Job Description

Are you interested in working with payroll & accounting in an international and client-facing environment? Do you have experience from payroll & bookkeeping / accounting? We are now looking for a Business Support Specialist to join our engaged and collaborative team in London.

Business Sweden’s Business Support Services team provides high‑quality finance, payroll, accounting, and administrative services in our local offices around the world. We help Swedish companies scale internationally by delivering reliable back‑office operations, compliance support, and practical advisory. We see a growing demand in the UK for our services in this field.

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Business Support Services Specialist to join our team full time. You will be responsible for local payroll and accounting operations, financial reporting, and delivering accurate, timely administration for our clients and internal stakeholders. The role combines hands‑on bookkeeping and payroll processing with client communication and continuous improvement of processes.

You will work independently and in teams but it will be your clear objective to manage your own project deliveries on budget, time, and with excellent quality.

The role includes both strategic, tactical, and operational responsibilities such as:

• Take full ownership of payroll processing for multiple entities, including salary calculations, tax withholdings, social security contributions, and statutory filings.
• Manage monthly bookkeeping: record transactions, reconcile accounts, maintain ledgers, and prepare journal entries.
• Prepare monthly financial reports (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and supporting analyses for local management and the Swedish parent company.
• Handle accounts payable and receivable, vendor and bank payments, and invoice follow‑up.
• Coordinate and prepare documentation for audits, tax filings, and statutory reporting, and liaise with external accountants and tax advisors.
• Maintain payroll and accounting records in compliance with local laws and group policies; ensure payroll-related taxes and social contributions are filed and paid on time.
• Provide client-facing support and advisory on payroll and accounting questions; identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve service delivery.
• Manage our Process Agent offering (no previous experience necessary).