Vacant job

Do you want to be part of an engaged organization where education and development are at the center? A-hub is now recruiting a Chief Accountant for our client company; a publicly traded, well-known, and growing education group. Here you will have the chance to make a real difference – every day. Therefore, we are now looking for you who want to contribute with both competence and heart in a business characterized by quality, security, and faith in the future. Does this sound like something for you?

Welcome to this fantastic position as Chief Accountant where you will take on a broad, dynamic, and varied role with both operational and managerial responsibilities. You will be responsible for coaching, guiding, and ensuring the quality of your employees' work, as well as managing the accounting for a number of schools nationally. You will belong to a finance team of nearly 15 employees, where you will be responsible for a group of six accountants. You will report to the CFO.

The company is in a growth phase and is moving from large to larger due to acquisitions and organic growth. Further advancement on the stock market is planned for 2026. The headquarters is located in central Stockholm, where the atmosphere is characterized by helpfulness, a pleasant environment, and great competence. Here, people have fun together and offer enjoyable team-building activities and events!

You are offered:

• A managerial position in a thriving and growing company
• Fixed salary, collective agreement
• Opportunity to develop your own skills, routines, and working methods
• Good benefits such as 30 days of vacation and 4000 SEK in wellness allowance
• Generous hybrid policy

About the role

In the role of Chief Accountant, you will be responsible for six employees, both junior and experienced. You will ensure to coach and guide them in their work and work daily for maintained well-being and good team spirit. Additionally, you will be operational and handle the accounting from start to finish for some of the group's approximately 50 schools.

You will, among other things:

• Lead and support a team of six accountants
• Manage personnel issues and develop your employees
• Be responsible for accounting, from bookkeeping to financial statements and annual reports, for some of the group's schools
• Streamline and improve working methods and routines
• Work closely with the CFO, the company's Controllers, and payroll manager

This role suits you who want to combine a role with both leadership responsibility and operational accounting work. We see it as an advantage if you have previous leadership experience, but the most important thing is that you are a people person and have an interest in management.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Have a university degree in finance
• Have at least 5 years of work experience in accounting
• Master accounting from start to finish independently, including year-end work, annual reports, and declarations
• Have good knowledge of the K3 regulations
• Have previous experience in a managerial role
• Have good proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Speak and write Swedish fluently

Meritorious

• Knowledge in consolidated accounting
• Previous experience with IFRS
• Previous experience with Fortnox

Personal qualities

We would like you to be a driven and curious person who is used to, and enjoys, taking responsibility! You are a competent accountant combined with a natural aptitude for leadership. Furthermore, you are a social person who contributes to a good atmosphere.

Other information

Employment type: Permanent with an initial probationary period Start: By agreement considering notice period Scope: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8-5. Location: Stockholm

This recruitment process is handled by A-hub, and emails regarding the position go through A-hub. Apply by clicking on "Apply" below. Please note that we place great importance on your motivation and interest in the position. We do not accept applications via email, but if you have specific questions about the position, the responsible recruiter will answer them.

The recruitment process at A-hub looks as follows

1. Ongoing selection of CVs
2. Phone interview with A-hub
3. Digital interview with A-hub
4. Interview at the company
5. Reference check
6. Offer