Senior Group Accounting Specialist

Senior Group Accounting Specialist


Group Accounting & Consolidation is a function within Group Reporting Tax & Control with responsibility for governance of the Volvo Group consolidation process, development and implementation of accounting policies (IFRS) for the Volvo Group and the external financial reporting including related processes. This responsibility includes ownership of accounting instructions, time tables and structures in financial systems.


The position


We are now looking for a Senior Group Accounting Specialist willing to take on exciting challenges in an organization committed to deliver quality and efficiency in financial reporting.


As a Senior Group Accounting Specialist you will work with all kinds of interesting and complex accounting issues. Your main area of responsibility will be the Volvo Group’s accounting for post-employment benefits where you will secure appropriate accounting treatment, both from a theoretical and from a practical perspective. You will contribute to the Annual report and Quarterly external reports and secure that Volvo Accounting policies are updated and that sufficient instructions are in place for your areas of responsibility. You are curious and don’t hesitate to embrace complex questions to gain an overall understanding. You are not afraid to take decisions but you have a feeling for when anchoring is needed.


Within Group Accounting you will be part of a global and diverse team of skilled and high performance professionals who work with passion and trust each other in an open and positive atmosphere with a lot of discussions and laugh’s. Even though everyone has their own area of expertise we are willing to give each other a helping hand when needed.


Core responsibilities:
Functional leadership for your areas of responsibility
Hold deep knowledge in one or several defined areas within accounting.
Cooperate with stakeholders in different parts of the Volvo Group to analyze and ensure proper accounting treatment of business transactions
Contribute in setting and maintaining Group accounting policy and develop user-friendly accounting instructions
Communication with external auditors
Ad-Hoc analysis
Participate in projects

Your profile:
Academic degree in Accounting
Minimum of five years’ accounting experience preferably combined with consolidation experience
Experience from an Audit firm and/or the accounting department of a large company or group
Proficient in IFRS
Ability to work independently
Significant experience from multi-cultural and global finance operations
Fluent in English and Swedish both verbal and written
Excellent communication skills
Collaboration skills

Who are you ?


To be successful in this position:
You have a solution oriented mindset and deal with different matters in a logical and structured manner
You have a can-do-attitude and are not afraid of taking own initiative
You have a genuine interest in accounting combined with analytical skills and are looking to develop your skills in these areas
You have an open attitude to work in a changing environment (flexible)
You have high integrity and are a true team player and you contribute with good team spirit.

For further information please contact:


Anki Walldén, VP, Group Accounting & Consolidation, +46 73 902 15 57
Håkan Persson, HR Business Partner, +46 31 3223102