Country Financial Controller and Payroll Manager

Join Bureau Veritas Norway in an exciting position as a Country Financial Controller and Payroll manager

Are you a highly skilled, strategic leader with a passion for driving financial performance and shaping the future of a global organization? If so, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Join our team at Bureau Veritas and help to shape a world of trust.

Welcome to Bureau Veritas!

With one of the world's strongest brands behind you, this is your opportunity to make a difference in a global and sustainable company. Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore is one of the world’s leading classification societies, pioneering the safety and performance of new technologies since 1828. With 2,650 maritime experts active in 140 countries, we operate as a global network – while meeting our clients’ needs locally through our regional marine operations, customer support, and technical centres. With a classed fleet of over 12,000 seagoing ships, Bureau Veritas is the largest classification society by number of assets. Our client relationships are built on service, transparency, and trust. We are supporting the maritime industry on its journey towards sustainability – notably addressing the two key challenges of decarbonization and digitalization.

Join an industry leader

As a Country Financial Controller, you will play a vital role in shaping and executing the strategic financial vision at Bureau Veritas Norway. Your financial expertise combined with a strategic mindset, will be crucial in driving growth and profitability. You will oversee financial performance, ensure accurate accounting and payroll processes, and provide valuable insights that are key to achieving the company’s goals. If you are a proactive and strategic leader with a passion for driving results, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact!

Som of your key responsibilities will be to:

• Oversee key financial processes, including the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting cycles.
• Drive the effectiveness and performance of the Finance Function, coordinating actions with local managers.
• Support operations by implementing clear financial guidelines, management reports, and performance financial KPI's.
• Ensure local financial procedures align fully with corporate financial policies and standards.

Through these responsibilities you will work with analysis and reporting of financial data crucial for decision making, and that the financial data and records are always accurate and in compliance with different principles, processes, and statutory regulations. You will manage month-end and year-end closing process and oversee the day-to-day financial operations, as well as day-to-day operations of the financial function.

What will make you successful in Bureau Veritas?

We are looking for a new colleague who holds a higher education in accounting, finance, or a related field, who through some years of experience has established a valuable knowledge base that will support you and help in understanding the needs of an international business with a matrix structure.

Your strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, payroll regulations, and regulatory compliance will make you a financial wizard and the go-to person for all things finance. Being in an international environment, we are looking for someone fluent in English and Norwegian, who at the same time values effective and proper communication, to allow for knowledge-sharing across the organization.

Through your proactive result orientation and analytical skills, you demonstrate the ability to identify and resolve complex financial and operational issues and can do so with the highest standard for ethical decision making and integrity.

What we value at Bureau Veritas

We serve as guardians of integrity, upholding the highest standards responsibly. We create trust between businesses and those they serve, demonstrating the ambition to work hard and the humility to learn and grow. We cultivate an open and inclusive environment wherever we operate. Ethics, safety, and financial control serve as the foundation for our shared culture. Being part of the Bureau Veritas family is more than just working; it’s being convinced that you will.

leave your mark… in shaping a world of trust.

Are you our new colleague?

Please press “apply” to upload your CV and application. Application deadline is June 1st, 2025, but we will be conducting interviews continuously and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.

A competitive remuneration and benefits package is offered in line with the applicant’s experience and background.

If you have any questions regarding this position, you can contact Admin manager Elizabeth Borgen