Skilled and flexible accountant to leading mobility supplier. At Geely Business Center you will be part of the accountant team where no two days are the same.
Geely is a world leading mobility provider focusing on technological innovation and with a big interest in sustainable development. The company is the owner of car giants such as Volvo Car Group and Lotus Cars. Now Geely's Gothenburg-based competence center Geely Business Center is looking for an experienced accountant, who wants to be part of an environment characterized by change.
As a senior accountant you will work with bookkeeping and be responsible for the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for several companies. The job also includes monthly, quarterly and annual closings, reconciliation and declaration of VAT and taxes and preparing annual reports.You will report to Swedish and Chinese parent companies in Aaro and HFM which means documentation is a key factor for this position. You will also be the point of contact for auditors. At Geely you will be part of the accounting team, which currently consists of nine people. Among these you will find colleagues such as Linda, Sofia och Moustafa.Geely Business Center is located in Geely's newly built innovation center Uni3 at Lindholmen in Gothenburg. Here you work in a flat organization with all functions on the same floor.
Benefits
What we’re looking for
Skills
To fit the role, you need to have worked for a few years with general accounting. You have a clear understanding of the Swedish accounting system with good knowledge of K3/RFR 2. It is an advantage if you have experience in reconciling and reporting VAT, payroll accounting and working with SAP and/or Fortnox – even better if you also have good knowledge of accounting rules regarding financial instruments. If you have experience with HFM and/or Aaro and have worked in a competence center before, that is a big plus.
Personal Qualities
Because you will be working in an environment characterized by change, you need to be both flexible and comfortable in yourself and your role. Geely also wishes you to be analytical, have a genuine interest in accounting and that you’re driven by the idea of improving processes.
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Sustainability
Active environmental choices
Geely is an industry in total transformation where they actively work towards electrification. The company works at the forefront of technology to make transport more sustainable.Products that are no longer needed within the company are recycled or get reused if possible. Geely has reduced its travels in the last few years and most meetings on a global level now take place on Teams. Source-sorting is implemented at the office and bicycles are offered for a small monthly sum.
Diversity
Geely Business Center has a good mix of men and women, where the distribution is 57/43. There are also many women among the higher positions at the company – such as a female CEO.At the office, English is the natural working language and there are no requirements to understand Swedish. There are around 40 different cultures at Geely. Because they are a Chinese-owned company, there is a tradition of celebrating certain Chinese Chinese holidays, which is usually very popular among all employees.
Personal development
At Geely, development is adapted to the individual and you get to grow in the areas you find fun and interesting. The company believes it’s important to set goals, follow up and give feedback to those who want to develop. Here, free conferences are also promoted where lectures on technology and development are included, and where employees get the chance to meet like-minded people.
As a new employee at Geelys, you get a lot of support. For the first six months, you are supported by either a team leader or a person who works in the same field as you.
Location
The Swedish part of Geely is located in Gothenburg in Uni3 by Geely at Pumpgatan 1 in Lindholmen which currently houses several Geely companies, such as CEVT, Geely Design and Lynk & Co. Geely's Swedish holding company and group functions are also located in the main building. The campus consists of 5 buildings built with the five elements wood, fire, earth, metal and water as inspiration combined with the Swedish glass heritage. In the various buildings, you will find, among other things, offices/workplaces, an auditorium, a design studio, cafés & restaurants, an open courtyard and a hotel. You can easily get to Geely's office by both car, bus, ferry or bicycle. The office's local location on Lindholmen opens up the possibilities to get into town or further out on Hisingen with several different modes of transportation.