Accounts Payable Swedish Speaking

SWEDISH OR NORWEGIAN SPEAKERS

Think Accountancy & Finance are working with a fantastic, well-established international business to recruit a Swedish or Norwegian Speaking Accounts Payable Assistant to join their growing finance team.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a large, supportive finance function where you will gain exposure to a busy, multi-entity environment and work as part of an experienced team.

Fluent Swedish or Norwegian is essential for this position, as you will be supporting Swedish-speaking stakeholders and entities. You must be confident speaking and reading Swedish, alongside fluent English.

Initially offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract, there is potential for the position to become permanent thereafter.

What will you be doing?

Working within the Accounts Payable team, you will take ownership of a portfolio of entities and support across a varied range of AP and treasury responsibilities, including:

Processing supplier invoices accurately, including PO and non-PO invoices
Managing supplier information and ensuring records remain accurate and up to date
Responding to supplier and internal finance queries
Managing invoice approval workflows and resolving outstanding items
Preparing and processing payment runs
Supporting urgent and manual payments where required
Completing bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
Monitoring cash balances and upcoming payments
Taking ownership of assigned ledgers and clearing aged items
Supporting the wider finance team with month-end activities
Working within strong financial controls and processes
Identifying system or process issues and supporting improvements across the team

What are we looking for?

First and foremost - you MUST be fluent in Swedish and English.

Alongside your language skills, we are ideally looking for someone who has:

At least 2 years' experience within Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar transactional finance position
Experience working across multiple entities
A good understanding of the full Accounts Payable process
Experience supporting payment runs, reconciliations and treasury-related tasks
Strong Excel skills and confidence using finance/ERP systems
Excellent attention to detail
The ability to manage a busy workload and competing priorities
A proactive approach and confidence communicating with different stakeholders
Experience within a larger or international finance environment would be beneficial
AAT studies or another finance qualification would be advantageous, but isn't essential

Why consider this opportunity?

This is a great chance to join a large international organisation with an established finance function and plenty of opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues.

The business offers a supportive working environment, hybrid working and the chance to build experience within a complex, multi-entity finance structure. For someone who enjoys Accounts Payable but wants a role with plenty of responsibility and exposure, this could be a fantastic next move.

And importantly, your Swedish language skills will be genuinely used within the role, rather than simply being a "nice to have".

If you're a Swedish-speaking finance professional with Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience and would like to hear more, please get in touch with Think Accountancy & Finance for a confidential conversation.

Equally, if you know someone who speaks Swedish and has finance experience, we'd love to hear from them!

Think Accountancy & Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead supporting businesses across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. We specialise in temporary, permanent and contract recruitment across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Payroll, Finance Administration, Part-Qualified Finance and transactional finance positions