About this role
🚀 We’re Hiring: Senior Accounting Consultant – Banking, IFRS & Regulatory Reporting Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB is looking for an experienced Senior Accounting Consultant for a strategic, long-term assignment with an internationally renowned client in the banking and financial services sector in Solna, Sweden. Are you a senior accounting professional with deep expertise in financial reporting, banking regulations, IFRS, and hedge accounting? This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to complex financial and regulatory reporting activities within a highly regulated, international banking environment.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with hands-on regulatory reporting experience, analytical thinking, and the ability to manage complex reporting processes independently. 📍 Location: Solna, Sweden 🏢 Work model: 100% on-site – no remote work 📅 Assignment period: 5 November 2026 – 5 November 2028 🕒 Workload: Full-time, 100% 🎯 Seniority: Senior 🗣️ Languages: English and Swedish – proficient level 🎯
About the Role
- As a Senior Accounting Consultant, you will play a key role in financial and regulatory reporting, supporting both local reporting obligations and group-level requirements.
- You will work with complex accounting matters, regulatory submissions, financial instruments, and international consolidation processes.
- Your expertise will help ensure accurate reporting, compliance with applicable standards, and high-quality financial information for internal and external stakeholders. 🔧
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and support financial and regulatory reporting activities within a banking environment.
- Manage regulatory reporting to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
- Prepare and support reporting to the Riksbank and Statistics Sweden (SCB).
- Apply IFRS requirements to banking transactions and financial reporting.
- Manage hedge accounting activities, including documentation, effectiveness testing, and ongoing reporting.
- Analyse financial instruments and ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
- Contribute to group reporting, consolidation, and international reporting processes.
- Interpret regulatory and accounting requirements and translate them into effective reporting practices.
- Support audits and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain high standards of accuracy, documentation, compliance, and reporting quality.
- Skills & requirements ✅ Required Skills & Qualifications Extensive experience in senior accounting and financial reporting within the banking sector.
- Proven hands-on experience with regulatory reporting to Finansinspektionen.
- Practical experience reporting to the Riksbank and Statistics Sweden (SCB).
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and its practical application in banking.
- Experience with hedge accounting, including documentation, effectiveness testing, and ongoing reporting requirements.
- Solid understanding of financial instruments and their accounting treatment.
- Experience in international group environments, including group reporting and consolidation.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and implement complex regulatory and accounting requirements.
- Ability to work independently and manage complex reporting processes with a high level of accuracy.
- Proficiency in English and Swedish. ⭐
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting external audits and working directly with external auditors.
- Involvement in regulatory change initiatives or implementation of new reporting requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working in dynamic, complex, and highly regulated financial organisations. 👤 Our Ideal Candidate You are a technically strong accounting professional who understands the specific challenges of financial reporting in the banking sector.
- You can navigate complex regulatory requirements, manage multiple reporting obligations, and ensure accuracy under tight deadlines.
- You work independently, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and bring a structured, detail-oriented approach to financial reporting and compliance. 📩 How to Apply If your experience matches the requirements, submit your application through our careers portal: 👉 Apply here: https://www.hykmann.com/careers Please include the following in your application: Your updated CV.
- Your availability and earliest possible start date.
- A brief motivation explaining how your experience meets the assignment requirements.
- One or two relevant reference assignments demonstrating your banking accounting, regulatory reporting, IFRS, and hedge accounting experience.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the opportunity may close before the stated deadline. Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB 🌐 https://www.hykmann.com/careers