Fixed Asset Register (FAR) Accountant to industrial company!
About this role
Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with a strong understanding of engineering and project controls? Do you excel at bridging the gap between physical assets and financial records in large-scale projects? Then this might be something for you!
About the position
Perido is looking for a Fixed Asset Register (FAR) Accountant on behalf of our client, a pioneering industrial enterprise driving large-scale green energy and manufacturing initiatives. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring that major project expenditures are correctly identified, classified, and recorded as assets in accordance with regulatory and accounting standards. You will act as the vital link between Project Controls, Finance, and Engineering. The position is based in either Stockholm or Boden, with the possibility of working remotely at ca 50%.
Your daily tasks
As a FAR Accountant, you will treat the Fixed Asset Register as a controlled financial record, ensuring every material asset and associated cost is traceable and audit-ready. Your main tasks will include:
Maintain and regularly reconcile the FAR against project cost records, commitments, invoices, and approved asset structures
Collaborate closely with Engineering to identify, describe, and allocate equipment, systems, tag numbers, asset hierarchy, and commissioning status
Track assets through procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover to reflect real-time physical status
Identify operational assets and coordinate with Finance for timely capitalisation and commencement of depreciation
Ensure proper cost allocation across equipment, installation, engineering, and directly attributable costs
Identify and resolve discrepancies between the FAR, cost systems, procurement records, and engineering data
Maintain a robust audit trail for asset values, classifications, adjustments, and capitalisation decisions
Support periodic physical verification of assets with Engineering and Operations
Produce reg