Lediga jobb som Chef, Corporate Finance i Sundbyberg

Company Overview
We are a dynamic consulting firm based in Sweden, specializing in providing financial, management, BI solutions, and related services. As we expand our portfolio to include international clients in the NGO and government sectors, particularly those operating in or with ties to the Middle East, we are seeking highly specialized talent to support complex, cross-border projects. Our team delivers strategic financial expertise to drive operational efficiency, compliance, and growth in challenging environments, including humanitarian and crisis-affected regions. We value collaborative professionals who can navigate diverse stakeholder landscapes, cultural nuances, and contribute to impactful initiatives in volatile markets.
Position: Finance partner – (NGO & Government Sector - Middle East Focus)
Location: Stockholm, Sweden (with potential for hybrid arrangements for international projects, including Middle East engagements)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced finance experts to join our team and lead financial operations for our growing NGO and government client base, with a strong emphasis on projects in the Middle East. This role involves providing end-to-end consulting, accounting and financial management services tailored to government partnerships, and regional challenges, ensuring compliance with international and local standards, and supporting strategic decision-making in crisis-prone contexts. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in NGO finance within the Middle East market, including correct contact network, budgeting, reporting, and team coaching in resource-constrained or conflict-affected settings. You will collaborate with international partners, manage financial workflows across cultural and linguistic barriers, and contribute to project success in dynamic, high-stakes environments.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver comprehensive accounting services, including monthly and yearly closings, financial reporting, and fund allocation in line with organizational policies, donor requirements, and Middle Eastern regulatory frameworks.
Coordinate with stakeholders, partners, and teams in the Middle East to ensure transparent and reliable financial information, representing the finance function in external engagements with Arabic-speaking entities.
Provide coaching and training to junior team members or client staff to enhance accounting skills, particularly in humanitarian and crisis-response contexts.
Handle budgeting, cost allocation, and compliance with humanitarian standards (e.g., Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability), adapted to Middle Eastern NGO operations.
Support project management using tools like MS Project, Excel (advanced level), and accounting systems for NGO-specific needs in Arabic-language environments.
Ensure timely submission of financial reports and documents, even under challenging circumstances such as global disruptions, regional conflicts, or economic instability in the Middle East.
Facilitate coordination between banks, legal services, and other entities for billing and financial administration in international settings, including Arabic documentation and communication.

Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Banking, Insurance, Accounting, Finance, or a related field (e.g., from a Middle Eastern institution such as Damascus University or equivalent).
At least 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting and finance roles, with a strong emphasis on NGO or charitable organizations in the Middle East.
Demonstrated expertise in NGO accounting within the Middle East market, including cost allocation, budgeting, and compliance with standards like CHS, AAM, and DoD, with hands-on experience in transparent fund allocation for humanitarian aid in volatile environments.
Proven track record in insurance or banking-related finance in the Middle East is a plus.
Experience in challenging operational environments specific to the Middle East.
Fluency in Arabic (native or professional level required for effective communication with Middle Eastern stakeholders, partners, and documentation; this is a must-have due to the need for handling Arabic-language financial records, negotiations, and compliance in the region).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (advanced Excel required), accounting systems, MS Project, and ICDL-certified skills.
Strong communication skills, including English proficiency (intermediate to advanced level), emotional intelligence, and basics in consecutive communication, with the ability to bridge cultural gaps in Arab/Middle Eastern business contexts.
Relevant certifications or training in areas such as Project Management Professional (PMP), NGO Accounting, Intermediate Accounting.
Cultural competence and practical experience in Middle Eastern markets, including navigating financial regulations, donor funding in conflict zones, and stakeholder management in Arabic-speaking environments.

What We Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with Swedish market standards.
Opportunities for professional growth in an international consulting environment.
Support for work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements.
Assistance with relocation and work permit processes for international candidates with rare, specialized skills.

How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience to [email protected]
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to equal opportunities.
Application Deadline: Open until filled Visa mindre

Are you passionate about leading people / leadership? Do you see yourself as an emphatic leader within risk reporting? Would you like to develop Swedbank’s holistic risk reporting on Group level? If your answer is yes, we might have the role for you!
We believe that people are at the heart of our organisation and our successful leaders enable us to realise our strategy.
In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:

- Lead, inspire and empower a team of six highly skilled Risk Officers.

- Produce and develop risk reports and optimise risk reporting processes.

- Coordinate strategic Group Risk initiatives.

What is needed in this role:

- Proven leadership experience and personnel responsibility within the financial service sector. Maybe you have a background within banking, audit firm or financial supervisory authority.

- 8+ years of experience within risk, financial, regulatory, supervisory and/or management reporting. Knowledge of regulatory risk reporting requirements.

- Great ability to motivate your team towards common goals.
- Proven track record when it comes to delivering top quality results.
- Creative and solution-oriented mindset that enables you to make complex material accessible.
- Outstanding analytical and writing skills.
- Proficiency in English and Swedish, both written and spoken.
- University degree (Business Administration, Economics).
- Previous experience from IT change management initiatives related to reporting area is meriting.

What we offer when you join us:
- An open, simple and caring culture.
- Opportunity to create the best experience for our customers.
- An international, sustainable and inclusive work environment.
- Development opportunities and advancement in your career.
- Flexible working options.
- Access to Group performance program, company pension plan, optional health insurance, and other benefits (https://www.swedbank.com/work-with-us/compensation-and-benefits.html).

