Description : Senior Financial Controller. Company : Sperton Global AS. Location : Oslo

Senior Financial Controller (Norway)

Location Oslo

Remote0%

Assignment period06 Nov 202331 Mar 2024

Application ASAP, deadline 01 Nov

For our client we are looking for a Senior Financial Controller

Overall Job Description and Interfaces

The Country Financial Controller is focusing on and securing accounting and reporting of legal entities. He / she is monitoring external regulations related to IFRS and Local GAAP, to make sure that the legal entities are compliant.

It?s also the FC responsibility to develop internal procedures, processes and controls in order to enhance the reporting processes.

The role will be part of a team of 11 skilled financial controllers.

The Role

Participate in monthly closing for legal entities and the Norwegian reporting entity, including analysis of income statement and balance sheet.

Secure accurate balance sheet reconciliations and documentation. Support in preparation of annual report for legal entity.

Preparing and quality assure numbers in reporting systems to be. Assure continuous dialogue with the business in regard to required data and financial information.

Monitor and research finance and accounting rules and regulations (may require interpretation) to secure compliance with IFRS and local GAAP in the financial statements.

Perform accounting assessments to secure GAAP and IFRS complianceIdentify opportunities for process improvements and are experts in understanding the end-to-end flow of finance transactions.

Participate in projects and initiatives from the Process Organisation and other parts of the business. Provide timely and accurate numbers and reports for external purposes as well as internal.

Advising on accounting regulations and providing analysis on financial impacts for various business needs as well as educate the organization on the finance and accounting regulations.

Key Tasks

• Monthly closing activities.
• Participate in business and commercial related changes / projects that will impact accounting and / or financial reporting, making sure that these changes are correctly reflected in the accounting and financial reporting, both in local books as in group reporting.
• Securing the balance sheet making sure that reconciliations are in line with internal guidance and that balances are valued correctly.
• Help head of financial control Norway on ad hoc request from the organization regarding financial information or accounting assessments
• Prepare and provide timely and accurate numbers and reports for external purposes as well as internal.
• Understand IFRS and Local GAAP and help to make sure this is correctly reflected in the accounting and reporting
• Deliver material to external auditors
• Follow up and make sure that the internal control framework is followed and that internal controls are being performed as intended.
• Support in preparation of annual report for legal entity, including the dialogue with external auditor

Target Competencies and Capabilities

• Good knowledge of local GAAP / IFRS and are able to apply local GAAP / IFRS framework to local transactions.
• Great understanding of financial processes and how these are impacting accounting and reporting
• Deep knowledge of external and internal reporting and the connection between IS, BS and Cash flow.
• Good understanding of ERP solutions (preferably SAP) and integrations to the same
• Good understanding of the importance of various masterdata objects and how they are impacting the information model
• Solution oriented that want to drive process improvements and efficiencies
• Takes on initiatives to drive changes in order to make improvements within financial reporting

Start : 2023-11-06

End : 2024-03-31

Location : Oslo, Norway

Language : English