Management Accountant

Posted 29 July 2025
Salary £45000 - £52000 per annum
LocationWest London
Job type Permanent
Discipline Consumer
ReferenceSVWPERM0725_1753781562

Job description

Management Accountant - Nordics
up to £52k depending on experience
Hybrid Working
London
Fluent in Swedish

I am exclusively partnered with an Employee Centric, International organisation in London who are actively recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to manage the Nordics. You will have a min of 5 years experience as a Management Accountant, have excellent attention to detail and be a strong team player. Fluency in Swedish, Danish or Finnish is essential.

Responsibilities will include

  • Lead the annual statutory filing process for entities in Sweden and Finland
  • Coordinate and manage local audit activities for each branch
  • Oversee tax computations and ensure timely submissions for each company
  • Handle country-specific reporting requirements as they arise
  • Prepare and document board meeting minutes across all entities
  • Perform and review intercompany reconciliations
  • Manage the full monthly management accounts cycle for each entity, including calculation and posting of Accruals and prepayments (e.g. salaries, bonuses, commissions, customer discounts)
  • Consolidate monthly financials across the two legal entities
  • Administer monthly payroll processes for both entities
  • Track and reconcile private mileage and related deductions
  • Accounts Payable:
  • Oversee vendor relationships for each branch
  • Ensure accurate invoice processing, coding, approvals, and payment preparation
  • Conduct weekly supplier payment runs and manage intercompany fund transfers
  • Produce weekly cash flow forecasts per entity
  • Complete monthly bank reconciliations
  • Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts
  • File monthly VAT returns and Intrastat declarations
  • Manage employee expense claims and reimbursement processes
  • Supervise the purchase order system
  • Verify and reconcile supplier invoices for accuracy and completeness

Candidate Specification:

  • Strong capability in reconciling balance sheets
  • ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified by experience
  • Fast learner with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
  • Excellent attention to detail and analytical review of financial data
  • Confident communicator, experienced in working across international teams
  • Solid IT proficiency and working knowledge of financial systems
  • Competent Excel user (SUMIFS, XLOOKUPs, etc.)
  • Fluency in a Nordic language (ideally Finnish, Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian)
  • Prior accounting experience within a Nordic jurisdiction