Senior Accountant

Legora

Stockholm HQ, Sweden

On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with accounting experience in technology or start-up environments, working in high-growth settings with multi-entity structures.

Best fit for

Candidates with 4+ years of accounting experience in high-growth or dynamic environments
— “4+ years of progressive accounting experience in high-growth or dynamic environments”
Professionals who have worked with IFRS or K3 and handled multi-entity structures
— “Experience with IFRS or K3, and with multi-entity structures and consolidation”
Individuals who have owned and managed end-to-end accounting processes and controls
— “You’ll own key accounting areas, improve processes and controls, and help build a scalable, audit-ready accounting foundation”

Things to consider

The role demands a high level of ownership and accountability over financial processes
— “You’ll own key accounting areas, improve processes and controls”
The position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams and Finance leadership
— “Partnering closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams”

How to stand out

Emphasize your ability to manage complex accounting areas and make judgment calls
— “Own more complex accounting areas and judgement calls (e.g., accruals, capitalized commissions, fixed assets, or revenue-related balances)”
Showcase process improvement and automation experience in your application materials
— “Improve and automate close processes, internal controls, and reporting workflows”
Demonstrate your ability to prepare and deliver decision-useful financial reporting
— “deliver accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial information”
Highlight your experience maintaining compliance with indirect and direct tax requirements
— “Maintain compliance with global tax requirements, including indirect tax, direct tax, and transfer pricing.”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

owning and supporting key aspects of the monthly and quarterly close
preparing financial analyses and reporting packages for Finance leadership and FP&A

Typical background

4+ years of progressive accounting experience in high-growth or dynamic environments

Skills & requirements

Required

AccountingFinancial AnalysisReportingProcess ImprovementAutomationCollaboration

Preferred

IFRS Or K3 ExperienceMulti-entity Structures And Consolidation

Stack & domain

AccountingIFRSK3

About the role

Original posting from Legora via Ashby

ABOUT US
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
THE ROLE
We’re hiring a Senior Accountant to help scale our accounting function. You’ll play a critical role in our close and reporting processes, partnering closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial information.
This is a senior, high-impact role with real ownership. You’ll own key accounting areas, improve processes and controls, and help build a scalable, audit-ready accounting foundation in a fast-paced environment.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Own and support key aspects of the monthly and quarterly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analysis
Own more complex accounting areas and judgement calls (e.g., accruals, capitalized commissions, fixed assets, or revenue-related balances)
Prepare financial analyses and reporting packages for Finance leadership and FP&A
Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between accounting results, forecasts, and business drivers
Improve and automate close processes, internal controls, and reporting workflows
Maintain compliance with global tax requirements, including indirect tax, direct tax, and transfer pricing.
Support audit and review processes by preparing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries
Collaborate cross-functionally to support business initiatives and ensure accurate financial reporting
WHO YOU ARE
4+ years of progressive accounting experience in high-growth or dynamic environments
Experience from a technology or start-up environment
Previous experience with IFRS or K3, and with multi-entity structures and consolidation
Hands-on experience supporting month-end close and financial reporting
Detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable owning work end to end
Strong communicator who collaborates well across Finance and the business
Nice to Have
Big 4 or high-growth technology company experience
CPA or other accounting certification
Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, or similar tools
Exposure to revenue or product accounting
Interest in automation, systems, and AI-enabled workflows
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Source: Legora careers (Ashby)