Senior Accountant R&D

Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

We’re on a truly exciting journey, working together in a fast-paced global environment to break new ground in almost every aspect of our operations.
At the Accounting function within Finance, you are a part of a global team, with the purpose to ensure correct financial reporting and accounting based on our business events. You co-operate with colleagues in other business units and functions globally, with the purpose to drive value creation, provide accounting expertise and guidance and make change happen. 

Are you interested in joining us? We are now looking for a Senior Accountant to the Operations Accounting team to be responsible for R&D accounting (Government Grants and R&D engineering).  


What you’ll do
Located in Gothenburg, you will be part of the Operations Accounting Team of 13 people. You will mainly be responsible for the accounting and reporting activities for our Government Grants received from local authorities and the European Union. In this role you will work in close cooperation with the Operations, Business Finance as other expert functions within Finance.

The role includes daily accounting activities and preparing, evaluating, and reporting monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial figures. In the role you will have to recognize the importance of digitalization and be able to contribute in projects related to the same.


Do you fit the profile?
To be successful in this role, you should have a university degree in accounting and some years of practical accounting expertise. High level of integrity and a positive attitude, flexibility and great communication skills are also keys to be successful in this role.  Preferably, you have experience working in SAP R/3 and you also have good excel skills. You are fluent in English both verbally and written.


How To Learn More And Apply
Is this you? Please don’t wait with your application, we will start the recruitment process immediately. We welcome your application by June 20th at the latest. Please submit your application in English, and note we do not handle any applications over email due to GDPR. For additional questions about the position please contact senior recruiter Malin Westman at malin.westman@volvocars.com.
Warm welcome with your application!