Head of Accounting

We are looking for a Head of Accounting to join and lead our Accounting team in our growth journey. You will be a key person of the Qliro Finance management team heading up the Accounting team consisting of 5 team members. You will together with the team be responsible for the delivery of the accounting processes, book closing, external reporting, interim & annual reports. The role also includes acting as an advisor to the organization in all accounting matters.

This is a great opportunity to join us in an exciting and rapidly changing industry!

Qliro has a track record of delivering new products and services at an unmatched speed. We are active in an exciting intersection of the e-commerce, payment, and financial services markets. We target both leading online merchants and millions of Nordic consumers seeking superior digital payments and consumer finance products.

What you’ll do:

- Lead, coach and continuously develop the Accounting team and its processes
- Lead and deliver the book closing, interim and annual reports
- Continuously develop documentation and automate processes surrounding accounting
- Keep yourself updated on regulatory changes within the accounting- and tax area
- Interact and coordinate activities with external auditors
- Make sure that reporting to SFSA and SCB is correct and on time
- Secure that VAT and social costs are correctly booked and paid on time
- Make sure that income tax returns are produced and reported on time


We believe you:

- Have +10 years of professional experience in accounting and regulated environment
- Have previous leadership experience
- Are excited to work in a fast-paced, and dynamic environment with short decision paths and are thrilled to continuously improve ways of working
- Have an academic degree within the business with a focus on accounting or equivalent
- Have excellent English and Swedish oral and written communication skills
- Are driven, have high integrity in combination with a collaborative mindset


You are comfortable in your role as a leader, are open to change, have the ability to prioritize, like to challenge the status quo and have experience in driving change and implement automatization initiatives within accounting. We further believe that you have strong relationship-building and collaborative skills.

WOW in everything we do

We are currently transforming Qliro to cater for both the next levels of payment services to consumers and merchants as well as becoming a Digital Banking Platform. We do that by embracing technology, leverage partnerships, accelerate through data, empower sustainability, and drive outstanding consumer experience. Our goal is to be known as a trusted partner to merchants and to provide an exceptional digital banking experience for consumers - simply WOW.

As a team member, "a Qliroer," you will be offered to work in a dynamic and fast-paced Fintech environment. We thrive on challenges, personal growth and we have a culture that emphasizes learning and development embracing our core values. We believe that through collaboration and our everyday curiosity, we feel empowered and can take accountability. Together we work hard to create a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We strive to empower our people to manage their time and work effectively and, wherever possible. We promote flexible working hours to help you juggle your everyday life and love the work you do.