Wilhelmsen is looking for a Financial Controller
- Arbeidsgiver
- Wilhelmsen
- Stillingstittel
- Financial Controller
- Frist
- 15.12.2022
- Ansettelsesform
- Fast
Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
Wilhelmsen is looking for a Financial Controller to join our Ships Service division.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is looking for a Financial Controller to join the Financial Planning & Analysis team. We provide marine consumables to tens of thousands of vessels in more countries than the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the truly global presence brings a complex financial landscape. The Financial Controller will be a central resource to manage this complexity by setting the standard for orderly financial management.
What you’ll be doing:
The Financial Controller is part of the Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Finance organization, and the position will set the standard for orderly financial management globally and follow-up through the WSS Line Management and Global Business Service (GBS) Finance unit. You will administratively and functionally report to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. You will also work closely with GBS Finance, predominantly Regional Finance Directors and Finance Managers in our operational countries.
You will be responsible for:
- Quality assurance on balance sheet judgments & documentation (e.g., bad debt accruals, obsolete stock, intangible assets etc.)
- Ensuring necessary records of accounts are prepared in accordance with accounting standards as per corporate policies, country laws and in line with business strategy
- Conducting key financial & risk assessments
- Defining and reviewing cost booking principles while liaising with central finance units on the development of financial routines
- Monitoring the service delivery agreements of the GBS Finance unit and their associated cost
- Monitoring and following up audit expenses and tax advisory costs globally within WSS
- Ensuring appropriate delegation of duties within WSS processes
- Owning and maintaining Chart of Authority
- Anti - theft and - fraud activities within WSS
- Reviewing proposed dividends from WSS entities
- Assessing company refinancing proposals
- Maintaining overview of Board of Directors (BOD) and Company Managers for Managing Partner entities, while assuring quality BOD processes and documentation
Required experience and skills:
- 2 - 4 years of relevant experience from either auditing or equivalent position
- Master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing
- State Authorized Public Accountant preferred
- Solid knowledge of both local GAAP and IFRS
- Solid knowledge of IT systems and financial management systems in particular
- Ability to connect accounting procedures with business processes
- Hands-on experience from multi-national company
- A good command of the English language (spoken and written)
- Good computer knowledge, particularly strong capabilities in MS Excel
What we offer:
We can offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Our organization thrives by using modern tools and is eager to utilize the business opportunities that comes with new digital tools and skills. Beyond this, we have benefits that include, but are not limited to:
- Mobile phone
- Extremely competitive pension plan
- Company cabins
- Social events year round (e.g., wine tastings, cooking classes, yoga, dance, and rock-climbing lessons etc)
- Sports club membership that includes sporting and cultural activities (e.g., group training in our gymnasium, sailing, theatre, and concert tickets etc.)
Sounds interesting?
If you can see yourself in this role, please let us know why you are our new Financial Controller. You can apply online today through our career portal by creating a ‘Candidate Home’ account. Here you can upload your resume and a motivational letter.
Om arbeidsgiveren
Our ambition is to shape the maritime industry.
Founded in 1861, the Wilhelmsen group operates the largest maritime network on the planet, with over 2 200 locations worldwide. Delivering market-leading products and services to over half of the world’s merchant fleet, we also supply best in class crew and technical management to the biggest and most complex vessels currently at sea. Consistently developing innovative, customer-focused and sustainable solutions, we’re taking an active role in shaping the maritime industry for the future. In addition, through our investments we are exploring new opportunities, with new partners, within the renewable energy, alternative fuels, offshore and technology industries. With thousands of colleagues in more than 70 countries, we take competence, compliance, sustainability, innovation and unparalleled customer experiences one step further.
- Nettverk
- Sektor
- Privat
- Sted
- Strandveien 20, 1366 Lysaker
- Bransje
- Maritim og offshore
- Stillingsfunksjon
- Revisjon og kontroll
Nøkkelord
controller, økonomisk rådgiver
Spørsmål om stillingen
- Kontaktperson
- Marius Olving
- Stillingstittel
- Director Financial Planning & Analysis
Strandveien 20, 1366 Lysaker