Senior Financial Controller to Parent Bank Accounting & Reporting | SEB, Solna

SEB; Pargas; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SEB, a leading banking group, seeks a Senior Financial Controller to own accounting and reporting for trading products within Group Finance. You will drive end-to-end processes, collaborate across SEB, and push continuous improvement in a regulated environment.

You will work with senior stakeholders to ensure high-quality financial statements and robust controls. Fluency in English is required; Swedish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent.
• Several years of accounting and financial reporting in a banking or regulated financial environment.
• Solid experience with trading products and financial instruments accounting.
• Proven ability to drive change and development initiatives from requirements to implementation.
• Experience working in cross-functional and international settings.
• Fluency in English (Swedish an advantage, but not required).

Responsibilities

• Global accountability for accounting and reporting processes related to trading products.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual closing of SEB AB, including analysis of financial statements.
• Independently pursuing ad hoc accounting and reporting issues.
• Driving the change and development agenda in collaboration with stakeholders across SEB.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent

Several years of accounting and financial reporting in banking or regulated environment

Job description

Are you a senior financial controller with deep expertise in accounting and reporting, and the confidence to take ownership in a complex, regulated environment? Do you want to work close to the core of the Parent Bank, where accounting topics, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement are part of everyday work?

We are now looking for a Senior Financial Controller to join Parent Bank Accounting & Reporting within Group Finance at SEB.

Group Finance aims to deliver high-quality reports, decision-making data, and analyses to our many stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to run your own initiatives and be part of the strategic work needed to achieve the Group Finance common goals.

About the role

In this role, you will have end to end accountability for significant accounting and reporting areas within SEB AB, with a particular focus on trading related products.

This role includes

• Global accountability for our accounting and reporting processes related to trading products
• Monthly, quarterly and annual closing of SEB AB, including analysis of financial statements to ensure high quality in our financial statements
• Independently pursing ad hoc issues within accounting, reporting and our processes.
• Driving the change and development agenda in close collaboration with stakeholders across SEB, both setting requirements and implementing global initiatives.

To thrive in this role

To thrive in this role, we believe you have

• A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent
• Several years of experience within accounting and financial reporting in a banking or regulated financial environment
• Solid experience of trading products and financial instruments accounting
• Proven ability to drive change and development initiatives, from requirements definition to implementation
• Experience working in cross functional and international settings
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement, and the confidence to take ownership
• Fluency in English (Swedish is an advantage, but not a requirement)

As a person, you are structured, proactive, and collaborative. You communicate clearly, can challenge constructively, and you are comfortable interacting with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.

We offer

• A senior and influential role at the core of SEB’s Parent Bank
• Exposure to complex accounting topics and senior stakeholders
• A culture that values quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Opportunities for professional growth and internal mobility within SEB
• A workplace committed to inclusion, long term sustainability, and responsible banking

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

Application deadline: 2 July 2026.

Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and history of crime. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks.

SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.

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