Accounts Payable Specialist

Would you like to work with comprehensive financial processes and financial reporting in one of the Nordics' largest media groups?

We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Accounts Payable Specialist with expertise in Purchase to Pay (P2P) processes. In this role, you will be responsible for P2P processes, working across O2C and P2P to ensure high quality financial data, as well as compliance with IFRS and local GAAP across countries and companies. You will play a critical role in optimizing transaction-based financial processes, improving data integrity, and supporting accurate and timely reporting in a global organization.

We believe you will succeed in this role if you are independent and proactive, handle responsibilities proactively, enjoy solving new challenges, and making decisions in a dynamic environment.

As part of purchase-to-pay, you will be responsible for:

• Posting and controlling invoice details according to accounting principles, including checking related VAT and deductions
• Managing payment processes and remittances for incoming invoices and customer payments
• Ongoing bookkeeping related to supplier transactions
• Contributing to monthly and annual financial closings and analysis of accounts payable
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and accounting principles
• Contributing to continuous improvement of financial processes and automation initiatives across O2C and P2P
• Participating in digitization and process optimization projects
• Providing guidance and training in financial systems and digital tools

We are looking for someone who has:

• 1–3 years of experience in P2P, accounting, financial analysis, controlling, or similar
• Familiarity with VAT regulations and handling deductions in Norway, Sweden, and Finland
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies, propose, and operationalize improvements
• Strong numerical and accounting skills
• Analytical mindset and experience with reconciliations and handling discrepancies between the general ledger and underlying accounts
• Relevant system competence (D365 is an advantage)
• Proficiency and experience with Excel
• Fluency in Norwegian and/or Swedish, both spoken and written

Independent journalism – that is our mission

The media group Schibsted Media has some of the strongest media brands in the Nordics in its portfolio, such as VG, Aftenposten, E24, Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad, Aftonbladet, Svenska Dagbladet, Omni, and Podme.

Every day, nearly seven million people use our editorially controlled media to stay updated, engaged, and entertained – through text, audio, images, and video. The trust of our users is crucial to us. And to maintain that trust, we are committed to truth, verifiability, and transparency.

Our 2800 employees are based in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Stockholm, Helsinki, Krakow, and Gdansk. And we rely on all of them to succeed, through close collaboration across editorial teams, product and technology environments, and subscription and advertising units.

What started as Christian Schibsted's small printing business in the then Christiania (Oslo) in 1839 is today one of the leading media companies in the Nordics. Our journalism has informed people, built communities, exposed abuses of power, and strengthened democracies for nearly two centuries. Our democracies depend on independent journalism. That is our mission.