Accounting Specialist

​​Are you interested in contributing to If’s financial reporting process, expanding your knowledge of the insurance business through close collaboration across all areas, and play a key role in driving accounting initiatives?​ About the roleIn the role as Accounting Specialist you take responsibility for key accounting activities with a focus on If’s operations in Sweden. This role offers the opportunity to independently work in a dynamic international environment, build expertise in insurance accounting, contribute to ongoing projects and actively drive process improvements. The role reports to the Head of Private Insurance Accounting. Key responsibilities include: Coordinate accounting and reporting processes in Sweden, including contributing to book close and Group reporting activities for If’s Swedish entities, ensuring quality assurance and controls for the balance sheet and income statement, coordinating external audits and working with annual reports and other external reporting, as well as providing guidance on accounting matters within your area of responsibility.Develop understanding of Business Area Private via close collaboration with controllers, taking part in new product launches, business initiatives and system developments  Submit VAT returns for the Swedish entities, manage various tax payments, work closely with the Corporate Tax function and support tax-related quality assurance and controls Support HR on accounting-related matters Work closely with other accounting teams across the Nordic countries and business areas  We offer In the same way that we place high demands on you as an employee, we also expect you to place high demands on us as an employer. Here are some of the benefits of working at If: An including work environment where everyone is welcome Career and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the Nordics Social activities, as well as highly skilled professional environment  Possibility of hybrid workplace Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance and various sports activities Great insurance benefits Lunch benefit High pension savings About the team Financial Reporting Operations is responsible for the operational financial reporting process for individual If Group companies, as well as investment accounting, the risk reserving process, and operating expense processes. Within Financial Reporting Operations, the Local Accounting unit includes the Private, Commercial & Industrial, Baltic Accounting, and Investment Accounting teams. Its role is to ensure high-quality financial reporting across all business areas and to harmonize insurance accounting processes across business areas, countries, and companies in the Nordic and Baltic region. We work closely with ot...