Accounting Controller to Corporate Accounting i Stockholm

We are a family of brands — H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, H&M Home, ARKET, Afound,  Treadler and Itsapark, driven by our desire to make great design available to everyone in a sustainable way. Together we offer fashion, design and services, that enable people to be inspired and to express their own personal style, making it easier to live in a more circular way. 

We aim to be the best employer around, looking after and caring for all our colleagues. When you start a career with us, there’s no limit to where it can take you. We will trust you with great responsibility from the start, encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and reward a passionate mindset. Welcome to a dynamic workplace where you contribute by being yourself. 

Finance and Accounting is responsible for making sure that the H&M group can handle all business initiatives in a legally compliant way and ensure that all brands and sales-channels are aligned from an accounting perspective. We are a strategic business partner and support the H&M group's business development in order to achieve our long-term goals. We are responsible for ensuring that the financial reporting keeps up with the high pace of the H&M group. This is an opportunity to join a global function that works for all our brands and sales-channels.

The Corporate Accounting departments main responsibility is to set up and maintain accounting guidelines for the H&M group. It is also a support function for all H&M accounting departments around the world to make sure best practice is applied. We offer you a challenging role with the opportunity to influence the ways of working within global accounting. You will be given a lot of responsibility from day one and you will be working in a team together with experienced colleagues.

Your responsibilites include, but are not limited to:

• Work with monthly-, quarterly- and yearly cuts for the Swedish companies within H&M as well as the H&M group to ensure accuracy of the financial reports
• Participate and give input to new initiatives regarding sales- and VAT-accounting from a legal reporting point of view
• Work with and ensure quality of our financial reporting by proactively adapting our routines to constant changes and align towards local organizations

• A degree within Business Administration & Economics (or similar)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience from a similar role
• Experience from working within an accounting/auditing firm is an advantage
• A genuine interest in working with accounting as well as developing accounting processes
• Strong ability to plan, execute and prioritize

We also believe that you are a collaborator and a true team player that likes to coach, support and help others and naturally builds cross functional networks and relationships. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to customize communication to different needs when involving yourself in discussions with people from different functions and markets within the H&M Group.

This is a permanent position based in Stockholm.

If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send in your resume (no need for cover letter) at latest the 14th of November, 2021.

We look forward to receiving your application!

At H&M we have a strong, value-driven culture characterized by believing in people, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit. With the right mindset and ambition, you’ll find plenty of room to grow. We welcome your application regardless of gender, age, gender expressions, sexual orientation, disabilities, religious beliefs, origin, or background.