Group Accounting Manager

Lead and Drive Growth as Group Accounting Manager at Verdane

Position: Group Accounting Manager

Based out of: Stockholm

About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth equity investment firm that partners with sustainable, tech-enabled businesses in Europe, helping them achieve international growth. With a focus on Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, Verdane's ten funds have over €6bn+ in total commitments and have invested in over 300 fast-growing businesses since 2003. With a strong culture focus, Verdane boasts a team of over 140 professionals and operating experts based in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, London, Munich and Berlin. Join Verdane and become the preferred growth partner for sustainable and tech-enabled businesses in Europe.

You may be familiar with some of the companies that we have invested in, such as Easy Park, CAIA Cosmetics, Mathem and Hornet Security. We are proud to have attracted high caliber investors from more than 15 countries, ranging from large foundations and endowments to pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. Over half of the capital commitments in our most recent funds are by not-for-profit investors. Verdane recently successfully raised €2.2 billion through the fundraising of Freya XI and Edda III, which attracted an increasingly global investor base.

Responsibilities
Lead and develop Verdane’s In-house accounting team that is based in Sweden, Norway and Germany and work closely with the rest of the finance team in Verdane.

Responsibilities for the Group accounting manager also include:

• Lead and develop the in-house accounting team across Sweden, Norway, and Germany.
• Oversee and enhance accounting processes, internal controls, and systems.
• Serve as the primary liaison to external providers in countries where we operate.
• Collaborate with the finance team on ad-hoc projects and group reporting.
• Drive improvement projects and document processes and routines.
• Support the rest of Verdane team with accounting expertise.

Professional Qualifications

• Master’s / MBA degree graduate
• 6-8+ year experience in the financial sector such as: Accounting, Audit or similar.
• Proven leadership skills with a track record in team development.
• You are fluent in spoken and written English and Swedish, additional languages are a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and interested in systems, AI and technology. Our current ERP-system is Xledger.
• Strong project management skills: self-starter, organized, able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong competence in accounting and related areas.
• Good communicator: ability to work and build relationships with a large team.

Personal Competencies
You have strong analytical and communication skills, a solid financial understanding and are motivated to work in a fast-paced environment. We can offer you an exciting opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the working cogs of a leading private equity firm working closely with Finance team and the wider organization.

You will be a perfect fit if our corporate values resonate with you:

• Get things done: We actively work to shorten decision making cycles, always completing our set tasks with quality. We prioritise what lies before us in order to ensure that everything we set out to accomplish is done well, rather than taking on too many things at once.
• Dare to be different: We are bold in our thinking and challenge the status quo. We treasure differences of opinion and value complementary perspectives as we seek creative solutions to complex problems.
• Love what we do: We are genuinely committed and passionately curious, entrepreneurial in spirit and deed – the best idea wins.
• Respect people and the planet: We act with integrity and seek to build trust in all relations. We show responsibility and aspire to be on the right side of history, helping to move our industry towards more sustainable, long-term thinking.

You have a growth mindset, good communication skills, and a desire to work in an international environment. As a person, you collaborate well in a down-to-earth and value-based culture that is committed to building long-lasting relationships. You have a can-do attitude and enjoy working with people, but also enjoy solving challenges on your own.

Verdane is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working environment and we actively seek for qualified candidates regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, or age.

Please note that applications are assessed on an ongoing basis and we encourage candidates to apply as soon as they feel ready.

Location: Stockholm, SE