Kognic is on a mission to make everything that moves autonomous.

Kognic helps car manufacturers & suppliers develop self-driving vehicles. Our software merges and visualizes sensor data from vehicles that is analyzed and labeled by people, turning raw data into valuable input for autonomous machines. Join our Finance team as a hands-on Controller, leading reporting, analysis, and process improvements in a fast-growing, international scale-up.

The Role

We’re looking for a broad, hands-on Controller to join our Finance department for a 12-month parental leave substitution, starting in late August/early September.

In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of accounting and business controlling in a fast-moving, high-growth environment. You’ll help ensure high-quality financial reporting for Sweden and our smaller international subsidiaries.

What you’ll do

• Lead accurate monthly closings and deliver clear financial reporting.

• Drive analysis and support decision-making with insights.

• Lead the annual report process and maintain strong internal controls and policies.

• Support budget follow-ups and forecasting across departments, with a strong focus on cost control.

• Manage consolidation and quality assurance of the group’s financial statements.

• Help standardize internal processes and coordinate with external accounting firms for subsidiaries.

• Act as a subject matter expert and support the organization in financial processes.

How we work

We’re a small team that helps each other and shares knowledge, with room to grow into new areas. You’ll report to the VP of Finance and work closely with our Accountant and another Controller. We’re looking for someone who's positive, adaptable, and thrives in a scale-up where things change quickly, someone who takes ownership and naturally spots opportunities to improve.

We are looking for you!

We are looking for an analytical professional who takes great pride in the accuracy of their work and possesses a sharp eye for detail. You are a natural collaborator with the communication skills required to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for stakeholders across the organization. You thrive in a role that demands both high-level strategic thinking and hands-on operational excellence, and you are comfortable navigating a fast-paced environment where your expertise directly supports business growth.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

• Education: A BSc or MSc in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.

• Professional Experience: At least 5 years of experience in financial controlling or a similar relevant field.

• Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, with a proven ability to analyze and summarize large data sets efficiently.

• Forecasting & Reporting: Solid experience in cash flow forecasting (short- and long-term), group consolidation, and year-end closings (K3).

• Decision Support: A track record of creating monthly reports and providing the documentation necessary to guide internal business decisions.

• Language Skills: Fluency in both Swedish and English, written and spoken.

• Meritorious: Experience in leveraging AI tools to simplify and automate financial processes.

Why Kognic?

We are in it to win and have a lot of fun while doing it! To be part of Kognic is to be part of a purpose-driven company with strong values where we, together, create what Kognic will be tomorrow. Besides working with around 100 talented and humble people from many different nationalities in a fun and creative environment, we also offer many other great benefits!

• Working in the exciting field of AI and playing an important part in the world’s next great technological leap

• A hybrid work model and an employer that prioritises life-work balance

• Lots of team and office events, great health benefits, order your own computer, and place your own pension, to name a few

From our early days as a pure start-up to our current life as a scale-up, we work in a dynamic environment, which means that every day might be different from the next, but that is exactly how we want it. Kognicians all have a strong desire to explore uncharted territory and a willingness to constantly be learning.

Join us!

We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible, since we want to finalise this process before the summer vacation. We don't need you to send a cover letter; instead, we ask that you answer a few questions during your application.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact our VP of Finance, Matthias Witt, at matthias.witt@kognic.com. Please note that we handle this recruitment in-house and kindly ask recruitment agencies and search firms to refrain from contacting us.

About Kognic

Kognic was conceived in the curious minds of Daniel Langkilde and Oscar Petersson, two engineers who dared to dream big and help machines make sense of our messy, chaotic, and unstructured world. Kognic's pioneering annotation solution helps companies accelerate the development of high-performing and trusted AI products, focusing on bringing the most advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) to market.