Join our team and...
be part of a fantastic journey together with highly skilled professionals and get a unique opportunity to influence Swedbank’s holistic risk reporting. In this position you play a crucial role when it comes to developing our risk control and reporting frameworks. You work in close collaboration with Group Risk’s senior management, as well as other leading managers and experts. You are offered broad learning and development possibilities and a work environment where work life balance is highly valued.

We believe that you are an inspiring and supportive leader, who enjoys a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. Furthermore, we expect you to provide expertise, quality assurance and a structured approach that translates into excellent, proactive and timely deliveries." Natalia Wiander, Head of Governance & Reporting, your future manager.

We look forward to your application at 05.10.2023 the latest.
Location: Sundbyberg

Contacts:

Recruiting manager: Natalia Wiander, +46 (0)70 378 31 04

SACO: Henrik Joelsson

Finansförbundet: Åke Skoglund +46 8 58 59 02 88

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

We have made our choice regarding recruitment media and therefore kindly decline contact with ad sellers or sellers of other recruitment services.

Swedbank does not discriminate against anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability - everybody is welcome.

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Are you interested in helping Swedbank understand, assess and manage structural balance sheet risks?
In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:
- Join Balance Sheet Analysis in Group Risk, a team that has the risk ownership for structural risks in the balance sheet and is in particular responsible for analysing and monitoring the development and need of liquidity and capital risk

- Become a key player in the analysis of Swedbank’s structural balance sheet risks, with a special focus on liquidity risk

- Participate in and lead projects within the team and across department as needed

- Work closely together with Group Treasury to understand, assess and monitor liquidity and funding risks

- Work with quantitative and qualitative problem solving on structural risks to the bank, by identifying, quantifying, analysing, monitoring, and reporting on structural risks

- Prepare analyses and material sent to both Group Risk Management and the Bank’s Board of Directors, supporting decision making and strategy discussions

- Collaborate with other departments in the bank to enhance our joint understanding of how structural risks can be quantified


What is needed in this role:
- To be an analytical and open-minded team player with a genuine interest in banking, finance and risk analysis

- Be curious and not afraid to take on whatever task and project that comes in your way and you always look for ways to improve

- The ability to take ownership of your assignments, and you can present complex ideas and facts in a clear and concise way

- Master’s degree in finance, engineering, mathematics, economics, or other relevant field

- Minimum 5 years experience from banking, finance and/or financial authorities

- Experience from working with liquidity risk management is very meriting

- Experience from statistical tools such as and SAS is meriting

- Understanding and experience in banking and a desire to learn more

- Strong presentation and analytical skills, with attention to detail

- Excellent communication skills in English, both in written and spoken form


At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion and openness. We support the continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. We take care of your well-being by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee, you will be part of the Group performance program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and teamwork - together we make a difference.

Join our team and...
be a part of a team of experts with a focus on structural risks and stress testing. You will have the opportunity to learn about banking in detail and all about Swedbank’s structural risks, with a special focus on liquidity risk." Mustapha Messili, your future leader

We look forward to receiving your application by 31.12.2022.
Location: Sundbyberg, Stockholm

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Mustapha Messili, +46 72 541 82 91

SACO: Henrik Joelsson

Finansförbundet: Åke Skoglund +46 8 58 59 02 88

We want to inform you that the recruitment process may be delayed due to Christmas holidays.

We have made our choice regarding recruitment media and therefore kindly decline contact with ad sellers or sellers of other recruitment services.

Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability - everybody is welcome. Visa mindre

Are you obsessed about Corporate Banking Solutions?
In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:
- Lead the new organization Corporate Solutions Sweden of 200+ individuals that are responsible for operating and maintaining large the Swedbank’s Corporate Banking products in Sweden.
- Be a part of the management team of Group Payment, Lending and Cards that is responsible for Swedbank’s core banking products and IT delivery in all our four home markets.
- Develop the way of working for corporate banking products along the end-to end process
- Support the business areas with best-in-class business support with Corporate Solutions
- Leasing & Hire Purchasing product, operations and IT delivery including the market leading fleet management offering in Autoplan
- Cash management products, integration and support and actively manage the products, processes and IT deliveries in the liquidity area.


What is needed in this role:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field, or a great reason for not having one
- Proven record of customer experience and leadership position in the corporate banking area
- Understanding in cross-functional managing of products, operations and IT
- Experience in leading leaders
- Experience of leading bigger organisations
- Knowledge of Swedish and English both oral and written
- Live by Swedbank values: Open, Simple, Caring


At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion and openness. We support continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. We take care of your wellbeing by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee you will be part of the Group performance program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and team-work - together we make a difference.

Join our team and...
Lead our journey of developing Swedbank’s corporate banking processes. By increasing the capacity and capabilities for the corporate advisors, pro-activity comes automatically. This is achieved by supporting them with relevant customer information and insights and by freeing up time for them to provide customer value. You also get the opportunity to lead the product areas of leasing & hire and cash management, that will play a key role in building customer success in the future”. Joakim Jansson, your future manager

We look forward to receiving your application by 24.05.2022.
Location: Sundbyberg

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Joakim Jansson, +46 73 097 26 25

SACO: Camilla Ivarsson, +46 8 58594437

Finansförbundet: Maria Johansson, +46 8 58595114

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

We have made our choice regarding recruitment media and therefore kindly decline contact with ad sellers or sellers of other recruitment services.

Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability - everybody is welcome.

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