Acre is partnering with a fast-growing climate technology company to identify a highly skilled and motivated Group Accounting Manager to join its corporate team in Stockholm, Sweden. This role requires an experienced professional who will oversee quality assurance for accounting across all global subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with international accounting standards and local regulations.

 

 

Our client is a climate technology company that develops and finances global agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and ecosystem restoration projects, creating climate and biodiversity co-benefits. They partner with farmers and landowners, globally, to implement nature-based solutions, scale climate funding, and enhance sustainable livelihoods through agro-commodity market linkages.

 

 

The position involves preparing consolidated financial reports for audits, implementing standardised accounting processes, and mentoring regional finance teams to enhance financial accuracy, reporting, and operational efficiency.

 

 

 

Key Responsibilities

 

 

• Assist in the implementation of a group consolidation system

• Set up, process, prepare, and coordinate monthly financial closings with subsidiaries, ensuring accurate reporting in the consolidation system

• Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and the group's annual report according to IFRS, identifying gaps between local GAAP and IFRS

• Coordinate with external auditors for group audits

• Provide leadership and guidance to accounting teams in subsidiaries, ensuring adherence to accounting standards and principles

• Support Swedish financial reporting in collaboration with an offshore accountant and external third-party providers

• Ensure quality assurance for accounting standards across multiple countries and subsidiaries

• Take a hands-on, operational role in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of global financial processes

• Support transfer pricing and double taxation assessments to ensure compliance with OECD practices

• Assist in implementing internal controls to meet group audit requirements

 

 

 

 

About the Ideal Candidate

 

 

• Fluency in both Swedish and English (written and spoken) is required for Swedish reporting and global collaboration

• Experience working in an unstructured company setup and leading transformation efforts to establish structured accounting processes

• Experience implementing consolidation tools is a plus

• Hands-on approach to operational accounting tasks, willing to support daily accounting activities in subsidiaries

• Proven experience as an Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, or similar role in an international company

• Broad expertise in Accounting and Financial Control processes in an international context, particularly with IFRS

• Experience working with both global organisations and startups/scale-ups

 

 

 

Requirements

 

• A university or equivalent degree in accounting

• 10+ of relevant experience in accounting, finance, or a similar field

• Strong understanding of Swedish K3 and IFRS regulations

• A proactive, hands-on approach, taking full ownership of financial processes from reporting to execution

• Adaptability in a dynamic environment, with a willingness to embrace change and improve processes

• A forward-thinking mindset, bringing new ideas and digitisation initiatives to enhance efficiency

 

 

 

What's Offered

 

 

• A collaborative and dynamic work environment with the opportunity to make a significant impact

• A fast-growing company with strong career development potential

• The chance to contribute to climate action, biodiversity preservation, and sustainable communities on a global scale

 

 

 

The company values diversity and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without any form of discrimination. If this sounds of interest, please feel free to reach out to Jesse Harford at jesse.harford@acre.com for a further conversation.