Viking Assistance Group is Hiring a New Business Controller

The position

As a Business Controller at Viking Assistance Group, you will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial business analysis, with a focus on optimizing margins and profitability for Viking units and their franchisees. You will be part of the controller team at the headquarters in Oslo and report directly to Head of Controlling.

In this role, you will act as a key sparring partner for the Head of Controlling, the CFO, the department, and colleagues across the Nordic countries and Europe. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Viking delivers on its vision of becoming the leading and most customer-friendly assistance company in the world.

The position involves analyzing the Group’s financial performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing concrete initiatives that contribute to increased profitability and efficiency. As a Business Controller at Viking Assistance Group, it is essential that you have a genuine interest in “digging into the numbers,” identifying opportunities, and being solution oriented. On your own initiative, you should contribute with proposals for solutions, action plans, and results.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and follow up on budgets, forecasts, and performance reports

• Analyze variances and financial development, identify root causes, and initiate concrete actions

• Prepare business cases and profitability analyses

• Contribute actively to the company’s overall value creation, goals, and results

• Present proposals for cost reductions and improvements

• Contribute to further developing Business Controlling, including analytical work, towards best practice; continuously act as a driver for improvements and proactively propose solutions

• Support business areas and project managers both internally and across countries with financial insights and decision-making support

Qualifications

• Higher education in economics (Bachelor/Master in finance, accounting, and/or economics)

• Documented experience of 4+ years in controlling, auditing, analysis, or similar

• Solid experience with Excel, Power BI, and ERP systems

• Strong numerical understanding and analytical skills, combined with a commercial and solution-oriented mindset

• Experience from larger international corporations is an advantage, but not a requirement

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Norwegian and English

Personal Characteristics

• Curious, analytical, and detail-oriented

• Solution-oriented, proactive, and takes initiative

• Structured and accurate

• Proactive, hardworking, and motivated by improvements and development

• Commercially minded with solid business understanding, able to translate numbers into concrete actions and results

• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex analyses in a clear and simple manner

What can we offer you as part of our team?

• We offer security through solid insurance schemes, as well as discounted rates on private insurance

• You will benefit from attractive pension plans that provide extra predictability for the future

• Our modern offices at Skøyen are easily accessible by public transport and include a well-arranged lunch program

• With us, you will meet competent and dedicated colleagues with diverse experience, who share knowledge, support each other, and create an inspiring community

Viking Assistance Group is a leading Nordic roadside assistance company with operations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, and Spain. The company is the preferred partner for car manufacturers, insurance companies, corporate clients, and private customers, and has an annual turnover of approximately NOK 2 billion. Viking holds the #1 market position in Norway and strong positions in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, while recently expanding into Estonia to capture market share in the Baltic region. Since 2020, the group has been wholly owned by If P&C Insurance, the largest insurance company in the Nordics, strengthening Viking’s role in the mobility and insurance ecosystem.

Viking’s services extend beyond roadside assistance to include 24/7 customer support, vehicle-related services, transportation, valuation and appraisal, as well as coordination of medical assistance for traveling customers. The company is organized by geographical service areas, supported by centralized back-office and front-office functions in Spain and Norway, such as customer service, finance, IT, and marketing. Viking serves clients across four key segments, within insurance, mobility, transport, and private consumers. Its operations are built on a digital business model, with a proprietary platform ensuring efficient and seamless collaboration between customers, suppliers, and partners.