Chief Financial Officer

At Marine Benefits, we’re all about healthy and happy crews – and this is your chance to join ours.If you have a strategic mindset, a track-record in accounting and finance, together with proven leadership capabilities, you could join our global team as Chief Financial Officer.Marine Benefits – enabling health and wellbeing of seafarers and their loved ones

Marine Benefits is dedicated to supporting the people at the heart of global trade - seafarers and their families. Since our founding in 2006, we have built a unique position in the maritime industry by combining strong insurance expertise with a genuine commitment to service, care, and long-term partnerships. Our values—Care, Excellence, Integrity, and Equality—guide how we work, how we collaborate, and how we support crews and clients across the world.

Today, we are proud to be recognized as the shipping industry’s leading provider of crew health and wellbeing solutions, insuring more than 200,000 people in 118 countries. Our products and services support shipowners, managers, and crews worldwide, and demand continues to grow as the industry places increasing emphasis on safety, resilience, and people-first operations. There’s never been a more exciting time to join our team, as our products – founded upon our commitment to service, care, and long-term partnerships - are in high demand and rapid growth is expected in the coming years.

The role

The CFO will have overall responsibility for Marine Benefit’s finance and accounting functions. The successful applicant will act as a strategic partner to the CEO and management team while ensuring robust financial governance and driving change initiatives. This will involve combining hands-on operational tasks with a mandate to support digitalization and process improvements.

Tasks

As Chief Financial Officer, you will lead and further develop the finance function at Marine Benefits. This includes responsibility for accounting, reporting, and financial planning.

You will ensure that financial reporting to management, the board, and stakeholders is both accurate and timely. This involves preparing quarterly and annual financial reports, as well as developing financial plans and monitoring their progress once implemented.

A key part of your role will be to drive digitalization and the automation of financial processes. You will oversee Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics, supporting data-driven decision making and further developing BI reporting within the finance function.

Managing liquidity, treasury, and capital allocation will also fall under your remit. You will follow up on reporting and contribute during contract renewals with underwriters.

Strategic planning and participation in board-level discussions are important aspects of the position. You will collaborate closely with the accounting team in Manila and with group functions in Norwegian Hull Club.

Finally, you will support the CEO by taking ownership of financial and strategic tasks where appropriate.

Personal attributes

For this role, we are after someone who has a strategic mindset paired with strong analytical skills. Hands-on and solutions oriented, applicants should possess strong leadership capabilities together with the ability to work collaboratively. With a proactive approach, they will understand the need for driving change in the organisation. Our preferred candidate will also have a keen eye for detail, coupled with the highest standards of integrity.

Qualifications, skills and knowledge

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting. Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role, ideally from international organisations, is preferred. A strong track record of accounting, reporting and compliance duties is a requirement.

A solid understanding of BI tools and data analytics is needed for this position, together with demonstrable experience of strategic planning, change management and digital transformation. Applicants should also have a strong command of English and Norwegian, both verbal and written.

Why Marine Benefits?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a recognised world leader in its field in a high-impact role. We offer competitive compensation packages featuring excellent insurance and pension schemes, as well as other employee benefits.

Marine Benefits is a global leader in insurance solutions for seafarers and their families. Headquartered in Bergen, Norway, with an Operations Team in the Philippines, Marine Benefits is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian Hull Club – one of the largest marine and offshore energy insurers in the world.