Senior Group Accountant

Senior Group Accountant

At Finance, you are part of a global team that drives business performance in order to realise the objectives set out in Volvo Car Group's Corporate Strategy. In cooperation with colleagues in other business units worldwide, you and your team provide financial expertise, business controlling and guidance. Here, you can push your own professional skills and drive change together with committed people. Right now, we are in an exciting transformation process into a new independent financial organisation - come and create this new future together with us!

Accounting, Group Reporting and Internal Control department within Group Finance is responsible to provide timely, accurate and uniform data on consolidated level to internal and external parties. The department is responsible for issuing accounting policies, guidelines and accounting instructions to assist the organization to apply correct accounting treatment for all kind of transactions and to ensure effective conditions for control activities in the key processes. Accounting, Group Reporting and Internal Control are about 26 employees, organized in three groups. Group Accounting consists of 12 employees who are responsible for the Volvo Cars Actuals consolidation and to provide timely, accurate and uniform financial data on consolidated level for Volvo Car Group to internal and external parties.

As a Senior Group Accountant you will work with consolidation activities. You will work globally with a holistic view and collaborate with entities, accounting centers, project organizations, etc to be able to be on top of the accounting and your responsibility. You will also need combine the accounting with the operational view of the business. Your responsibility includes ensuring adherence of the Volvo Cars Finance Manual, preparing monthly and quarterly financial calculations, analysis and reporting in line with IFRS requirements as well as in line with requirements from our Chinese owners. A position within Group Accounting will give you an opportunity to a wide circle of contacts within Volvo Cars, working globally and cross-functional, as well as getting a holistic and comprehensive view of activities within the Group.

Main responsibilities

* You will be responsible for the accounting accuracy within your area of responsibility
* Monitor and participate in projects and initiatives within your area
* Co-ordinate and highlight questions relating to your area of responsibility
* As part of the team you are responsible to communicate and collaborate within the Group Accounting team to fulfil the team objectives

Required qualifications

* University degree in Business Administration with a major in finance and accounting or equivalent
* Minimum of 5 years in Finance, primarily accounting, or related business
* Fluent in English, both spoken and written
* Experience from positions in Group Accounting is preferred
* Experience from auditing is preferred
* System experience - Hyperion FM is meritorious
* Skilled in excel is meritorious

Personal qualities

* Holistic thinking and very good analytical skills
* Good communication and co-operation skills
* Active and performance driven
* Being curious and enjoy challenges and complexity in both accounting but also in structures and information streams
* Drive your own initiatives to ensure an effective process with qualitative accounting

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Rebecka Simonsson by e-mail rebecka.simonsson@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than May 8th, 2017.