Accounting specialist – Swedish entities

Questel's mission is to facilitate the development of innovation in an efficient, safe, and sustainable way. Questel provides an integrated platform of software and services to meet all needs in terms of intellectual property and innovation management. With more than 20,000 customers in 30 countries, Questel has become a world leader whose IT expertise is recognized throughout the world and is reflected in all its offerings. At Questel, our employees, based in Europe, North America, China, Japan, India and many other countries, are the company's main shareholders. On a day-to-day basis, this is reflected in the strong involvement of our teams, collaborative processes and short decision paths.
Our company, supported by first-class investment funds and based on strong values of entrepreneurship, respect and honesty, pursues both a strategy of strong growth and a commitment to social and environmental responsibility.


⭐Your next adventure awaits here ⭐
As part of our Finance Team, your main responsabilities will be to structure and operate accounting and reporting in two recent acquisitions of Questel : MARKIFY, acquired in 2022 and operating in Trademark services such as Search or Watch, O3C KONSULT, acquired in 2019 and operating in delivery of European Patent validation services to Questel group. This role should spread the financial and controlling culture in the Swedish entities’ teams.
👉 Accounting / Tax / Payroll
Take over the regular bookkeeping tasks from the external firms and ensure a timely and accurate records in the books
Implement monthly closing of the books, review and structure accounting methods and processes (revenue recognition, accruals bookings, etc)
Ensure the production and issuance of financial information: Swedish GaaP statutory annual accounts and monthly accounts for the Group reporting
Ensure compliance in accounting, payroll and tax aspects (relying on a possible external support of a professional tax & payroll firm)
Organize annual audits and ensure their successful completion in line with Group requirements
Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
Ensure the Accounts Receivables cycle and collection of outstanding invoices
Ensure the Accounts Payables cycle (in particular, monitoring payments and booking of payments)
Actively optimize accounting processes in terms of quality and timeliness
Create reports to cover the group and entities needs (revenue by customer, by type of service, monthly P&L, intercompany declarations, follow up of extraordinary items, pricing reports)


The perfect match...
✅ Studies in finance, accounting and/or business administration
✅ 5 years professional experience in a similar position (Individual accountant, Controller or Finance manager)
✅ Deep knowledge of Swedish GaaP / Knowledge of IFRS would be a serious advantage
✅ Experience in multinational environment with group policy, reporting, deadlines, frequent communication
✅ Knowledge of ERP software
✅ Tax & HR payroll management
✅ Mastery of Excel
✅ Excellent English
Soft skills:
Rigorous, organized, and autonomous
Dynamic and enthusiastic
Positive about change and capable of optimizing accounting processes
Good relations & communication skills (in written and oral)
Excellent in teamwork and in cross-cultural environment (building a constructive relationship with all the operational departments and being a business partner)
Capacity to assimilate and improve the business


Join Questel, a growing international group, and live a great human adventure! 🤝
What we offer… permanent contract, profit-sharing bonus, CSE benefits, restaurant card, health insurance, growing opportunities ...
📍 Based in Stockholm, no fix office, homeworking or working from co-workplace
💻 To apply, your résumé must be sent in English
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