Chief Accountant to leading transport- and logistics company

Are you an experienced accounting professional that would like to join our transformational journey together with the new CFO and rest of the team?

Thermo-Transit, part of the Girteka Group, is a leading logistics company in Scandinavia providing temperature-controlled transportation services, focused on fresh food and seafood logistics.
We are now seeking a structured, operational and proactive Chief Accountant to join our office located at Frogner outside of Oslo.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives working in an international and dynamic environment, is not shy of driving improvements, has a hands-on mentality, sees solutions where others see obstacles, and wants to build something lasting in a company with ambitious goals.

Location: Fjellboveien 11, Frogner
Reporting to: Thermo-Transit Group CFO
Manager responsibility: Yes

Your Responsibilities:

• Supervise and ensure accurate and timely accounting and reporting for the 3 Norwegian legal entities, including monthly financial closing and annual accounts
• Improve and implement local accounting and reporting processes, policies, controls and systems
• Monitor and ensure adherence to the group’s accounting and tax principles, keeping them updated with changes in laws and regulations
• Collaborate with our Group Shared Service Center in Lithuania and external service providers
• Provide guidance and support to employees on accounting and tax matters (AP, AR, Payroll teams)
• Manage and oversee payroll processes for the Norwegian entities
• Prepare tax calculations, notices and returns
• Coordinate and support statutory audits by preparing and delivering required documentation
• Act as the primary contact for accounting matters in Norway
• Support CFO in improvement projects and tasks within accounting and finance

Desired qualifications:

• Higher education in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• Minimum 5 years of experience from operational accounting in similar roles or external accounting firms
• Experience from high-transaction-volume industries is a plus
• Strong knowledge of Norwegian accounting and tax regulations
• Good Excel skills and ideally experience with Visma Business
• Fluent in both Norwegian and English (both in speech and in writing)

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a high sense of responsibility and ability to organize and plan actions effectively
• Can quickly adapt to new challenges and is not afraid to "get their hands dirty" to get things done
• Thrives in creating structure and improve processes
• Sees opportunities in transformation and has a solutions-oriented mindset

What we offer:

• A key role in a transformational process that will shape the company’s future
• A dedicated team of 30–40 employees in Oslo, and 100+ employees in our other Norwegian offices, working across dispatch, administration, finance, HR, planning and more
• An opportunity to work in an international and dynamic environment that combines established routines with flexibility and innovation

If this seems interesting, please apply via www.financepeople.no. For questions please contact Svenn-Erik Warholm at 917 37 272 or email svenn-erik.warholm@financepeople.no.

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