciliations, flux analysis and journal entry workflows
• Design controls, review steps and evidence trails into workflows
• Support group external audit including PBC requests, walkthroughs, reconciliations and audit adjustments
• Assist with the preparation and support of statutory audits in the UK and Sweden
• Keep close documentation and policies current and clear
• Work with Order-to-Cash, Financial Systems, Data and FP&A to ensure systems tie out
• Coach the accountants on the team

Required qualifications

• Has personally run a month-end close and consolidation under US GAAP across multiple entities
• Has been through Big 4 audits from the company side
• A real drive to build an AI-first, continuous close, with examples of close processes you've already automated or redesigned
• A deep respect for the rigor a public company needs: controls, review evidence, documentation and calendars
• Operationally minded

Nice to have

• Has been through a company's journey from startup to IPO or public-company readiness, including SOX
• Big 4 audit background before moving in-house
• Experience with Swedish or UK statutory reporting and audits
• Hands-on experience with modern finance tooling (we use Light ERP and Lovable), and comfortable building your own automations

About the company

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