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Finance at Pet Media Group

Finance at Pet Media Group covers group reporting, local accounting across seven markets, treasury and the financial modelling behind every acquisition. We work close to the business, not in a back office.

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Paulina, Head of Finance at Pet Media Group

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Paulina · Head of Finance

“This isn't what I expected my first job after university to look like. I started in accounting and now help run acquisition processes in the eight-figure range. PMG rewards people who raise their hand.”

Joined in 2021

Before PMG

Pet Media Group

Responsibilities

What the work covers

The day-to-day areas this team owns across our marketplaces.

Month-end closing and statutory reporting across markets

Cash, treasury and banking relationships

Financial diligence and integration for acquisitions

Budgeting, forecasting and management reporting

Tax, compliance and audit coordination

Financial systems, controls and month-end process improvements

How the team works

  • We own the full financial lifecycle, from day-to-day accounting to acquisition diligence.
  • We close the books fast and accurately, so decisions are never waiting on numbers.
  • We partner with every marketplace and central team to make financial trade-offs clear.
  • We automate repetitive work so we can spend time on analysis that shapes strategy.
  • We treat compliance as a trust signal, not a checkbox.

Tech and data stack

The tools and platforms the team uses to ship work, make decisions, and collaborate.

  • BigQuery
  • Claude
  • Fortnox
  • Google Sheets
  • Looker
  • n8n
  • NetSuite
  • Pleo
  • Quickbooks
  • Ramp
  • Rillion

In their words

Voices from Finance

People in the team on what the work is actually like.

“Joining PMG as a new team member meant being trusted with real ownership from day one. The responsibility came fast, and so did the support to grow into it.”

Cornelia

Accountant

Location

Joined

2025

Before PMG

Eden & Co logo

Open roles

Open roles in Finance

Candidate questions

Questions about joining Finance

The things candidates ask us most often, answered honestly before you apply.

General PMG questions

Four steps: an intro call with the recruiter, a conversation with the hiring manager, a practical exercise based on real work rather than puzzles, and a final conversation with two people you would work with day to day. Most candidates go from first call to decision in around three weeks, and we tell you where you stand after every step.

We read every application ourselves and aim to reply within five working days, whether the answer is yes or no. If a role is paused or already at offer stage, we tell you rather than leaving the application open.

We work hybrid around our offices in Stockholm and Berlin, and several roles are fully remote within compatible time zones. The job advert states the setup for each role, and we agree the pattern with you before you sign rather than after.

No. Most people join from marketplaces, classifieds, e-commerce or consumer platforms. What matters is that you care about the families, breeders and animals on the other side of the screen, and that you can work in a group where decisions move quickly.

Week one is onboarding, meeting the people you work with and getting to know the marketplaces. From there you take on something small and own it with support. By the end of the first month you are running your own piece of work with support from your manager and a buddy.

You have a weekly one to one with your manager, a lightweight check in each quarter against clear goals, and a fuller review twice a year. Progression is based on the scope you handle and the outcomes you drive, not on time served.

AI is part of the normal toolkit rather than a side project. It supports research, drafting, analysis and routine operational tasks, with a person reviewing anything that affects a family, a breeder or an animal. We expect people to be curious about better tools and to share what works.

Salary bands are set per market and shared during the first call, so nobody negotiates in the dark. Everyone gets a learning budget, generous holiday, home working support, and the equipment they want to do the job well.

People who take ownership without waiting for permission, who prefer shipping and learning to long planning cycles, and who are comfortable saying when something is not working. We are a group, not a corporation, and the pace reflects that.

Yes, and many people do. Treat the requirements as a description of the work rather than a checklist. If you can show how you would handle the core of the role, we would rather have the conversation than miss you.

Finance-specific questions

Everything from day-to-day accounting and month-end close to cash management, treasury, tax, compliance and management reporting. We are the financial backbone for every marketplace and central team.

It depends on the role. Qualified accountants are valuable for statutory reporting and technical work, but we also hire sharp analysts and operators who can build models and tell a clear story with numbers.

Very close. Each marketplace has its own P&L, cash flows and local compliance needs. You will work directly with local leadership and central teams to make sure financial decisions are grounded in reality.

A structured but fast process. We reconcile, review and close each entity, then produce management accounts and commentary. The goal is accuracy without delay, so the business can act on the numbers quickly.

We automate repetitive tasks like reconciliation, data extraction and report formatting so people can focus on judgement and analysis. AI supports forecasting and anomaly detection, with a human reviewing anything material.

Constantly. They bring operational context and we bring the financial picture. Together we build forecasts, evaluate opportunities and make sure new initiatives integrate cleanly into our reporting and controls.

A mix of month-end tasks, forecasting, team calls, process improvements and ad hoc analysis. Some weeks are heavy on reporting, others on project work. The rhythm changes, but the purpose stays the same: give the business a clear financial picture.

Precision without rigidity. You need to care about the details, but also see how they connect to strategy. Curiosity, ownership and the ability to explain numbers to non-finance people matter as much as technical skill.

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