CFO

Are you a business controller/etc. ready for the next level?

Founded in 1876, R. STAHL TRANBERG is a world class provider of smart marine applications, explosion protection and system safety to the oil & gas, marine and industrial sectors. Combining long-term quality with smart innovation, solutions include its industry leading marine lighting portfolio, a complete helideck lighting package, electro-mechanical products, and heat-tracing and winterization equipment.

R. STAHL TRANBERG is part of R. STAHL Group, a global market leader in components and solutions for explosion protection, based in Waldenburg, Germany, and operating with subsidiaries in 24 countries, seven international production sites and branches in over 50 locations worldwide.

The Norwegian headquarter is in Stavanger, and the CFO will have office there. In Stavanger, you will also find the company’s R&D and production departments.

As a key member of the local Management Team, the CFO will assume a central operational role in the overall management of the company. The CFO is part of the management team, reports to the CEO, and is expected to:

• Have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial & accounting-related activities of the company. This includes direct responsibility for Budgeting & Forecasting, Management & Statutory Reporting and Accounting.
• Support HR related processes and procedures.
• Provide effective leadership to his/her team.
• Play an important role in the post-merger integration and harmonization of the two Norwegian entities. This includes roll-out of SAP, new processes, routines etc.
• Generate key financial information, operational analytics, and insights in order to provide effective business support.
• Act as a link between the Norwegian entity and the corporate finance function, ensuring alignment and compliance with group policies and standards.
• Interact effectively with other parts of the local and international organization and be viewed as a trusted business advisor.
• Mitigate financial risks related to foreign exchange positions.

Qualifications & Experience

• M.Sc., MBA or master’s degree in finance, alternatively in accounting or economics.
• 5+ years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles, e.g. business controller.
• Experience from a company with production / fabrication / assembly activities.
• Experience from a subsidiary of an international corporation will be prioritized.
• People management experience.
• Good knowledge of IFRS.
• Knowledge of SAP is a must, knowledge of AXAPTA and VISMA is advantageous.
• Good IT skills.
• Ideally experience with M&A’s.
• Fluent in English and Norwegian. Knowledge of German is a strong asset.

Personal Qualities

• Business oriented.
• Effective, result oriented.
• Strong analytical skills, a conceptional thinker.
• Good relationship builder, social, diplomatic with excellent cooperation skills.
• Systematic and structured approach to problem-solving.

Opportunities

• Excellent opportunities for professional growth at an international, listed corporation with an 119-year-old footprint in Norway.
• A position with significant exposure and visibility to the company’s headquarters.
• Opportunity to shape and form.

Reporting

• Managing Director (direct line).
• Group CFO (indirect line).

Working location

• Stavanger
• Some travelling to Oslo, as well as the headquarters in Germany should be expected.

Employees

• Direct reporting to the CFO: 4.

Contact
If you are interested in a confidential dialogue about this opportunity, please contact executive search partners in A`HEAD; Stig-Rune Reese, ph. +47 454 49 444, email srr@ahead.no or Lin Therese Reese, ph. +47 924 45 428, email ltr@ahead.no.
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