Deputy Chief Accountant / Financial Controller for FCA Group & Sweden,

Are you passionate about accounting and digitalization and are looking for the next professional step in a global environment, you might be our new deputy Chief Accountant / Financial Controller for Volvo Buses.


Our position


The current Chief Accountant for Volvo Buses will join an exciting project on an estimated 70-80% of the time. We are now looking for a deputy who together with the Financial Controller for Volvo Buses can share both Chief Accountant tasks and Financial Controller tasks. This role offered is therefore a combination of Chief Accountant and Financial Controller responsibility and tasks.


You will have shared responsibility with the FCA Buses team for the accounting records and accuracy in close collaboration with your colleagues in Accounting Services in Poland and India responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting. You will ensure completion of all statutory and compliance reporting and secure an overall alignment of operational results and business decisions. You will provide internal and external parties with accurate and timely legal entity financial information, and drive efficiency and effectiveness for the legal accounting flow through digitalization. In your role you will also act as the bridge between the legal and consolidated reporting. You will report to FCA Director Volvo Buses.


You will be joining a team with highly skilled colleagues with a positive and forward-leaning attitude. The job involves working in close collaboration with other Chief Accountants, Financial Controllers, Business Controllers, and other functions within Volvo Group which will give you a broad and valuable operation and business understanding. Based on this, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn more about additional areas of expertise which will enable you to build a great network within Volvo Group and Volvo Buses.


Who are you?


To be successful in this position, you have a proactive, analytical, business-oriented, and professional mindset and act as a strong stakeholder in the finance community. You have excellent collaboration and communication skills, and you engage and drive towards a target vision. You are well organized with a problem-solving attitude, you have high integrity and simultaneously contribute with a good team spirit.


Qualifications


University degree in Business Administration or similar education and minimum 2-3 years of experience in the field of accounting
Good knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP
Fluent in written and spoken Swedish and English
Skills in Volvo Group's financial system, SAP R/3, Essbase, Microsoft Office and Power BI are considered an advantage



What do we offer you?


Working within the Volvo Group, you will be cared for and listened to, you will design you own career, you will get rewarded for your contribution, you will work with the latest technologies, and you will contribute to leave society in good shape for the next generation. You will become a part of a company culture based on our values Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change and Performance. You will join a team with highly skilled and professional colleagues with a pleasant team spirit.


This position is based in Gothenburg, Sweden and requires occasional travel.
Last application date 2023-11-19.


For further information please contact


Anna Jeansson, FCA Director Volvo Buses, anna.jeansson@volvo.com
Cecilia Celestian, People & Culture Partner, cecilia.celestian@volvo.com


Kindly note that due to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.


Financial Control & Accounting (FCA) is the function in Group Finance with responsibility to ensure that financial performance is correctly reflected for Business Areas, Truck Divisions, Group Functions, and legal entities. FCA is also a global service provider through Accounting Services with process efficient, standardized service deliveries supporting local finance. FCA employs close to 1 400 people in 50+ countries.