Finance assistant
If you have a profound interest in finance and want to work in games, this is your opportunity!
Paradox Interactive AB is now looking for a dedicated Finance Assistant to join the finance team in Stockholm.
Your mission
You will be a defender of financial integrity in team Finance. By processing accounts payable invoices in compliance with financial policies and procedures you ensure and maintain our financial integrity and strong company relationships. You will have ongoing contact with vendors and suppliers, as well as process payments in an accurate and timely manner. You will be involved in reviewing and approving expense reports submitted by employees, and each month you will participate in GL account reconciliations, general accounting, and preparing journal entries. You will also support the finance department in various finance and business administration tasks.
The Finance team consists of a party of five members, with great co-op skills, but in dire need of additional finance assistant support. We facilitate all our Swedish entities with financial support, as well as working closely with foreign game studios, while also preparing Group figures and external reporting. Our team structure offers you an open and communicative environment, and you will gain a lot of insight into the gaming industry by performing day-to-day tasks within the role.
The skills we’re searching for…
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or similar
High working capacity with the ability to perform in a timely and accurate manner
Strong Excel skills
Fluent in Swedish and English, spoken and written
Experience working with financial controlling, accounting, or other financial tasks is a plus.
We also believe that you are dedicated and solution-oriented when taking on new challenges. Since you will be the point of contact for a variety of stakeholders it is also important that you have good communication skills.
Help us in our dire need, and join our team!
Practical information
Scope: Full time
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Reports to: Finance Manager
Remote status: Office based, with weekly optional WFH days
There is no relocation assistance for this position.
Some of our benefits include:
At Paradox you will be part of a result driven, high trust and player centric culture. Our games and players take center stage and our first priority is always to add player value. If you are someone who thrives from the opportunities that this culture brings and knows how to navigate the challenges that also come with it we highly encourage you to apply for this job and join our team.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Role
- Finance
- Locations
- Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Working at Paradox
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Continuous personal development
To make and sell fantastic games we focus on continuous professional development of our employees. Education, career development and impact on decision-making are part and parcel of this endeavor.
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Freedom & Responsibility
Your contribution will count and you’ll see direct results of your input in our final products.We provide you with freedom in how to tackle ambitious goals and we strive to work in small autonomous teams where you have an impact on the decisions taken. However, we also expect every employee to be responsible for their work and the decisions they make.
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Explore, bond and be well
Our culture centers around the games we make and the bonds we form between the people who make and play them. In our experience, a healthy dose of nerdiness is often central in this, no matter what form it takes.
We encourage employees and teams to explore their nerdiness and connect with one another within and (if they wish) outside the company - be it in our strong board game and TTRPG community, over painting miniatures, in book circles, over karaoke, at our social gatherings and of course over video games. How far down the rabbit hole you go is up to you, nothing is mandatory.
It goes without saying that you get full access to our Steam catalog and the chance the play games that are still in development.
We strive for a good work-life balance for all employees and prioritize their personal well-being.
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Masters of our fate
We have stable long-term owners with skin in the game, decision making close to the games and the players and are stably self-financed, without debt. That gives us full ownership and control of our development. Our success or failure is up to us.
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Compensation
We offer competitive monthly salary and salary revision once per year with participation in our company wide profit share program.
You will be given 5+1 weeks of paid vacation per year. For international hires, we will provide relocation assistance (Visa application, Initial Home Finding, Settling in Service, and your flight).We offer flexible work hours, an open office environment and we encourage sharing and learning from each other.
It goes without saying that you get full access to our Steam catalog and the chance the play games that are still in development.
Our Culture
Paradox’s workplace culture has been shaped by our players, our knowledge of what they want and expect from us, and the lessons we’ve learned in over two decades of operation.
In our work, we place great emphasis on the value we create for our players, the trust we place in one another, our goal of making each other better, and on proactively solving the tasks and problems we face within an industry and a company that keep on changing.
We focus less on job titles and more on the ideas, skills and attitude that every member of our small, autonomous teams brings to the table.
About Paradox Interactive
Today, Paradox consists of both publishing and internal game development. We have a broad portfolio of games and own the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Victoria, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalog of brands.
Since 2004, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but primarily in digital channels after 2006. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Scandinavia. In total, Paradox games have over five million players each month.
Finance assistant
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