Are you our new colleague in accounting?

We are looking for a Financial Accountant.
The position could be the perfect start to an international career in financial management at Øglænd System AS and the Hilti Group. You will become part of a competent team where you get to work and share your expertise with the aim that together we build and strengthen the team further.

What's the role?
To ensure you have right basics in place we offer you to start in our Accounting Department. Here you will get a deep understanding of our day-to-day business operations in accounting and general ledger. In this position, you will report to the local Finance Manager, and this will create the foundation for your future finance career.

After 18 to 24 months, you will get more responsibilities towards our controlling team and step by step become a sparring partner for our Group Business Controller and Offshore Finance business partner. Øglænd System supports and encourages you to learn new things, participate in different projects and drive efficiency of business. You will prepare monthly reports, carry out ad-hoc analyses and forecasting.

Through your tasks in accounting and controlling, you will be well prepared for your future steps withing Finance.

At Øglænd System AS in Norway, you will experience the full operation, from our Plant to Sales and Engineering and Innovation. This will ensure a good understanding of the full business life cycle: from development of products to production and to final sales to customers.

Ready to join a company that’s invested in your success? We’re looking for driven individuals who are eager to grow and make an impact. Let’s shape the future together.
The position reports to the local Finance Manager and is supported by the rest of the Finance team.

What do we offer?
Ready to kick-start your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity where we offer more than just a job – we’re committed to your growth and development through:

• Competitive Compensation with good pension and insurance schemes, including health insurance
• Tailored Career Progression, with opportunities to take on new challenges from the start
• New and modern workspaces, but also flexibility to work from home by agreement, to ensure a good balance.    
• A dynamic and supportive team of experts who are eager to collaborate and help you grow
• Great location with easy access by car or train. Parking is free and we also have charging stations for electric cars at only a small fee.

What we look for:

• You have successfully completed your bachelor’ degree in finance, business administration or similar

• Some practical experience from internships or work is beneficial.
• You are aiming for a financial career, possibly also a career abroad with exciting tasks and opportunities.
• You have a clear goal in mind and are looking for a company that will advance your development through targeted mentoring/coaching
• You are confident in your own work and comfortable driving topics within the organization, and, in the future, also driving topics at a management level.
• You have a talent for building internal and external networks
• You communicate confidently and fluently in Norwegian and English
• You have strong analytical and conceptual skills
• You enjoy successful teamwork and show a high level of goal and result orientation
• You work efficiently with common tools such as Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience of working in ERP SAP/M3, etc. is a benefit

Example of more specific tasks you will be given during first 12-24 months:

• Ongoing accounting tasks in areas Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, General ledger, incl. hands-on:
  • Invoicing (manual invoicing and control of automatic invoicing)
  • Customer and supplier follow-up (reconciliation )
  • Month-end closing and year-end closing activities (provisions, reconciliation, ...)
  • Basic data registration/control in the ERP system (currency, prices/price lists etc.)
• Controlling tasks:
  • Monitor actual performance against forecast. Analyze root causes for deviations; develop recommendations for adjustments, where necessary
  • Perform scenario planning to identify levers to improve performance, risk assessment, and identification/tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Provide OPEX steering, budgeting/Rolling forecast, pricing analysis, balance sheet reviews
  • ad-hoc financial analysis as needed

We make sure you have
• good knowledge of accounting standards (local and IFRS) and accounting basics
• have knowledge of ERP system, understanding of main process flows

The working language will be Norwegian, but with solid portion of English, as we have expats in our team in Norway, and also because we are part of a larger international group where the working language is English.

We want to build on our team with a person who has relevant education / experience in finance, who enjoys accounting work, is accurate, likes to meet deadlines and who at the same time looks for improvements where they can be found.