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title: 'Accounting Team Lead at Netlight'
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# Accounting Team Lead at Netlight

- **Company:** Netlight
- **Location:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/netlight/1f0665b9-371e-49a1-b5a0-c275782b60c8

## Job description

## The Role

Are you a driven and committed finance professional with a genuine passion for accounting, leadership, and process development?

Netlight is seeking a Team Lead within accounting, who will be responsible for leading a team of GL accountants globally as well as supporting the continuous improvement of finance processes globally.

The position is located in our office in Stockholm but you will be collaborating with colleagues across all our offices in an international Finance team.

## Who you are

- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience within finance, accounting, or a similar field.
- Experience from an ERP system implementation is highly preferable; experience with leading cloud-based ERP solutions, is advantageous.
- Demonstrated ability to drive improvements and manage change in finance processes.
- Experience from a similar team-lead or senior accountant/controller role is meriting.
- You are fluent in Swedish & English (Netlight’s corporate language).
- You are solution-oriented, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving international environment.
- You are an inclusive and humble leader, eager to develop both yourself and your team.

## What you will do

- Lead and oversee daily general ledger and accounting operations.
- Drive and support the month-end and year-end closings and reporting processes in cooperation with the group financial controller.
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations and income statement review.
- Oversee annual financial reporting and audit.
- Manage VAT, tax, and other authority reporting.
- Streamline and improve financial routines and processes on a global scale.
- Support and coach your team members, nurturing a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Act as project lead or finance expert in system implementation and development projects.

Application The service is a full-time position located in central Stockholm. Does this sound interesting to you?

Send your application with your CV and some lines about yourself as soon as possible as interviews are ongoing.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

## About us

Netlight is an international digital consulting firm, helping leading companies to succeed in the digital landscape, from advice to implementation. Our service contains the collective intelligence of more than 2000 consultants offering a comprehensive range of digital services, from strategy to technology. Co-creating the future today, since 1999. Netlight has been awarded several times for profitable growth and management, as a top employer, and for our engagement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Located in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, Cologne, Amsterdam, Madrid, Toronto and London.

Come work with us Netlight as a company strives to be a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation. Regardless of who you are, what personality, background, and experience you have, you enrich our culture through your values. Netlight’s purpose is to unleash full potential, realise great careers, and fulfil personal growth.

To achieve this, we have a highly engaged network organisation, where every employee gets a mentor, delivery coach, and personal communities. The key to our continued success is trust and personal responsibility, diverse experiences, challenging opportunities, and development based on personal values. Every Netlighter is an active part of building and shaping this culture, which leads to a clear correlation between personal growth and the growth of Netlight.

## About Netlight

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Netlight is an international digital consulting firm that helps leading companies succeed in the digital landscape, from advice to implementation.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise clients across industries (360+ clients globally)
- **Mission or purpose**: “To unleash the full potential in our clients and ourselves. To build technology for society and the future.”

## Products & Services
- **Digital Consulting Services**: Strategy, advisory, and implementation across cloud, AI, data, and digital transformation. Services are delivered as individual consultants, full-service teams, or long-term partnerships. Competence areas include GenAI, Data Mesh, Industry 4.0, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $213.2M (LinkedIn data); employs 1,881 people (+9.7% YoY, +192 people)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners with leading technology providers in cloud, AI, and data platforms (specific names not disclosed). Board of Directors includes Erik Fröberg (Chairman) and six other members.
- **Growth Signals**: Operates in 9 countries with 16 offices across Europe and North America (Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Zurich, Frankfurt, London, Toronto, Gothenburg, Madrid). Serves 360+ clients daily. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified; TISAX for German entity.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Collective intelligence (EDGE)**: All consultants benefit from the knowledge of 2,200+ professionals worldwide through extensive knowledge sharing.
- **Flat hierarchy**: No bosses or unnecessary hierarchies; consultants are empowered to own their career path.
- **Independence**: Independent of products, technologies, and methods, allowing objective advice and cutting-edge expertise.
- **Strong feedback culture**: Mentorship, coaching, and regular feedback drive personal and professional growth.
- **Transparent compensation**: No individual bonuses; same high compensation regardless of assignment; salary reviews twice a year; stock program for employees.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Deepening expertise in AI, cloud, and data (e.g., GenAI, Data Mesh); expanding international footprint (recent entry into Toronto); maintaining a people-first culture while scaling.
- **Direction for growth**: Continue to grow organically through consultant-led expansion, invest in learning and development, and strengthen partnerships with technology vendors.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion; strong emphasis on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and personal development. “You are in charge” – no bosses, flat structure.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Not explicitly stated; offices in 16 locations across 11 countries. Likely hybrid or office-based depending on client engagements.
- **Notable perks**: Transparent salary model, pension, stock program, twice-yearly salary reviews, educational leadership courses, global conferences (often to “destination unknown”), mental health support, parental support, and access to EdgeZ innovation hub.
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on continuous learning; mentorship and coaching; independent of technology stacks; strong feedback culture.

## Sources
1. [Netlight Career Page](https://www.netlight.com/career)
2. [Netlight LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/netlight-consulting)
3. [Netlight Services](https://www.netlight.com/services)
4. [Netlight Investor Relations](https://www.netlight.com/investor)
5. [Netlight Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/netlight)

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