Finance Associate - Nordics

About Antler

Antler is a global early-stage VC firm that partners with exceptional founders from day zero to build impactful, scalable companies.We believe exceptional companies are built by exceptional people - often before an idea, team, or company exists. Our role is to find those people early, surround them with the right co-founders, capital, and conviction, and help them build ambitious, venture-scale businesses from scratch.

Founded in 2017, Antler now operates in 27 cities across six continents. Globally, we’ve helped create and invest in over 1,500 companies (including Lovable, Airalo and Peec AI) and supported more than 10,000 founders - with the ambition to back thousands more over the coming decade.

In the Nordics, we are building one of the most active and hands-on early-stage investment firms in the ecosystem, backing founders from inception through to scale.
 

The Role 

Behind every investment decision, every fund close, and every founder we support is a finance function that makes it all work here in the Nordics. You will be a part of a two-person team running the financial infrastructure that lets us move fast, make good decisions, and keep our investors and founders confident.

We are looking for a Finance Associate to support our finance operations across the Nordics. Working closely with the Finance Manager and local Partner group, you'll handle financial workflows across our Nordic operating companies and two funds — covering everything from day-to-day accounting to tax, legal, and regulatory compliance.

This is not a back-office role. You'll have real ownership from day one, working directly with our Nordic Partners and plugging into Antler's global finance team on reporting, fund operations, and everything in between.
 

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts, delivering detailed variance analysis against budget
• Support on annual budgeting and forecasting, supporting strategic financial planning
• Analyse fund performance KPIs and produce quarterly NAV management accounts
• Support the Manager and General Partners with treasury, working capital, cash flow, and supplier payments
• Lead payroll, employer social costs, and corporate and VAT tax compliance across Nordic entities
• Support annual filings for operating entities, the management company, and the fund, and coordinate the annual audit process with external auditors
• Ensure timely reporting to investors, regulators, tax authorities, and other stakeholders, support global group consolidation requirements, and drive automation and process improvement initiatives
• Support group consolidation and drive automation and process improvement initiatives

Requirements

• At least one year of experience in finance, accounting, or business management
• Comfortable with ambiguity — you can own a task from start to finish without needing a playbook 
• Detail-oriented and process-driven, with strong quantitative instincts
• Highly organised: you can keep multiple workflows moving simultaneously without dropping the ball
• A proactive communicator who's as comfortable presenting to Partners as writing a clear Slack message
• An eye for improvements, ideally you already implement AI into your workflows and are obsessed about doing things smarter 
• Experience in VC, fund accounting, portfolio valuations, or legal agreements is a bonus — but not a dealbreaker
   

What we offer

• Real ownership and accountability from day one and a steep learning curve working across fund operations, tax, legal, and investor relations
• Direct exposure to experienced investors, founders, and operators across the Nordic and global Antler network
• A front-row seat to the early-stage startup ecosystem
• A collaborative, high-trust team that values initiative, clear thinking, and a good sense of humor
• Flexible and international working environment, based in Stockholm