Payroll and Benefits Accounting Specialist

Nordic Investin has been asked to find a Payroll and Benefits Accounting Specialist for one of our partner companies. You see finance as both a decision and control function, combining accuracy with the curiosity to turn numbers into action.

The partner is strengthening its capability in accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities. You will connect payroll journals, reconciliations and benefits while ensuring that tax reporting and controls receive appropriate discipline. The aim is practical progress that colleagues can use, leaders can evaluate and the organisation can sustain.

Finance values dependable reporting, strong controls and constructive partnership. Success means better decisions and trusted information.

How you will work

You will work with finance colleagues, operational leaders and system owners. The partner values early escalation, transparent assumptions and lasting improvements.

This role calls for independent judgement and the ability to raise the quality around you. You are expected to make trade-offs visible, recognise when a decision needs wider expertise and move work forward without creating unnecessary process.

What you will do

Own the practical direction for accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities.

Translate goals and constraints into a clear approach for payroll journals and reconciliations.

Establish useful standards, routines or decision artefacts around benefits.

Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies affecting tax reporting.

Use evidence and measurable outcomes to improve controls.

Strengthen knowledge sharing and sustainable ownership through vendor coordination.

What you will bring

Relevant experience delivering accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities in a demanding environment.

Strong working knowledge of payroll journals and reconciliations.

Practical experience applying benefits and tax reporting.

Ability to assess priorities, risks and trade-offs involving controls.

Evidence of clear stakeholder communication and dependable end-to-end ownership.

Professional English and the judgement to work with sensitive or business-critical information.

Experience that would add value

Experience from international organisations and complex payroll environments.

Exposure to vendor coordination in a cross-functional or multi-team environment.

Swedish language skills or experience working across Nordic organisations.

A background that can succeed here

Your background may be group finance, operations, audit, advisory or a growing business. Show the controls and decisions you owned and the outcome. Direct experience of accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities is valuable, while adjacent experience counts when it shows transferable judgement.

What makes the opportunity interesting

The role combines professional depth with meaningful business questions and room to improve the processes behind the numbers. The focus on accurate payroll accounting and benefit reconciliations across entities gives the opportunity a clear mission and room to influence priorities and success measures.

The exact partner, employment model, compensation, start date and working arrangement will be explained openly during the process. Nordic Investin will make sure you understand the opportunity before asking you to make a decision.

The recruitment conversation

Nordic Investin will focus on decisions you have made: the context, alternatives, result and what you would change today. You will also have room to ask direct questions and test whether the role, mandate and partner environment are right for you.

How to apply

Apply with your CV or LinkedIn profile and a short note about a relevant financial process, decision or transformation you helped improve. Nordic Investin welcomes different routes into the profession and assesses evidence, judgement and potential alongside formal titles.