Senior Accounting Specialist - Technology Product Development

This role is for a Senior Accounting Specialist in Technology Product Development at Wolters Kluwer, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. You will join a team of domain experts to develop smart solutions for the future of group accounting, focusing on digital, efficient, and modern financial closing processes. The role involves analyzing industry needs, creating future solutions, and collaborating with development teams to enhance current software. You will support the Swedish market and contribute to driving innovation in the financial closing industry.

Must Have

• Solid professional experience in auditing and accounting
• Work experience or a strong interest in group consolidation
• Experience working with digital tools in the accounting and financial closing process
• A university degree or vocational qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Strong industry insights and a professional network
• Fluency in Swedish
• Good proficiency in English, both spoken and written

Good to Have

• Experience or interest in learning programming
• An interest in developing efficient tools for the industry

Perks & Benefits

• Well-being benefits, tools, programs, and resources to help employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous

Do you want to help develop smart solutions for the future of group accounting?Are you passionate about group accounting and interested in approaching it in a new way? Are you looking for a varied role with a healthy work-life balance, where you can influence how the financial closing industry becomes more digital, efficient, and modern?We are looking for an expert in group accounting to join our domain expert team. You should have industry experience and a strong interest in developing digital tools. Our customers are facing the challenges of the future, and you will play a key role in ensuring that these challenges are met smoothly with our software.

About the Role:

You will be part of a team of domain experts based in Sweden. Our largest market is in Sweden, and your primary focus will be to support and develop this market. As one of the experts in the team, you will immediately begin working to take our current software to the next level. We are in an exciting phase of development, and you will be deeply involved in driving this work forward.Together with your team, you will analyze industry needs and create future solutions based on those insights. The team also works closely with our other development teams.

Your Qualifications:

We are primarily looking for someone with experience in auditing, accounting, and group consolidation who is now ready to take the next step in their professional development.To thrive in this role, we expect you to have:

• Solid professional experience in auditing and accounting;
• Work experience or a strong interest in group consolidation;
• Experience working with digital tools in the accounting and financial closing process;
• Experience or interest in learning programming;
• An interest in developing efficient tools for the industry;
• A university degree or vocational qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field;
• Strong industry insights and a professional network;
• Fluency in Swedish and good proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

Your Competencies:

To succeed in this role, it is important that you have:

• A mindset geared toward taking on new tasks and challenges;
• The ability to focus on workflows and smooth processes, with a helicopter perspective;
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team;
• The ability to communicate your knowledge in software development in a pedagogical way.Applicants may be required to appear onsite at an office as part of the recruitment process.