Staff Accountant: Global Multi-Entity Close & Automation

Legora; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Legora is seeking a Staff Accountant to own day-to-day accounting for allocated entities across multiple jurisdictions and to support group-level reporting. You will work in a modern, systems-driven finance stack and collaborate with colleagues in Stockholm and the US.

You will execute the monthly close with journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations, and you will assist with flux analysis, the annual audit, and process automation while maintaining strong documentation and audit

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting experience, ideally from an audit firm or a fast-moving company environment.
• Experience with US GAAP in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Meticulous with reconciliations and documentation — you leave an audit trail others can follow.
• Curious and self-directed: you flag issues early, propose solutions, and want to understand the "why" behind the numbers.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting for allocated entities across multiple jurisdictions
• Execute the monthly close: journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations, with documenting supporting files
• Assist with the month-on-month flux analysis, including investigating and explaining account movements
• Support the annual audit: prepare PBC schedule and reconciliations
• Help improve and automate close processes, reconciliations, and documentation in our ERP and surrounding tooling
• Collaborate on intercompany transactions and group reporting matters, assist with the group consolidation queries

Skills

US GAAP

Multi-entity

Multi-currency

Audit experience

Process-driven

Cross-cultural communication

Tools

ERP systems

SOX controls

PBC preparation

Excel

Job description

Legora is seeking a Staff Accountant to own day-to-day accounting for allocated entities across multiple jurisdictions and to support group-level reporting. You will work in a modern, systems-driven finance stack and collaborate with colleagues in Stockholm and the US.

You will execute the monthly close with journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations, and you will assist with flux analysis, the annual audit, and process automation while maintaining strong documentation and audit