Financial Accountant Nordics

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced accounting professional to lead financial reporting, statutory accounting, and audit coordination, playing a key role in ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.

Our Financial Accountant for the Nordic countries is part of ADC Corporate Finance, reports to the Country Finance Manager and works closely with internal and external service provider and auditors in all accounting, tax & reporting topics.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Own accounting activities for the Nordic legal entities (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland)
• Ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting in line with IFRS and local GAAP requirements
• Lead statutory accounting, external audits, and regulatory filings, ensuring timely and accurate submissions
• Manage month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepayments, and intercompany transactions
• Oversee tax compliance, including corporate tax, VAT, and Intrastat reporting
• Partner with shared service teams to manage general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support group consolidation, quarterly reporting, and provide financial analysis to support business growth and decision-making
• Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes, controls, compliance, and cost management initiatives

Bring Your Expertise

• Proven experience managing statutory accounting, financial reporting, and external audits within a multinational environment

• Experience supporting accounting activities within Norway, including compliance with local accounting and reporting requirements

• Strong understanding of IFRS and local GAAP reporting requirements
• Experience overseeing month-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, provisions, and intercompany accounting
• Knowledge of corporate tax, VAT, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience working with general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ability to prepare and analyse financial reports to support business decision-making and group consolidation activities
• Fluent in both English and Norwegian

Additional Experience That Could Help You Succeed

• Experience supporting Nordic legal entities (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland)
• Experience with Netsuite
• Experience within a Sales or Marketing business
• Experience working in a matrix organization

What We Value @ Ascensia

We are driven to make a positive difference every day for people with diabetes, empowering them to take control of their health and live richer, fuller lives. Guided by deep expertise and a longstanding commitment to diabetes care, we create high-quality solutions that help shape a better future.

Benefits @ Ascensia

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, with full details available later in the recruitment process.

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Ready to Make an Impact?

If this opportunity aligns with your skills and career goals, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your career with us.

Building an Inclusive Culture

We are a company that brings the best people together and leverages their varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to invent on behalf of all customers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all individuals, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected classes which may exist under applicable federal, state, or local law.