Senior accountant to market leader in shipping

We are looking for a service minded Senior Accountant to support our Norwegian subsidiaries with general accounting tasks, monthly closing process, group reporting tasks and statutory reporting requirements. The senior accountant shall also make sure the entities are compliant with the group's accounting policies and the group's internal control framework and policies related to financial reporting. The role reports to Manager Accounting and Financial Control.

Located at Lysaker we offer a fantastic workplace with colleagues from around the world. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Prepare accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with group schedules and accounting policies
• Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
• Reporting to authorities (VAT, statistical information, etc.)
• Responsible for SAF-T reporting for all Norwegian entities
• Regular dialogue with resource centres which handles AP/AR transactions and travel expense processing
• Contact with local auditor
• Ad-hoc financial tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master's degree in accounting or audit
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience from accounting/auditing
• Highly skilled in Norwegian rules, especially related to VAT (SAF-T) and travel settlement regulations
• Experience with preparation of Norwegian tax returns and understanding of Norwegian tax rules is an advantage
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting rules is an advantage
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Good command of written and oral English
• Fluent in Norwegian (written and oral) 

Personal Attributes

• Ability to meet deadlines through good time management and allocation of priorities
• Ability to proactively work on own initiative and in a team
• Strong interpersonal skills with an awareness of different cultures within your customer base, team and organisation
• Strong communication skills
• Service-minded
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

What will you get from working with us?

• Varied responsibilities, challenging tasks, and development in a truly global company
• Terms and compensation at a competitive level.
• A very good pension scheme.
• Premium health and group life insurance, including access to online medical service.
• Modern office facilities at Lysaker with top-notch in-house canteen with subsidized lunch and available free parking.
• Flexible working conditions with hybrid work set up (3 days from the office, 2 days from home).
• Sports club membership including sporting and cultural activities (e.g., group training in our gymnasium, running, sailing, kayak rental, Pilates, football, theatre and concert tickets etc.).
• Social events year-round (e.g., wine tastings, cooking classes, yoga, dance, and rock-climbing lessons etc.).
• Company cabins in e.g., the Norwegian mountains, Swedish coast, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Berlin and Lisbon.
• Paid parental leave and compassionate leave.

The Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group is an equal opportunity employer that strongly believes in diversity and a value driven culture. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a global company with colleagues and stakeholders from different cultures and countries and where English is the working language. 

Our values we live by: We care, We Challenge and We Commit

If this seems interesting, please apply via www.financepeople.no. For questions please contact Andreas Kleiven, on 948 87 566/andreas.kleiven@financepeople.no or Madeleine Bjørkman, on 977 67 773/madeleine.bjorkman@financepeople.no.

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