Accounting Specialist / SAP Finance Process Expert

Scania Group; Södertälje kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health center / wellness allowance

Result bonus and flexible working

Company car leasing

Employee events

Job summary

Scania is seeking an accounting professional to blend qualified accounting work with SAP finance process responsibility in Södertälje. You will guide colleagues in SAP FI/GL questions and help shape smarter, more efficient processes.

Working closely with the Group Accounting Manager, you will support the financial operations, participate in month-end close, and contribute to standardized, automates SAP-enabled finance workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in qualified accounting, finance operations or financial reporting, including month-end close and reporting flows.
• Proven experience in developing SAP data-driven applications and automated solutions using Power Query.
• Strong experience with SAP in large organizations, including SAP S/4HANA implementation and testing.
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Participate in month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations and analysis.
• Use strong accounting knowledge to ensure quality in financial processes and reporting flows.
• Identify improvements and support automation, standardization and efficient ways of working.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across finance to align ways of working and improve end-to-end processes.
• Support, train and coach users in SAP FI/GL processes, including troubleshooting and testing.
• Translate business and accounting needs into clear input for process experts, IT and system development.
• Coordinate with SAP teams, IT, process owners and consultants to resolve issues and improve SAP-enabled finance processes.
• Document SAP finance processes and support secure, compliant ways of working.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Fluent Swedish and English

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a related field

Tools

SAP FI/GL

SAP S/4HANA

Power Query

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Scania is undergoing a transformation from being a leading supplier of trucks, buses, and engines to providing complete and sustainable transport solutions. Together with TRATON and our sister brands MAN, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, and International, we are working to shape the future of mobility with innovative and environmentally conscious solutions.

Our values - customer first, respect, team spirit, responsibility, and elimination of waste - are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are at the forefront of creating a sustainable future.

Role Summary

Are you a strong communicator with solid hands-on experience in SAP FI/GL and a strong accounting background? Can you simplify complex processes for non-IT colleagues, understand how SAP modules connect, and translate business and accounting needs into clear requirements for IT and process experts? Then this could be a great opportunity for you.

About The Role

We are looking for an accounting professional who wants to combine qualified accounting work with a key SAP finance process responsibility. Working closely with the Group Accounting Manager, you will support financial operations, guide colleagues in SAP-related questions and contribute to smarter, more efficient processes.

The position is based in Södertälje, where close collaboration, knowledge sharing and team interaction are important parts of the role.

Job Responsibilities

Accounting responsibilities

• Participate in month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations and analysis.
• Use strong accounting knowledge to ensure quality in financial processes and reporting flows.
• Identify improvements and support automation, standardization and efficient ways of working.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across finance to align ways of working and improve end-to-end processes.

SAP Finance Process Responsibilities

• Support, train and coach users in SAP FI/GL processes, including troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and escalation when needed.
• Translate business and accounting needs into clear input for process experts, IT and system development, and participate in testing and validation of SAP changes.
• Coordinate with SAP teams, IT, process owners and consultants to resolve issues and improve, simplify, standardize and automate SAP-enabled finance processes.
• Document SAP finance processes and support secure, compliant ways of working, including access, segregation of duties and audit requirements.

Who You Are

We believe you have a solid accounting background and enjoy working at the intersection of finance, systems and people. To succeed in this role, we believe the following experience is important:

Required Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in qualified accounting, finance operations or financial reporting, including month-end close and reporting flows.
• Proven experience in developing SAP data-driven applications and automated solutions, using tools such as Microsoft Power Query, to strengthen financial closing, reporting, and process efficiency.
• Strong experience with SAP in large organizations, including SAP S/4HANA implementation and testing, system integrations and dependencies, end-to-end finance processes, and initiatives focused on improvement, automation, and standardization.
• Experience from SAP S/4HANA or SAP implementation, testing and improvement projects, including process improvement, automation or standardization initiatives within finance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Meriting experience

Power Query, advanced Excel, Power BI or other reporting and data visualization tools

Personal qualities

We are looking for a communicative and collaborative team player who enjoys working with people, numbers, systems and processes. You can make complex topics understandable, ask questions, challenge existing ways of working and help drive change in a practical and solution-oriented way.

This Is Us

At Scania, you will be part of a supportive team where collaboration, learning and continuous improvement are valued. This role gives you the opportunity to combine accounting expertise, SAP knowledge and improvement work with real impact on our finance processes.

Scania Offers

We offer a dynamic and engaging workplace where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement are part of everyday life. You will be part of a strong team environment that encourages knowledge sharing and close cooperation across functions.

With a structured development plan and a wide range of training opportunities, Scania supports your professional growth both locally and internationally.

• Benefits include access to our health center in Gröndal or a wellness allowance, result bonus, flexible working hours, and company car leasing.
• Scania also arranges events for employees and their families, and for those living in Stockholm, convenient commuting is supported through direct Scania Job express buses to Södertälje.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – your unique experience and perspective are valuable to us.