Financial Controller – Norway Permanent

Financial Controller, Norway – Fintech ‘Unicorn/decacorn’ – Fully remote – €100,000 + pre-IPO equity! (NOK 1,160,000 + equity)

An exclusive Senior Finance Manager role for one of the most high-profile Unicorns in the world!

Founded in 2019 in San Francisco, the VC backed business has hit $500m revenue (ARR) growing at 40% annually, having reached ‘Unicorn’ status in only 3 years with their last valuation at $14 billion!

Having expanded across the globe they now need to establish a solid Finance function for their Norway business, with potential to grow your remit further across Europe. With support from an experienced EMEA Controller, you will own all of Finance for Norway, establish a solid finance function with proper processes and controls and own the Management Reporting.

As a fully remote working company you can work from anywhere in the world – and this has allowed them to hire top-tier talent across the Globe. The business has plans to IPO in the near future – and with a generous equity package on offer there is a lucrative opportunity as you join the company during a phenomenal growth period.

Key responsibilities:

• You will report directly into the EMEA Controller and present numbers to senior management
• Manage and build all financial activities in the country.
• Help to set up finance in-house, overseeing the month-end, quarter-end and year-end processes
• Lead on all management and financial reporting for the country
• Oversight of tax reports and payroll accounting
• Play key role in payroll software selection and integration.

Skills needed to be successful in this role:

• A qualified CA/CPA or Norway equivalent (Autorisert regnskapsfører)
• Knowledge of Norwegian GAAP/Accounting Standards, with exposure to Payroll
• Adaptable personality able to flourish in a hyper-growth dynamic start-up/scale-up environment
• Fluent English speaker

Some key benefits:

• Generous pre-IPO equity
• Work from wherever you want in the world; a serviced office, your house or the beach!
• All the latest tech you need to work efficiently from anywhere in the world
• All-expenses paid international company off-sites
• Learning and development budget
• Flexible holiday allowance

Tagged as: financial control, financial reporting, management accounts, process improvement