Interim General Ledger Manager

We are seeking an experienced Interim Finance Manager to lead our finance team for a 12-15 month period, covering for parental leave. In this role, you will take full responsibility for our financial operations across the Nordic region while managing a team of talented finance professionals. You will be the driving force behind our financial reporting, compliance, and strategic initiatives, ensuring both group and local standards are met.

You will collaborate closely with teams across Europe, especially with our headquarters in Berlin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all accounting activities for our Nordic operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting according to both local and group standards.

• Review, analyze, and ensure the reliability of financial information, making necessary corrections and adjustments.

• Lead and coordinate monthly and annual financial closings.

• Manage and validate intercompany transactions, ensuring reconciliation between entities.

• Prepare and submit external and internal reports to group HQ.

• Drive process improvements by strengthening and documenting existing financial procedures, automating repetitive tasks to focus on high-value activities.

• Lead and participate in various strategic projects, ensuring alignment with the company’s goals and continuous improvements in financial efficiency.

• Support internal audits and annual tax filings, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.

• Serve as the key point of contact for auditors, banks, and other financial institutions.

• Mentor and lead a team of finance professionals, fostering growth and maintaining a collaborative, results-driven environment.

Your Profile:

• Educational Background: Post-secondary education in Finance/Accounting (e.g., MSc in Finance, CCA, or equivalent).

• Experience: Proven experience as a Finance Manager or Senior Accountant, ideally within an international organization. Prior experience in team leadership is highly valued.

• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of reporting tools, including Excel (Google Sheets is a plus). Experience with accounting software (Oracle or similar) and proficiency in year-end closing, VAT, and tax reporting.

• Personal Attributes: Detail-oriented, methodical, and analytical, with excellent problem-solving skills. Comfortable working independently and taking on large-scale responsibilities.

• Languages: Fluency in English is essential, both written and spoken. Knowledge of Swedish is highly desirable due to interactions with local stakeholders.

• Bonus: Familiarity with working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Are we a match?
If you see challenges as opportunities, this is the place for you. We challenge the highly fragmented market of used cars in Europe and push ourselves to master the daily challenge of offering our customers the best way to sell and buy cars online. Tackling real challenges is our sustainable way to personal development.

Moreover, we are a fast paced environment. We ensure fast processes towards our customers, while internally the dynamic spirit from early start-up days lives on. We never settle, we challenge and question everything, constantly looking for improvement and new opportunities. As an international team, flat hierarchies and fast decisions are our key ingredients.

Last but not least, something that our employees at AUTO1 know very well is that growth brings constant change - which means that new challenges arise. From starting in 2012 to today, AUTO1 Group is a rare success story of tremendous growth and we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. You will experience a steep learning curve by working on projects at scale and thus having real impact, all while benefiting from the stability of our proven business model.

AUTO1 Group is a multi-brand technology company building the best way to buy, sell and finance cars. Our established platforms offer a quick and easy way for consumers and professional car dealers across Continental Europe to buy and sell used cars at haggle-free and best prices. We provide the largest selection of used cars in over 30 countries and offer fully digital and easy financing solutions to merchants and consumers.

We have a talented team dedicated to transforming one of the largest markets in the world and are excited for our continued journey to enable Europe’s used car market on our platform.