Senior IFRS Expert

Join our team as a Senior IFRS Expert

Yes, you can That's our attitude towards our work, ambitions, ideas, and relationships. We at Luminor believe that anyone has the potential to achieve big things and encourage everyone to achieve them, professionally and personally. 

Whoever you are and whatever your role is, with Luminor, you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a local banking champion.

Senior IFRS expert will be joining Luminor IFRS Competence team, which acts as a trusted advisor to Group Finance Division for accounting and IFRS compliance related matters, works closely with other divisions helping to improve the control environment and ensures smooth external audit processes.

What You Will Do:

•  Interact with stakeholders at all levels of the group as an expert and consult and coach product owners and other stakeholders on international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and international accounting standards (IAS) requirements and high-level accounting schemes
• Contribute to the interim and annual financial statements preparation process ensuring compliance with the reporting requirements as well as enhancing the disclosures
• Monitor regulatory requirements related to accounting and IFRS with the aim to determine the potential impact on financial statements
• Coordinate implementation of relevant changes into daily accounting and regulatory reporting processes due to revised regulatory and IFRS requirements
• Prepare accounting schemas for banking products based on the IFRS requirements and specifics of banking chart of accounts
• Strengthen financial statements information control environment, propose solutions and follow up that the appropriate actions are taken by the stakeholders
• Develop internal regulations and documentation for accounting and public financial reporting processes
• Contribute and coordinate different accounting and financial process improvement related projects
• Collaborate with external auditors performing a statutory audit of the Bank

What We Expect: 

•  BSc degree in economics, banking, finance, accounting or business administration
• "Can-do" approach and "eye for detail"
• Expertise and experience applying IFRS and IAS standards
• Proficiency in preparing annual statutory reports
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Expertise in documentation of accounting regulations and guidelines
• Experience in optimizing the control environment
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing work situations
• Ability to collaborate efficiently with others, creating a positive team split
• English language working proficiency (oral and written) due to working on the Pan-Baltic level
• Would be considered as an advantage:
  • Banking background
  • Experience with FINREP or relevant regulatory reporting
  • Relevant qualifications or studying towards such as ACCA or CFA

What We Offer:

• Flexibility. Flexible working hours, Hybrid work, and the possibility to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK (in total 90 days per year)
• International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders, where people value challenging work together with good humor and having fun
• More vacation. Additional weeks of vacation are available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more
• Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposes
• Paid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military training. Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military training every year
• Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after the first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states, as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without a doctor's note needed
• Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help you feel good and be productive at work and in life
• Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, workshops, conferences, online training, etc.
• Special Offer for Luminor products & services. Enjoy special offers & pricing for products and services provided by Luminor
• Gross salary EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies

The application deadline is the 19th of September. We are looking for a candidate primarily already located within the Baltics. Please apply with your CV in English and PDF format