Director Group Accounting

Puzzel is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company, and our ambition is to be a clear European leader by 2023. We are playing in customer experience (CX) with a focus on omni-channel customer service platform (the category is called ‘CCaaS’ or ‘Contact-center-as-a-Service’) with the flexibility and scalability to support local enterprises and global corporations, manage their customer interactions and support their busy teams.

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway and with further offices in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, Netherlands and The Philippines, we are a diverse group of go getters with over 20 years of pure cloud experience. We work hard and we play hard, making sure we constantly evolve to stay ahead of the curve. We have an annual kick-off party to celebrate our successes and plan for the year ahead and pride ourselves on being inventive, dependable, adaptive and empowered. We value open communication and honesty to confidently deliver the best service and experience to our customers. Puzzel was recognised as a Challenger in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre as a Service for the fifth consecutive year in 2019 and were ranked in the top three European CcaaS providers for 2020 by Frost & Sullivan.

Puzzel is a leading European fast-growing B2B SaaS company with HQ in Oslo, and offices in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, Netherlands, and The Philippines. Puzzel as a company is powered by a strong value driven organizational culture in combination with a “high performance” mindset. The mix between these two and Puzzel’s constant customer focus, makes the company stand out from other competitors and similar opportunities in the Norwegian market.

As Director Group Accounting, you will have a central role, with responsibility for the Groups financial reporting, cash flow, IFRS, transfer pricing, and taxation in an international company. You will be an instrumental part of the Finance Management team, working closely for and with the group’s CFO, the Finance Director, Controlling & BI teams as well as the Accounting and Billing teams that you are directly responsible for. The position is located at the company’s HQ and reports to Group CFO, located in Oslo.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the monthly consolidated financial statements for the Group in accordance with IFRS, and ensure that statutory compliance matters are properly attended
• Cash flow reporting and forecasting for the Group
• Professional responsibility for IFRS, transfer pricing, VAT, and international taxation
• Actively lead and take responsibility for improvement work and further development of accounting procedures and internal control processes for the group
• Oversee the periodic reporting both internally and externally, and contribute to the development of sustainability reporting
• Direct responsibility for two teams (12 FTE), with the Head of Accounting and Head of Billing, reporting directly to you. Both are located at the office in Sofia, Bulgaria, with employees also in Oslo, UK and Arendal.
• Participate in M&A processes regarding tax and accounting related matters
• Close collaboration with business areas and professionals in the group
• Ensure good documentation and close collaboration with the auditor
• Assisting CFO in ad hoc projects

Desired background and qualifications:

• Solid professional education, preferably a master's degree in accounting and auditing
• A minimum of 5-7 years of relevant working experience, preferable with a big 4 background.
• Strong experience with accounting (IFRS), consolidation, tax, and internal control
• Fluent in English and Norwegian, both oral and written language

Desired personal skills:

• Strong analytical skills, with an accurate and structured approach
• Interpersonal and Management skills is a key to the position
• Hard-working, with strong communication skills
• Self-propelled and solution oriented, and ability to be decisive
• Process oriented with an agile mindset
• Ability to implement and adapt to changes in an evolving environment
• Strong work ethics with high professional acumen and taking pride in delivering visionary and best practice processes and deliveries

Puzzel can offer:

• Challenging and developing work tasks in an international and PE owned company with strong growth
• Take part of and influence the prosperous future of Puzzel
• Strong professional environment with motivated and competent colleagues, who are passionate about Puzzel’s business and product.
• Become part of a very strong European player within software solutions

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