Fredrik Hergart

Fredrik Hergart has a diverse work experience in accounting, finance, and leadership roles. Fredrik is currently working at Klarna as the Accounting Manager for Technical Accounting & Advisory since April 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Accounting Manager for Group Consolidation & Reporting from August 2022 to April 2023.

Before joining Klarna, Fredrik worked at EY for over seven years. Fredrik'smost recent role at EY was Manager in the US Capital Markets Assurance group, specializing in multinational companies listed in the US and subsidiaries with SOX-based financial reporting controls compliance requirements. Fredrik also worked on various GAAP conversion projects and held different leadership and internal roles within EY, including being a Global Voices member.

Fredrik started their career at EY as an Audit Associate in 2015, primarily working with private middle-market companies. Over time, they transitioned to larger clients, including listed companies and multinationals. Fredrik was later promoted to Senior Audit Associate and gained experience with major global groups in the manufacturing, engineering, service, and telecommunications sectors.

Prior to joining EY, Fredrik worked at MediaMarkt in sales and customer service from September 2011 to February 2014.

Overall, Fredrik Hergart has a strong background in accounting, finance, and leadership roles, with experience in both private and public sectors and a focus on multinational companies and financial reporting controls compliance.

Fredrik Hergart's education history includes a Master of Science in Business and Economics (MSc) with a focus on Accounting and Auditing from Lund University School of Economics and Management, which they completed in 2015. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a specialization in Financial and Management Accounting from the same institution in 2014. In addition, Fredrik participated in an exchange semester at NUS Business School at the National University of Singapore in 2013-2014, studying Business and Management.

Before attending university, Fredrik completed their secondary education at Malmö Borgarskola from 2007 to 2010, focusing on Business Administration and Management (sv. Företagsekonomi).

In terms of additional certifications, Fredrik obtained the certificate of "Auktoriserad revisor" from Revisorsinspektionen in September 2019. Fredrik also holds the "Zertifikat - Sprachniveau Deutsch B1" from Deutsches Sprachdiplom det Kultusministerkonferenz, obtained in August 2009.