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Head of Accounting and Reporting Transformation Platform

Finance, Banking & Legal · Product Management

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In short

Swedbank is seeking a Head of Accounting and Reporting Transformation Platform to lead a critical, multi-year initiative. This role involves full ownership of a group-wide Oracle-based accounting platform, redefining finance processes and data structures. The ideal candidate is a senior leader with a strong track record in finance transformations and ERP implementations, fluent in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

  • Be a leader who builds trust, inspires people and shows courage.
  • Align your work and the team’s contribution to the bank’s direction and strategy.
  • Take full product ownership of the Oracle platform, with accountability for delivery, quality, and tangible value realization at group level.
  • Lead one of Swedbank’s most significant transformation initiatives – replacing legacy general ledgers and accounting hubs with a unified Oracle-based solution.
  • Drive delivery with intensity and precision, ensuring progress, momentum, and business impact in a complex, high-stakes environment.
  • Own and execute the product strategy and roadmap, balancing business area demands, finance needs, and long-term architectural direction.
  • Ensure the solution delivers real transformation – simplifying processes, improving data quality, strengthening controls, and enabling faster insight.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team and organization, building a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
  • Secure end-to-end alignment across Finance, IT, Data organization and Business/Product areas, engaging senior stakeholders with credibility and clarity.
  • Ensure stability, compliance, and resilience of the accounting platform, meeting the high standards of financial and regulatory control.
  • Actively explore and leverage AI to transform both accounting processes and the way the transformation itself is delivered.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent deep work experience in a related field.
  • A senior leader with a strong track record of owning and delivering complex, business-critical solutions – ideally in Product Manager or equivalent roles with full accountability.
  • Proven ability to drive large-scale finance or accounting transformations, with a relentless focus on delivery and value realization.
  • Deep expertise in banking accounting, including financial reporting, regulatory frameworks, and end-to-end flows from source system to general ledger and onwards to consolidation and reporting.
  • Hands-on experience from ERP implementations in finance, preferably Oracle-based, including data migration, process redesign, and platform consolidation.
  • Strong product mindset – able to define vision and strategy, and translate it into execution with clear priorities, milestones, and outcomes.
  • A delivery-oriented leader who combines structure and pace with the ability to navigate complexity and remove obstacles.
  • Highly collaborative team player with the ability to build trust and alignment across senior stakeholders in Finance, Business and Technology.
  • Curiosity and forward-leaning perspective on how AI and automation can reshape accounting and accelerate transformation.
  • Demonstrated ability to modernize legacy landscapes and drive simplification and standardization at scale.
  • A courageous and accountable leader who challenges constructively, takes decisions, and leads through change with integrity.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, fluent in Swedish and English.

Benefits

  • Personal and professional growth through self-leadership and continuous development.
  • Meaningful work that positively impacts our workplace, our customers, and society.
  • An open and collaborative culture that encourages cross-functional teamwork and provides networking opportunities.
  • A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes a balanced and sustainable work-life, with flexible working conditions when suitable for the role.
  • Benefits such as our share based reward program Eken, company pension plan, employee offer for banking products, health insurance.
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Company

Swedbank

Job Posted

1 week ago

Expires

in 8 hours

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Stockholm, Sweden

Qualification

Bachelor, Master

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