Accounting Manager

Keva is Finland’s largest earnings-related pension insurer. With around 500 professionals, we take care of pension matters for municipal and wellbeing services county employees, state and church employees, Kela staff and the Bank of Finland. We provide earnings-related pension services to 1.3 million public-sector employees and pensioners. Our other statutory task is to reduce the risk of incapacity for work. We offer employers a range of working-life services and research-based information to support work ability management. We are responsible for financing the pensions of municipal and wellbeing services county personnel and for investing pension assets. Our investment assets amount to approximately €80 billion. Accounting Manager Would you like to lead and develop the accounting function at Finland’s largest earnings-related pension insurer? We are seeking an experienced, development-oriented Accounting Manager for our accounting unit. You will lead a skilled group of specialists and develop Keva’s accounting processes, practices and collaboration to meet future needs. We are renewing Keva’s financial functions, and accounting and related financial services will be brought together in the accounting unit. The new unit is responsible for Keva’s general ledger accounting, financial statements, accounting- and tax-related reporting, accounts-receivable and accounts-payable duties assigned to the unit, financial services, and the effectiveness of internal accounting controls. The unit also works closely with the financial planning and cash management unit. As Accounting Manager, you will lead the unit’s operations and the work of its specialists. You will ensure that accounting and financial statements are carried out with quality and reliability and according to schedule. You will lead the accounting function with strong expertise, support specialists in their work and take part in resolving demanding practical questions concerning accounting, financial statements and financial services. You will lead the development of accounting processes, systems and automation. You will ensure changes are implemented in a controlled manner and that controls, responsibilities and expertise develop along with working practices. Your responsibilities include - Leading the accounting unit and its specialists - Directing general ledger accounting, financial statements and accounting-related reporting - Ensuring accurate and timely accounting and consistent practices - Guiding the progress, allocation of work and schedules of monthly closings and the financial statement process - Developing internal accounting controls, controls and documentation - Leading the development of accounting processes, systems, interfaces and automation - Collaborating with Keva’s other units, management, auditors, authorities, service partners and system providers What we offer Your work will have societal significance. We offer a responsible role in which you can influence the operating models and collaboration of the new accounting unit. At Keva, you will have - Insight into the accounting and financial statements of Finland’s largest earnings-related pension insurer - The support of a skilled group of specialists and a stable employer - A pleasant work environment in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki - The opportunity to work remotely for part of the time and arrange work flexibly alongside other aspects of life - Competitive employee benefits What we expect You work analytically, systematically and with a solution-oriented approach. You lead people inclusively and purposefully, support specialists’ success and consistently put agreed matters into practice. You are best placed to succeed if you have - A suitable higher education degree, for example in accounting or financial management - Strong, long-standing expertise in general ledger accounting, financial statements, external accounting and internal controls - Experience in supervisory work and in leading and developing specialist work - The ability to understand broad entities, identify interdependencies and make well-founded decisions - Experience in developing financial management processes and systems and using automation and technology in accounting - The ability and motivation to lead change - The ability to prioritise and ensure continuity in busy and pressured situations - Good interaction, collaboration and communication skills - Fluent spoken and written Finnish Experience in insurance or earnings-related pension insurance is valued. Readiness to use English at work is also valued. Further information and applying The position is permanent and starts by agreement. The selected candidate will undergo reliability checks in accordance with Keva’s practices. InHunt Group assists us with recruitment. For further information, contact senior headhunters Petri Peltoniemi or Tuuli Paasilehto. Keva promotes equality and non-discrimination and values diversity among its personnel. We welcome applicants of different ages and genders, as well as people belonging to linguistic, cultural or other minorities. Submit your application with your salary request and CV, without copies of certificates, by 16 November 2026 at 16:00. We will consider only applications received through our recruitment system by the deadline.