Accountant

Full Time
Hammarby Fabriksväg 43, 120 33 Stockholm, Sweden
10 months ago

At CAKE we inspire the world towards a zero-emission society by designing and building high performance electric mopeds and motorbikes. Our mission is to speed up the world’s journey towards a zero emission society, while enhancing excitement and fun. Since day one, that has been at the very heart of our company. We intend to keep it that way.

About the role

As Accountant at CAKE you will be responsible for the EU and group accounting activities including financial disclosure and accounting guidelines as well as intercompany reconciliation and period end close. You will also be responsible for the accounting for our European legal entities.

We believe accounting plays a central role in how we will scale our operations and you will collaborate closely with multiple parts of the company. Your work will include but is not limited to:

  • Intercompany reconciliation

  • Working with external stakeholders to enable correct and efficient bookkeeping

  • Expanding and maintaining accounting guidelines and processes

  • Annual report and tax reporting

  • Working with the internal stakeholders in the company in cross functional projects

You will report to our CFO and you will work closely with the team leader for the accounting function. The role is based at our office in Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm.

Who are you?

Qualifications

  • Minimum five years experience with similar tasks.

  • Experience from working in a global environment

  • Experience from working in an independent role in a scale up or other fast moving company

  • Proven knowledge of IFRS is a plus

  • University degree in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent education

We believe you

  • have a proactive problem solving approach to execute work tasks and a strong ability to prioritize.

  • are comfortable to work independently yet open to engage in cross functional projects

  • are a strong communicator and relationship builder

  • are a self-starter: you thrive on taking ownership of initiatives with limited oversight

  • have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

In summary you will face a mixture of independent work for the accounting specific tasks as well as teamwork assignments for certain company wide projects. We are a global firm and your colleagues in Finance are located in Taiwan, Stockholm and Los Angeles.

Teamwork is important to you and you can identify with the scale up journey that CAKE is on, meaning we are an action oriented and forward leaning organization. You thrive in a dynamic fast-paced global environment with an ambitious mission and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done. Sustainability is our reason to exist and inseparable from our business. We are passionate, invested in our work and enjoy learning together.

Welcome to the world of uncompromising, lightweight and high performance electric motorbikes! We are looking forward to hearing from you!

What we offer!

We offer a multicultural workplace, where we strive to evolve as employees and create a great environment. You will join an engaged, solution-oriented and curious team in an innovative company.

About CAKE

CAKE is a Swedish maker of premium lightweight, electric motorcycles, and mopeds, with a clear mission to inspire towards a zero-emission society, by combining excitement and responsibility. The model range currently consists of three different platforms – the versatile offroader Kalk, the modular utility bike Ösa, and the urban commuter Makka. Thanks to an extensive range of accessories and configurations, CAKE is addressing a wide matrix of users and applications, including commercial use for last-mile delivery and other short-haul urban transportation. Along with numerous awards and recognitions for its design and innovative approach to mobility and other societal challenges, CAKE was identified as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company in both 2020 and 2021 and received the Time Magazine 100 most important inventions award in 2021.