On our path to becoming the world’s favorite way to shop, we’re assembling an unparalleled global talent network, accelerating individual careers, and disrupting entire industries. We are on a mission to liberate humanity from all the meaningless time spent managing their purchases and finances, so they can do more of what they love. We’re in search of global talent eager to embrace our atmosphere and defy their own expectations.
As an Accountable Lead you play a very important role for Klarna. You set the direction and drive consistent delivery by enabling the team to have a complete focus on operational excellence and solving problems for our internal/ external customers. You are responsible for team performance, deliveries and maintaining solid processes which is key for the success of Klarna. As a leader you are also accountable for the conditions and environment your team operates in.High-level responsibilities
- Coordinate what the team does, make sure the team is aligned, works well together, and delivers accurately and consistently
- Ensure operational excellence. Challenge and drive the team to deliver both with speed and quality. Identify blockages and prioritise actions
- Actively manage risks within the team’s problem space and plan amp; prepare to overcome incidents
- Know why and how we do things at Klarna and can answer questions on the way we work and what we want to achieve
- Ensure awareness of the regulatory framework connected to the team’s problem space and act in accordance with both internal and external regulations
- End-to-end responsible for team results (the quality amp; delivery of your product/service) including cooperation and coordination with all teams and stakeholders needed
- Ensure speed, flow, team motivation and efficiency by adhering to Klarna’s team practices
- Coach and provide regular feedback to the team and team members
Team scope:
- Responsible for high volume general ledger accounts reconciliation and settlement monitoring: Bank /SAP S4; Intersystem; PSP/ SAP S4
- Being first responders to identify incidents and highlight technical issues; escalate and resolve unidentified variances
- Control and monitor new cash flows related to technical and operational processes to sustain the high quality of Klarna's payment products and compliant cash-flow
- The link between Finance, Service Center, and Engineering competencies
- Progressively improve technical and operational processes ultimately leading to better risk control and scalability; being the key responsible to test the new markets settlement flows
- Find opportunities for ongoing automation of reconciliations and discrepancy alerts.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration
- 5+ years of experience in a major company or division of a large corporation. Finance or banking experience is extra meriting.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, basic coding skills are a plus (SQL, VBA).
- Applicable work experience in a high-pace environment and willingness to have a diverse set of tasks and responsibilities
- Excellent track record of assessing, developing and implementing internal controls
- Proven experience building, developing, mentoring and inspiring a high performing professional finance team
Klarna is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.
What we offer:
Diversity amp; CommunityWith our diversity of skills, perspectives and backgrounds, we can create, innovate, and disrupt like no other. Diversity is part of who we are, and essential to our success.
Ownership amp; ImpactHere, every voice matters. We’re organized into hundreds of small teams, each run like a start-up, focused on their own problem-space.
Trust amp; CollaborationSuccesses and failures are won together at Klarna in a melting pot of teams. Win, lose, and learn, we’re on this path together.
If you love what you do, you should love where you do it. We appreciate that everyone’s different and has their own preferences of where and how to work.We genuinely believe in the power of regular face-to-face interactions in building close connections with our teams, but we also strongly believe people can work effectively remotely. This means that combining both is the key to success.
At Klarna, You can choose between working from the office, remotely within your employment country, or even outside of it for up to 20 working days per year. Flex it up!
Additionally, we’re providing each Klarnaut with a contribution and equipment to improve this flexible work life. Use it to glow up that personal home office space, o