Are you an experienced technically strong accounting professional?

Head of Group Reporting

As the Head of Group Reporting, you will be a vital part of our cross-European finance team. nShift is a profitable SaaS company with ambitious growth plans.

The Head of Group Reporting is responsible for the compliance, consolidation and reporting of the Holding companies in Norway.

We are looking for an experienced technically strong accounting professional to lead the group reporting. In addition, you will have the overall responsibility of the Norwegian operating entities.

This position is crucial to the finance team as the role strengthens our technical accounting capabilities and helps build our accounting policies and procedures. The role also contributes significantly to build a high performing team!


Overall responsibility

To lead group reporting, manage annual group audit, be the technical accounting expert and develop the accounting policies and procedures for the Group.

The area of responsibility includes:
 

• Prepare monthly group reporting pack and lead month-end for all Norwegian entities  
• Quarterly and annual compliance reporting to the banks
• Prepare statutory accounts and tax papers for Norwegian legal entities and responsible for local statutory compliance as required
• Manage year-end group audit, including preparation of audit deliverables and consolidated group financial statements under nGaap liaison with group auditors and issuance of year-end group audit instructions  
• Develop group accounting policies and procedures
• Be the expert for technical accounting of the group, prepare relevant accounting papers and conclude accounting treatments
• Assist transfer pricing process for the group
• Ad hoc projects as directed by the senior managers

Competence and experience

Requirements:
 

• You are academically strong and analytical  
• Have operational focus and solutionoriented
• You are practical and have a hands-on approach to tasks
• You are interested in technical accounting topics and developments  
• You are proactive with the ability to take own initiatives  
• You are self-driven with positive attitude and good cooperative skills
• You are structured and able to prioritize and deliver at deadlines
• 5-7 years of experience in a technical accounting role/audit firm.  
• Higher financial/economic education, preferably state-authorized public accountant
• Up-to-date knowledge of financial reporting and accounting standards and requirements
• Good excel and IT system competence
• Experience from international business
• Fluency in Norwegian and English, both oral and written are a must

We are happy to arrange an informal chat either by phone and/or video. Feel free to contact Partner in Capus, Johannes Westersø on 95 17 91 69 or Advisor in Capus Ramajana Knudsen on 94 88 87 52. We look forward to hearing from you!