Who are Benifex? 💚💜

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love.

Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in. 🚀

Why you should apply🌟

• Take on a high-impact teamlead role, protecting critical financial reporting, audit and control delivery during an important period of change.

• Lead and support the Stockholm accounting team while creating continuity, sharing knowledge and strengthening ways of working.

• Apply your technical accounting expertise across statutory reporting, Group consolidation, IFRS, FRS 101 and complex accounting matters.

• Make a measurable difference by improving financial controls, reporting quality, automation and close processes.

• Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and Best Large Tech Company to Work for 2025

• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and employee benefits space

Great benefits

🧠 ITP1 pension.

❤️ Lifeplan - a leading financial advisory service that offers personalized advice for maximizing your pension savings.

📝 Collective agreement.

💸 Access to our comprehensive benefits portal.

🤸 Generous wellness allowance.

✈️ 30 vacation days / year.

💰 Referral bonuses.

🌟 Enhanced parental pay.

🙂 Volunteer Days – two paid days annually to give back to the community.

Role overview🚀

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our finance function in Stockholm on a six-month fixed-term contract. You will help protect the delivery of financial reporting, audit and financial controls during a period of change.

Combining hands-on technical accounting with team leadership for a team of a small team, you will oversee statutory and consolidated reporting for the Benifex entities. You will also work closely with senior finance leaders, external auditors and teams across Commercial Finance, FP&A, Tax and Treasury.

This role suits a proactive and resilient finance expert with some leadership experience, who can onboard quickly, identify risks and create stability in a changing environment.

Responsibilities🤘

• Prepare statutory accounts and consolidated accounts for the Benifex entities.

• Act as the main point of contact for external auditors and manage the year-end audit through to completion.

• Manage relationships with third-party advisers and consultants.

• Take ownership of the intercompany process and advise on transfer-pricing requirements.

• Own balance-sheet governance, including reconciliations, substantiation and the resolution of outstanding items.

• Present balance-sheet reconciliations to the Finance Director on a regular basis.

• Clearly explain variances and provide robust supporting evidence for reported balances.

• Lead and support the finance team, maintaining delivery standards and providing clear direction.

• Ensure accounting and reporting activities are completed accurately and in line with the relevant reporting cycles.

• Build effective working relationships and influence stakeholders across teams and organisational levels.

What we are looking for🔎

• A fully qualified chartered accountant with at least five years of post-qualification experience.

• Proven experience preparing or auditing statutory accounts through to Group consolidation level.

• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and FRS 101, particularly IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16.

• Hands-on NetSuite experience.

• Experience managing or leading a finance or accounting team.

• Solid experience working within a finance team, with a strong understanding of month-end, year-end and statutory reporting cycles.

• Experience managing external audits and acting as the key contact for audit teams.

• Strong balance-sheet ownership, reconciliation and substantiation experience.

• Experience with intercompany accounting and transfer-pricing requirements. .

• The ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively in a demanding environment.

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence upwards, downwards and across multiple teams.

• Professional fluency in English and Swedish

Bonus points for:

• Tax provision, compliance or employee-related tax knowledge.

• Finance transformation, automation or process-improvement experience.

• Experience from similar environments such as technology, SaaS, payroll, HR solutions.

We want to make the application process as simple and fair as possible. That’s why we don’t ask for a cover letter for this role. Instead, you’ll find a few short questions in the application form. Your answers will help us understand your experience and skills in a more direct and relevant way.

We look forward to receiving and reading your application!