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Swedbank söker Accounting Development Expert
Swedbank AB
Swedbank is a modern bank with its roots firmly planted in the history of Sweden’s savings banks and the cooperative agricultural bank tradition. We have relationships with 7.4 million private customers and 551 000 corporate customers and offer loans, payments and savings to simplify everyday life for individuals and companies. The bank has a variety of career paths available in our home markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and in other international markets.Accounting Development Expert
Are you a responsible and structured person driven to work on the development of accounting processes? Are you an expert with knowledge in the area of financial instruments and are you attracted to work in an exciting and changing environment? This position might be a perfect match for you.
Swedbank is now looking for an Accounting Development Expert.
About the Role
The role is part of Accounting Development, which is a part of Accounting Nordic within the GF/CFO Office function. Accounting Development contributes to the strategic development of the bank.
As one of eight experts in the Accounting Development team, you work with assisting and supporting the business in various development projects in line with Swedbank’s Strategic Development Plan. Projects can be within the CFO Office or for other business units such as Payments, Cards, Savings, Markets. The focus is on the accounting of financial instruments.
Our working method is agile, based on a 1–3-year roadmap, with short-term planning conducted at 10-week intervals. You will serve as the main point of contact between various stakeholders with specific operational and technical expertise within the bank.
The work involves defining, validating, and implementing according to current requirements for accounting processes.
You need to be curious and willing to learn new things within various business areas to be able to act as an accounting expert, and contribute to developing new accounting processes.
Education
Relevant academic degree.
Background
We are looking for someone with extensive knowledge and experience (minimum five years) in the accounting of financial instruments, from institutions supervised by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
It is an advantage if you have worked with development of accounting operations and are used to cooperate with various stakeholders.
Experience working in an agile method or in project form is also beneficial.
It is good if you have experience from complex financial operations, preferably from the banking sector.
Personal Qualities
You analyze situations to identify illogical or inconsistent solutions and foresee problems. You have a good ability to develop effective, reasonable, and feasible solutions to problems, considering the big picture. You prioritize based on overall strategies.
You challenge status quo and drive new initiatives. You adapt and initiate change and development efforts. You seek new perspectives and ideas to stimulate innovation and change, communicating both your own and others' ideas on how the organization can develop.
You are driven and work hard and persistently to achieve set goals. You quickly and effectively adjust your behaviour to meet targets, handle difficulties, or solve problems. You notice and address unresolved issues and take work and performance seriously.
You strive to establish credibility and trust and create collaboration with individuals at various levels within organizations, reaching out to build new relationships or strengthen existing ones. You engage with others in an open and accepting manner, making them feel comfortable.
You cooperate by promoting and developing others' ideas. You share information and expertise to achieve desired results. You prefer collaboration over competition; you share responsibility for reaching goals and assist as needed for the group to perform. You find ways to compromise by identifying other’s needs, to achieve "win-win" results.
You learn from experiences and feedback from other people. You develop skills and performance over time, adjusting your behaviour based on feedback from others. You are aware of your strengths/weaknesses and when assistance from others is needed to get the job done effectively.
Does this sound interesting?
Welcome with your application!
Our selection is done continually, so don’t wait—submit your application today. Please note that we only accept applications via the link in the advertisement. If you have questions about the position or the process, feel free to contact recruitment consultant Helena Pettersson at +46 705-938766 or helena.pettersson@qsearch.se.
We look forward hearing from you!
Are you a responsible and structured person driven to work on the development of accounting processes? Are you an expert with knowledge in the area of financial instruments and are you attracted to work in an exciting and changing environment? This position might be a perfect match for you.
Swedbank is now looking for an Accounting Development Expert.
About the Role
The role is part of Accounting Development, which is a part of Accounting Nordic within the GF/CFO Office function. Accounting Development contributes to the strategic development of the bank.
As one of eight experts in the Accounting Development team, you work with assisting and supporting the business in various development projects in line with Swedbank’s Strategic Development Plan. Projects can be within the CFO Office or for other business units such as Payments, Cards, Savings, Markets. The focus is on the accounting of financial instruments.
Our working method is agile, based on a 1–3-year roadmap, with short-term planning conducted at 10-week intervals. You will serve as the main point of contact between various stakeholders with specific operational and technical expertise within the bank.
The work involves defining, validating, and implementing according to current requirements for accounting processes.
You need to be curious and willing to learn new things within various business areas to be able to act as an accounting expert, and contribute to developing new accounting processes.
Education
Relevant academic degree.
Background
We are looking for someone with extensive knowledge and experience (minimum five years) in the accounting of financial instruments, from institutions supervised by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
It is an advantage if you have worked with development of accounting operations and are used to cooperate with various stakeholders.
Experience working in an agile method or in project form is also beneficial.
It is good if you have experience from complex financial operations, preferably from the banking sector.
Personal Qualities
You analyze situations to identify illogical or inconsistent solutions and foresee problems. You have a good ability to develop effective, reasonable, and feasible solutions to problems, considering the big picture. You prioritize based on overall strategies.
You challenge status quo and drive new initiatives. You adapt and initiate change and development efforts. You seek new perspectives and ideas to stimulate innovation and change, communicating both your own and others' ideas on how the organization can develop.
You are driven and work hard and persistently to achieve set goals. You quickly and effectively adjust your behaviour to meet targets, handle difficulties, or solve problems. You notice and address unresolved issues and take work and performance seriously.
You strive to establish credibility and trust and create collaboration with individuals at various levels within organizations, reaching out to build new relationships or strengthen existing ones. You engage with others in an open and accepting manner, making them feel comfortable.
You cooperate by promoting and developing others' ideas. You share information and expertise to achieve desired results. You prefer collaboration over competition; you share responsibility for reaching goals and assist as needed for the group to perform. You find ways to compromise by identifying other’s needs, to achieve "win-win" results.
You learn from experiences and feedback from other people. You develop skills and performance over time, adjusting your behaviour based on feedback from others. You are aware of your strengths/weaknesses and when assistance from others is needed to get the job done effectively.
Does this sound interesting?
Welcome with your application!
Our selection is done continually, so don’t wait—submit your application today. Please note that we only accept applications via the link in the advertisement. If you have questions about the position or the process, feel free to contact recruitment consultant Helena Pettersson at +46 705-938766 or helena.pettersson@qsearch.se.
We look forward hearing from you!