Senior Accountant

Pacera; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Pacera in Stockholm is seeking a Senior Accountant to own accounting for Swedish entities and help bring activities in-house from an external provider. You’ll build scalable, high-quality processes with the finance team to support growth.

The role reports to the Head of Finance and covers daily accounting, month- and year-end closings, VAT/tax returns, statutory reporting, and collaboration with FP&A, HR and IT to strengthen controls and drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge in local GAAP (Sweden) and tax matters.
• Strong knowledge in accounting processes and workflows.
• 5+ years experience in similar roles.
• Strong process development mindset and ability to deliver results.
• Good communication skills with fluent English and Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Group consolidation experience is a plus.
• Prior SaaS company experience is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own daily accounting activities for Swedish group entities
• Manage month-, quarter-, and year-end closings with group timelines for Swedish entities
• Draft financial statements and statutory reports for Swedish entities
• Prepare VAT and income tax returns for Swedish group entities
• Collaborate with local accounting partners in Latvia and UK
• Implement and automate best accounting practices for Pacera Group
• Ensure compliance with local GAAP and tax regulations
• Assist with external audits and audit preparation
• Document policies, procedures, and accounting practices
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, and automation
• Maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Analyze financial results and provide insights to senior leadership
• Collaborate daily with AP and AR; coordinate with FP&A, HR and IT

Skills

Accounting expertise

Process development mindset

Strong communication

Bilingual EN/SE

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Team: Finance - Location: Stockholm

Pacera unifies financial close, consolidation and FP&A. With AARO, Aico and Mercur, finance teams combine trusted data with AI-driven insights to enable robust, scalable and intelligent processes for the Office of the CFO.

About The Role

Pacera’s Finance team is growing, and we are looking for a Senior Accountant with a strong development mindset to take ownership of accounting activities across multiple group entities. This role will focus primarily on Pacera Group's Swedish entities.

Currently, accounting operations are outsourced to an external service provider. In this role, you will play a key part in bringing these activities in-house, working closely with the wider finance team to build efficient, scalable, and high-quality accounting processes.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to make a tangible impact within a dynamic and growing organisation. The role reports directly to the Head of Finance.

What You Will Do

• Execute and own daily accounting activities for selected group companies
• Manage monthly, quarterly and year end closings in line with group timelines for selected group companies
• Draft financial statements and other statutory reports for selected group companies
• Prepare and submit VAT and income tax returns for Swedish group companies
• Collaborate with local accounting partners in other countries (Latvia, UK)
• Implement, streamline and automate best accounting practices and processes for efficiency, accuracy, and scalability for Pacera Group
• Ensure compliance with local GAAP, tax regulations, and company policies
• Participate in external audits and take responsibility for audit preparation activities
• Ensure proper documentation of policies, procedures, and accounting practices
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, and automation initiatives
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Analyze financial results and provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Cooperate closely with AP and AR on a daily basis.
• Collaboration with other Pacera teams, especially FP&A, HR and IT.

What We’re Looking For

• Excellent knowledge in local GAAP (Sweden) and tax related matters
• Strong knowledge in accounting processes and workflows
• 5+ years experience in similar roles
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Strong process development mindset and ability to deliver results
• Good communication skills with a strong fluency in English and Swedish, both spoken and written
• Strong NetSuite knowledge
• Flexibility and ability to work under firm deadlines
• Prior experience in fast spaced SaaS company is considered a plus
• Group consolidation experience is considered a plus

What We Offer

• Private equity–backed growth journey with strong strategic direction
• Competitive compensation package
• Strong benefits package
• Hybrid working options

About Pacera

Pacera is a financial operations software company supporting the Office of the CFO across planning, financial close, consolidation and reporting. With a unified platform consisting of three specialised products, Aico by Pacera, AARO by Pacera and Mercur by Pacera, we help finance teams run critical finance operations with accuracy, control and confidence.

Aico – automates and streamlines financial close processes

Mercur – powers FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, business intelligence and financial analytics

AARO – provides consolidation and group reporting solutions

Each product has a strong existing customer base with double-digit year-on-year growth. Together, the unified end-to-end SaaS platform is empowering finance and executive leaders with automation, compliance and actionable insights – enabling faster decision-making, enhanced governance, and visibility.

The company is headquartered in Stockholm, with offices in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, the UK and Kenya.

Backed by Accel-KKR, a global technology-focused investment firm, the group has ambitious growth plans driven by both organic expansion and acquisitions. We are now strengthening our operations by investing in key roles that support our platform and future scalability.

This is a permanent, full-time position. The role will be based in Stockholm.

Our process typically involves an initial conversation with our recruitment team, a hiring manager interview, and a final stage interview including a role specific task.