Financial Controller

We are seeking a highly motivated Financial Controller to join our team in Stockholm. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and collaborative team, and further develop your expertise in accounting and finance operations.

The position is a maternity leave cover, from May 2025 to August 2026.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Financial Controller, you will support the Head of Accounting ensuring a timely, accurate, and reliable monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial closing process. You will perform Balance Sheet reviews and supporting Balance Sheet reconciliations, while also ensuring financial compliance with both local and corporate policies, regulations, and laws. In addition, you will contribute to change projects within the FinOps domain, addressing local changes driven by regional or global requirements. Therefore, it is important that you are interested in change projects, where you will be involved in testing and execution.

You will also participate in local cross-functional accounting projects and implementation of accounting policies, as well as IFRS and local GAAP changes. You will be coordinating both internal and external audits, managing relationships with auditors alongside the Head of Accounting. Furthermore, you will document finance operations processes, maintain accounting manuals, and ensure alignment on any changes.

Why Carlsberg?

At Carlsberg Sweden, we’re proud of our rich portfolio of over 50 brands, including Falcon, Carlsberg, Pripps, Eriksberg, Ramlösa, Festis, Somersby, Schweppes and Pepsi. As part of Carlsberg Group, with over 40,000 employees around the world, we offer a dynamic work environment with great opportunities. Our success is built on the talent and passion of our people, working with some of the most exciting brands in the industry. We are committed to creating a diverse, fair, and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Together, we brew for a better today and tomorrow!

What We’re Looking For:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience within a finance function, preferably in accounting and reporting or in auditing
• A Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of Financial Accounting, including accounting processes, IFRS, and local GAAP.
• Experience in identifying and driving process improvements.
• Familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems (or a willingness to learn).
• Fluency in English and Swedish, both written and verbal.
• To thrive in this role, you need to have a flexible mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, matrix organization.

How to Apply:

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we work with continuous selection and may fill the position within the application deadline! The application deadline is February 21, 2025.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.