Senior Accountant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Pension

Wellness allowance

Job summary

Pacera is seeking a Senior Accountant to take ownership of accounting activities across Swedish entities and to bring outsourced work in-house. You will manage closings, draft statements, and ensure GAAP compliance while working with the wider finance team.

Based in Stockholm, you will collaborate with local and international partners, drive automation of processes, and contribute to scalable controls across Pacera Group in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of local GAAP (Sweden) and tax matters.
• Strong knowledge of accounting processes and workflows.
• Experience in fast-paced SaaS environments and group consolidation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute and own daily accounting activities for Swedish group entities.
• Manage monthly, quarterly and year-end closings for the Swedish entities.
• Draft financial statements and statutory reports for Swedish group entities.
• Prepare VAT and income tax returns for Swedish companies.
• Collaborate with local accounting partners in Latvia and the UK.
• Implement and improve accounting processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with local GAAP, tax regulations, and policies.
• Participate in external audits and audit prep.
• Document policies and accounting practices thoroughly.
• Participate in system implementations and automation initiatives.
• Maintain internal controls and analyze financial results for leadership.
• Coordinate with AP/AR and other Pacera teams (FP&A, HR, IT).

Skills

GAAP Sweden

Accounting processes

English and Swedish fluency

Audit coordination

SaaS industry experience

Group consolidation

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

• The opportunity to be part of our next phase of growth and expansion, backed by strategic private equity investment
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including pension, flex hours, wellness allowances and more
• Hybrid working options

About Pacera

Pacera is redefining financial operations for the Office of the CFO — powering planning, financial close, consolidation, and reporting through one unified platform, trusted by 700+ organisations and 70,000+ users across more than 140 countries.

Our platform brings together three specialised products — Aico by Pacera, AARO by Pacera, and Mercur by Pacera — giving finance teams the accuracy, control, and confidence they need to run mission-critical operations, without compromise.

• Aico automates and streamlines financial close processes
• Mercur powers FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, business intelligence, and financial analytics
• AARO delivers consolidation and group reporting solutions

Each product has a loyal customer base and a strong track record of growth. Built on decades of proven expertise, our platform helps finance and executive leaders automate, govern, and make faster, smarter decisions.

We're headquartered in Stockholm, with offices across Sweden, Finland, Latvia, and the UK. And we're driven by the same principles wherever we are: collaboration, continuous learning, flexibility, curiosity, and the drive to win together.

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.

We warmly welcome your application.

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Please note; as part of our recruitment process, we carry out reference checks, ID verification, and background screening. All roles include a probationary period, as set out in the employment contract