Join the team

Financial Controller

Key tasks:

Management information

• Maintain and develop management accounts formats and management reporting
• Ensure finance systems enable reliable and accurate management & statutory reporting requirements
• Monitor and advise Line Managers of central financial KPI’s
• Act as a financial consultant to the Line Managers and relevant stakeholders
• Credit and cash management 

Reporting and accounting

• Monthly reconciliation procedures (AR, AP, FA, GRNI, Bank, Payroll, Accruals)
• Accounting A-Z
• Cash  & Bank
• Full control and responsibility for running accurate accounting tasks
• Monthly Group management accounts (flash + MA)
• Group Quarter reports
• Group half-year and full-year reports
• Management Accounting reports
• Tax management (VAT, salary, corporation)
• Producing Local Annual Report
• Ad hoc reporting

Planning and forecasting

• Yearly forward planning (with guidance from line manager) as per Group instructions
• Quarterly Latest estimates (LE)

Internal Controls and Risk management

• Lead, maintain and improve local internal controls as set out by Group and the Nordic region
• Accountability for maintaining high standard of internal controls that supports risk governance
• Risk management as set out by Group standards

Experience, knowledge and skills

Essential:

• Proficient in English language (both oral and written)
• Proficient presentation skills (both oral and written)
• Qualified with a recognized professional accounting qualification (or equivalent studies)
• Good knowledge of local GAAP + good understanding of IFRS
• Good knowledge of local tax regulation and requirements
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computing skills (especially excel)
• High ethical standards (Safety, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Excellence, Respect, Integrity)
• Good communication and networking skills with the ability to build internal and external networks, especially in the Nordic Region
• Commercial awareness – the ability to balance business needs with strong financial management discipline
• Able to work in an environment where deadlines need to be met and flexing working hours when needed

Advantage:

• Knowledge of other Nordic countries local GAAP
• Engineering/Manufacturing experience preferably within an international business
• Knowledge of integrated ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics)

Personal Aspects:

• Taking responsibility for identifying your own training and development needs
• Using your initiative in highlighting to the Nordic GM, Nordic FM and Line Managers opportunities for further optimizing business performance and challenge the status quo
• Carrying out any reasonable tasks in accordance with your position to add value