[Hiring] Director of Accounting @Sandvik

Role Description

The Director of Accounting owns and leads the global accounting operations across the three business units and more than 20 legal entities, with full accountability for accurate, compliant, and timely entity-level and consolidated financial reporting. This role drives the monthly and quarterly close, ensures high-quality accounting at the legal entity level, and owns the end-to-end consolidation process, including intercompany accounting, eliminations, and consolidation systems.

• Maintain strong balance sheet integrity and strengthen internal controls.
• Continuously improve accounting processes to enhance close quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Ensure consistent application of accounting policies and standards while proactively identifying and resolving accounting and reporting risks.
• Partner closely with Business Unit Controllers, Controlling, and broader finance teams to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of consolidated results.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead accounting operations across the SigmaTEK and Cimatron legal entities, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely entity-level reporting.
• Drive the monthly and quarterly close process, ensuring high-quality accounting, balance sheet integrity, and adherence to group accounting policies across more than 20 legal entities.
• Own and manage the group consolidation process, including intercompany accounting, eliminations, and consolidation systems.
• Strengthen internal controls and core accounting processes to support scalable growth and mitigate financial and operational risk.
• Partner closely with Business Unit Controllers, Business Area Controlling, and finance teams to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of consolidated results.
• Serve as the primary authority on accounting standards and policies, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of IFRS and group accounting policies.
• Lead the preparation and coordination of statutory financial statements and act as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing accounting organization, managing a team of 10+ accounting professionals across 5+ locations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, standardization, automation, and transparency across accounting, close, and reporting processes.
• Support the business simplification process by actively reducing the number of legal entities.
• Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve accounting, compliance, and reporting risks to protect financial integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in accounting, external reporting, audit, or group finance within a multinational environment.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of IFRS; experience operating in complex, multi-entity reporting structures.
• Demonstrated expertise in internal controls, compliance, and external audit management.
• Solid understanding of ERP, consolidation, and financial reporting systems and their impact on accounting quality.
• Familiarity with Net Suite and/or One Stream applications a plus.
• Proven experience leading and developing accounting teams, including cross-border or multi-location teams.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, manage risk, and make decisions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven reporting environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and escalate issues when necessary.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools or automation to improve productivity and operational effectiveness.

Key Competencies

• Deep technical accounting and external reporting expertise.
• Strong ownership mindset and attention to detail.
• Effective people leadership and talent development.
• Process improvement and operational excellence orientation.
• High professional integrity and ethical standards.
• Collaborative, business-partnering approach.

Why Join Us

• Global scope with meaningful impact across the organization.
• High-visibility role partnering closely with senior finance leadership.
• Opportunity to shape and strengthen accounting, controls, and reporting at scale.
• Collaborative, international finance environment.