Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for statutory and tax reporting, for a number of legal entities within Sanoma Group. This responsibility includes:

• Taking charge of the month-end closing process, ensuring quality and timely reporting of the financial results in HFM (Hyperion Financial Management)
• Ensuring accounts are reconciled and key controls are performed
• Managing all statutory reporting including preparation of financial statements and tax filings
• Being the first point of contact towards external/internal auditors and coordinate potential local tax audits
• Collaborating proactively and closely with business stakeholders and other finance colleagues, providing strong local accounting and tax expertise
• Playing a key role in continuously improving and enhancing our local accounting, tax and reporting processes
• Participating in various finance development projects, such as the roll-out of new finance systems

Formal Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting and/or finance
• At least five years of experience in accounting or auditing in an international company
• Strong knowledge of local GAAP and tax (basic IFRS knowledge is considered a plus)
• Advanced SAP/S4HANA knowledge is a definite advantage

Keys to success

• You are quick to adapt to new processes and tools
• Strong analytical and data optimization skills, and swift to resolve problems as well as optimizing our systems and ways of working
• Proactive and customer-driven approach, coupled with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong communication skills, in English as well as Finnish
• Ability to promote collaboration and build good relationships with stakeholders

What do we offer?  

• You will be part of a dynamic team with engaged people who are passionate about our purpose
• A crucial role in an expansive corporation, that offers personal development and long-term career progression
• A wide array of strong benefits, as well as an annual bonus plan

Interested?

Please submit your application (in English) as soon as possible. We review candidates continuously

Position Specs

• Location – Helsinki, Finland
• Type of Work – Hybrid model (3/5 days at the office)
• Contract – Permanent, Full time

 
Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics. 

About Sanoma Learning

How do you prepare students for the world, engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow? That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning, it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best-in-class answers to this question. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.
Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company, operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary and vocational education, we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees, we help shape the future of education for 25+ million of students.
So, are you ready to start your journey to help shape the future of learning and help teachers to support all students to reach their potential?
Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics.