Group Financial Controller

Qred; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Qred is seeking a Group Financial Controller to oversee group consolidation and financial reporting in Stockholm. You will lead the accounting team to streamline processes and support growth in a thriving fintech environment.

This full-time position requires a deep understanding of group accounting, IFRS, and corporate tax, coupled with a professional level of expertise in Excel and BI tools.

Join a supportive team committed to enhancing financial reporting and data flows while helping small businesses thrive.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years experience in group accounting and reporting.
• Experience in corporate tax matters.
• Technical knowledge of IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of group consolidation processes.
• Administer and optimize reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with accounting principles and regulations.

Skills

Group accounting experience

IFRS knowledge

Excel proficiency

BI tools experience

Fluency in Swedish

Fluency in English

Education

University degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Business Central

Consolidation software

Job description

At Qred, we’re building the world’s best bank for small businesses. Since launching 11 years ago, we’ve grown from startup to profitable fintech scale‑up, now generating over 1 billion SEK in annual revenue, being profitable from the start and supporting 50,000+ entrepreneurs across Northern Europe. We combine smart technology, real time data, and human judgment to make financing simple, fast, and fair. With bold growth plans and strong momentum across multiple markets, we are now looking for a Group Financial Controller to drive our group consolidation and elevate our financial reporting processes, preparing our finance function for the next major phase of our international growth.

About The Role

Step into a high‑impact role where your hands‑on expertise directly shapes our financial reporting. As our Group Financial Controller, you will be the driving force behind our end‑to‑end consolidation and group reporting processes. We are looking for a senior professional who thrives in an international environment, working closely with various parts of our operations to solve complex accounting matters and execute advanced group adjustments. In addition to this core accounting focus, you will play a key role in driving process improvements and taking our data‑driven reporting to the next level. Operating from our Stockholm office alongside the accounting team, you will guide stakeholders across our different markets, architect seamless financial data flows, and build scalable reporting processes. You will report directly to the Head of Financial Control.

Examples of Key Tasks

Group consolidation & reporting

• Drive the hands‑on execution of the monthly, quarterly, and annual group consolidation processes. This includes managing financial inflows from our international operations, performing eliminations, intercompany reconciliations and foreign currency translations.
• Perform group adjustments and ensure compliance with IFRS and statutory requirements.
• Support other parts of the organization with accounting, reporting, and systems‑related questions.

Systems & data flows

• Administer, develop, and optimize the group’s consolidation and reporting systems. Drive automation projects and participate in setting up integrations between consolidation software and reporting tools.
• Support design and oversee autonomous workflows, enabling software agents to handle routine daily tasks.

Quality assurance & audit

• Review, analyze, and follow up on the financial data reported by subsidiaries. Serve as one of the primary contacts for external auditors, ensuring compliance with accounting principles.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, governance frameworks, and support regulatory reporting.

Tax & group projects

• Be actively involved in corporate tax matters and structural tax planning.
• Support and participate in cross‑domain projects.

What we are looking for

• A university degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Experience in group accounting, consolidation, and group reporting, +5 years.
• Technical knowledge of IFRS and practical experience applying it.
• Experience working with corporate tax.
• Experience working with BI tools and an understanding of financial data flows and system integrations.
• Interest in agentic AI transformation, automation and process optimisation.
• Professional level in Excel.
• Excellent command of spoken and written Swedish and English.

Meriting

• Good system understanding and previous experience participating in the implementation of a group consolidation system.
• Experience from the financial services sector or fintech.
• Experience working in Business Central and different consolidation systems.

Traits we see as crucial in this position

• You have the ability to drive initiatives independently.
• You have high integrity, credibility, and self‑motivation.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to understand correlations, identify deviations, and draw conclusions from data – not only produce numbers.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes in regulations, systems, and priorities.
• Ability to balance ongoing reporting tasks with continuous improvement work.

One last thing

This is a full‑time, permanent position based in Stockholm. Don’t wait to send in your application, we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. While the start date is flexible, the right candidate can join us immediately.

Qred celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Qred is an international FinTech scale‑up that specializes in digital financing solutions for small businesses, with operations in the Nordics, Benelux, Germany and Brazil. We are passionate about helping small businesses thrive and grow, by providing them with business loans and credit cards. Right now we’re in an exciting phase of our journey that focuses on growth through smart product development and technology fueled by international expansion.