Director of Finance

eSmart Systems is looking for a Director of Finance to join our Group Accounting Department. This is a key leadership role in the organization and is accountable for various tasks within the Group's subsidiaries and will collaborate across the Group, Europe and Americas. The position reports to the CFO and would ideally be located in Halden or Oslo.

Arbeidsoppgaver

• Responsible for the daily operations in the finance department, including management of personnel
• Responsible for financial reports to management, board, and investor relations across the group
• Ensure group compliance on relevant IFRS standards as well as training and implementation of new standards
• Lead initiative for improving and streamlining the financial department
• Be the main point of contact for the company’s external auditor and contribute to internal and external audit processes
• Hands-on and contribute with an IFRS compliance view on customer and supplier contracts
• Lead and coordinate reviews of financial reporting from group entities
• Continuously contribute to improve financial closing procedures within the Group
• Support controllers in accounting issues
• Perform financial internal control reviews of the subsidiaries
• Responsible for operational activities related to Information Security

Kvalifikasjoner

• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Master´s degree in accounting of finance, MRR or similar. Relevant experience can compensate for a degree.
• Minimum 5 years´ experience from auditing or similar position in an IFRS reporting environment
• Excellent analytical skills and accounting knowledge, with in-depth command of IFRS
• Strong proficiency in Excel
• International work and/or educational experience is considered a strong advantage
• Commercial understanding
• International experience desirable

Personlige egenskaper

• Structured and analytical
• Results-oriented team player with a “can-do” attitude
• High working capacity
• The ability to take ownership and lead several processes simultaneously
• Ability to work with colleagues across time zone as needed
• Comfortable with working in a dynamic and fast-moving environment
• Able to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team
• Strong relationship builder with a high degree of integrity
• Ambitious and engaged
• Empathic, cares about the employees
• Development oriented
• Good communication skills
• Solution oriented

Vi tilbyr

• A challenging position in an international scale-up company with high growth ambitions
• High degree of autonomy in a positive working environment, with opportunities for personal and professional development
• An exciting working environment
• Competitive terms

Om arbeidsgiveren

eSmart Systems builds and delivers the next generation AI-based analytics software solutions for inspections and optimization of the world’s critical energy infrastructure, electric power lines and grid maintenance planning. Since 2013 the company has grown rapidly and currently consists of almost 110 employees with offices in Norway, Denmark, the UK, and US.

In 2018 and 2019 the company were selected as one of four Finalist for Microsoft’s AI Partner of the Year out of 2,600 AI companies. eSmart Systems has commercial revenues from large and established utilities and transmission & distribution grid operators across the world. Key investors in the company are Energy Impact Partners, Kongsberg Digital, Equinor Ventures, Nysnø, innogy Ventures and several Norwegian utilities.