Finance Manager till Swedish Algae Factory AB

Swedish Algae Factory is an award-winning and world leading young company that was founded in 2016 by Sofie Allert, biotechnical engineer with a master’s in business development and Angela Wulff, professor in marine ecology. The company was founded with the vision to showcase the power of algae as a raw material and the potential of creating a climate positive business with the help of algae.

About the position

As we expand continuously, we are now looking for a Finance Manager, fit for a great challenge and to grow together with us.
Are you all into facts and figures, modelling, accounting and business controlling, this could be your next step.
We believe you have a breadth of financial knowledge, are farsighted and proactive as well as meticulous and truly love to operate in Excel.
You are always tuned in with the organisation as we evolve, and while we expect you to be detail-oriented, we need you to be skilled in setting up easy to understand presentations as well.

You will join an exciting growth journey, be a part of and contribute to more efficient personal care, solar cells and batteries with a greener footprint through circular and environmentally friendly materials from the sea, made in Sweden!

Specific tasks as our Finance Manager


Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Financial modelling
• Grant-funded projects
• Reporting to owners
• Cash flow forecasts
• Easy-to-understand financial reports for board meetings
• Invoice handling
• Annual reports

You’ll be based in Gothenburg and work closely with the management team and report to CEO. You will also be able to bounce your work with our current CFO who works on an hourly basis.

About you

• As the rest of us, you are a sustainability (and a financial) enthusiast that genuinely wants to contribute towards making industries more sustainable
• Preferably, you have experience/breadth knowledge from an accounting or auditor firm and wants to shift focus to a start-up/scale-up business
• You can also come from a financial position within process production as for example; specialty chemicals, nutrition/food industry, personal care, advanced materials etc
• You really enjoy working with hands-on-tasks and you flourish in Excel
• You have a mentality that is always ready to roll up your sleeves and enjoy helping out when and where needed
• You have a financial education and background and as we are a Swedish global company, this requires you to be fluent in both spoken and written English

We really hope you want to thrive and evolve together with us – Come join our journey!

Application & Contact

For questions regarding the position and process, please contact our Agent | Consultant Anna-Maria Engdahl at +46 708-742432. Please submit your application in English and feel most welcome!

About Swedish Algae Factory
The company´s main product Algica, that constitutes the shell of an algae group called diatoms, has unique light manipulating, absorbing, releasing, and blocking properties that are unmatched by synthetic alternatives. Algica is also proven to be good for the environment and human health. Algica do not harm natural ecosystems as e.g., oceans when released and have no negative effects on living organisms.
Algica is today sold in the personal care industry, but the properties of Algica is of interest in a wide variety of industries, where the solar and battery industries are of particularly interest on our journey of commercializing Algica, based on promising research and study results.
Swedish Algae Factory has for example been featured on Nytekniks 33-list for new innovative start-up companies two years in a row and won the prestigious global green start-up award Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge in 2019. Feel welcome to visit us: https://www.swedishalgaefactory.com/