In this leadership role as the Head of Finance & Accounting, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the financial future of our organization. You will combine your expert technical skills with your strategic mindset to deliver accurate, high-impact results that drive real business success. You’ll solve complex financial challenges, make key decisions that minimize risk, and have a hands-on influence across the organisation.
Position Summary
The Head of Finance & Accounting is a leadership role overseeing both the UK Finance Shared Service function and Business Controlling for Swegon Ltd. You’ll manage a team of 13 in the Shared Services, covering key finance processes, while directly leading two Controllers for Service and Sales business areas. This role requires seamless collaboration across Swegon’s UK & Ireland operations, as well as close coordination with Group Finance in Sweden to ensure alignment with company-wide goals. It’s an exciting opportunity to make a real impact while leading and shaping the financial strategy across multiple business units.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting and Compliance (selective entities)
• Liaise with auditors, managing audits and ensuring timely information flow.
• Oversee statutory reporting and year-end Group reporting with external advisors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, Group policies, and local tax requirements.
2. Budgeting, Forecasting, and Strategic Support (selective entities)
• Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, preparing financial data and presentations for Group leadership.
• Advise business leaders on tax, legal, and financial matters to support decision-making.
• Maximise Group loss offsets and manage annual dividends and loan repayments.
• Collaborate with HR on the annual pay increase process.
3. Shared Services and Process Optimisation (all 5 UK entities)
• Manage UK Group A/R, A/P, payroll, and expenses for efficiency and compliance.
• Identify and implement process improvements, standardising systems across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement with the Nordic Primary Accounting Centre (M3).
4. Team Leadership and Organisational Development
• Lead the finance team, fostering development and alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a key financial partner to business leaders, ensuring effective communication.
5. Cash and Financial Operations Management
• Optimize working capital, focusing on Accounts Receivable and Inventory management.
• Enhance understanding and control of Gross Margins and OPEX through strong internal controls.
About You
You are a results-oriented leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and sets high standards for yourself and those around you. With a strong focus on mentoring and leadership, you ensure that excellence is always the goal. Discretion is key in your role, and you maintain confidentiality at all times, building trust with those you work with. You have excellent commercial and analytical skills and are adept at interpreting financial results to inform your decision-making.
Your strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, enable you to work effectively across multiple entities, teams, and even countries. You’re highly proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP systems and possess a deep understanding of financial and operational processes. With a proactive, positive, and solution-oriented mindset, you approach every challenge with a “can-do” attitude, always focused on finding the best way forward.
You’re a professional who is committed to health, safety, and continual improvement, always striving to make a positive impact. You are also receptive to feedback, open to new ideas, and contribute to fostering positive change in team dynamics. Your integrity and confidence allow you to constructively challenge when necessary, ensuring that the right decisions are made with careful consideration.
Essential Experience & Qualification
* Proven leadership in managing finance teams and shared services in a matrix environment.
* Strong expertise in financial management, reporting, and process optimization.
* Professional accounting qualifications: CIMA and/or ICAEW.
* Experience in shared services and financial management.
* Strong leadership and data management skills.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or related field.
* Proficient in financial reporting and accounting systems.
* Experience working with auditors for annual reviews.
* Able to work independently with spreadsheets and accounting software.
Desirable Experience & Qualification
* 10+ years of experience in finance and accounting, with a strong background in auditing and finance management. Expertise in leading financial operations and strategic decision-making.
* Proven experience working within a Group environment, with a comprehensive understanding of corporate structures, consolidation, and cross-functional collaboration.
* Extensive background in manufacturing operations, with a deep understanding of cost structures, financial planning, and manufacturing ERP systems.
* Demonstrated success in leading system implementations, including ERP and financial software, with the ability to drive digital transformation and process optimization across financial functions.
We offer
At Swegon, we work to create the world's best indoor climate that makes people thrive and feel good inside. We have ambitious goals in our sustainability efforts, in offering the most energy-efficient products, promoting gender equality, and becoming carbon neutral, and we have clear transparency in our work. We offer exciting challenges in a global environment with competent colleagues and a culture characterized by our values; "Customer Empathy, Trust, and Commitment," which permeate everything we do and are the basis for the decisions we make and how we interact with each other. At Swegon, we have an open and flexible organizational culture with short decision-making processes, plenty of development opportunities, and we care about you being able to balance your work with your personal life. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, welcome applicants with different backgrounds, and strive for diversity and gender equality.
About Swegon Group
Swegon Group, owned by the Stockholm Stock Exchange-listed Investment AB Latour, is a market-leading provider of a healthy indoor climate, with solutions for ventilation, heating, cooling, and climate optimization, as well as connected services and technical expertise. Swegon has subsidiaries and distributors worldwide and 17 production units in Europe, North America, and India. The company has approximately 3000 employees and had a turnover of approximately SEK 6 billion in 2022.
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