Team Leader within Financial Controlling

About the company:

Kekst CNC was formed in late 2018 when two of the world’s premier strategic communications firms, Kekst, founded in 1970, and CNC, founded in 2002, combined their teams and capabilities. In the Nordics, Kekst CNC operates under the brand of JKL.

JKL was founded in 1985 as a pioneering firm and soon became one of the most influential strategic communications consultancies in the Nordic region. In 2017, JKL merged with Kekst CNC. We are ideally equipped to help global business and institutional leaders address strategic communication challenges and opportunities, to develop and execute the integrated communications strategies necessary to gain the confidence of key stakeholders in this era of accelerated change. Kekst CNC is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group.

Our websites: www.jkl.se or www.kekstcnc.com

About the role:

As Senior Financial Controller/Team Leader you play an important role for the business and the Finance department consisting of 3-4 team members. You are responsible for the overall supervision of the Nordic organization’s financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, financial policies and procedures.

As Senior Financial Controller you motivate, manage, and control the finance team for the purpose of developing efficiency with a view of optimizing the Nordic business's profitability. You will be a part of a dynamic, multicultural and fast pace environment with local business in a global company, reporting directly to the Kekst CNC CFO in Munich, Germany.

What you will do:

·      Responsible manager and team leader for the finance team in Stockholm Office

·      Active part of the Stockholm Management Team

·      Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Revenue recognition in close cooperation with the Shared Service Center in Poland

·      Responsibility for preparation and overseeing month-end and year-end closing including Financial Reporting

·      Payroll input and verifying salary postings in close cooperation with HR

·      Coordination and preparation of the yearly budget and regular financial forecasts

·      First contact for internal and external auditors

·      Contract preparation and review in close cooperation with the Legal team (Shared Service Center)

·      Responsibility for project controlling

·      Preparation of individual reporting and analysis for the Management

Your background:

To be successful in this role we believe you have an Academic degree in Finance/Economics and several years of experience from Accounting and Controlling. We see it as a plus coming from a similar role in a large global company with many Stakeholders.

Fluent in English and Swedish both verbally and written is a requirement. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with upper management. Advanced computer software skills, including Excel and financial reporting software is a must.

You as a person:

We are looking for a natural leader, a trusted advisor, with long, deep specialist finance knowledge, a person that walks the talk and show by own example. You are a team leader that can drive a small effective tight financial team. Our best candidate is clear in communication, positive in attitude, humble, reliable and knows that the only way forward is with hard work, great team effort and trust building.

Want to know more?

In this recruitment JKL Group AB cooperates with EQonomy/Wise Professionals. Since we review applications and select potential candidates on a continuous basis, register your application as soon as possible at www.eqonomy.se

If you have any questions, please contact responsible Recruitment Consultant Ramona Johansson (Ramona.johansson@wise.se)