Financial Controller (1-Year Temp) – IFRS & AI Controls Norway

Banco Santander SA; Bærum; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander is seeking a temporary Financial Controller in Norway (Oslo). The role combines accounting with financial control, IFRS topics, and business partnering.

You will support funding activities, hedge accounting and derivatives, contributing to robust financial reporting and compliant accounting across the bank. This 1-year assignment offers exposure to automation and AI in reporting, process improvement, and collaboration with a 10-person team to deliver high-quality insights and timely

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, IFRS or financial control.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to accounting assessments, documentation and controls across IFRS and financial control topics.
• Perform month-end activities, reconciliations and monitoring.
• Collaborate with funding, hedge accounting, derivatives and related controls.
• Contribute to quality assurance of annual, monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Support projects and ad hoc matters as accounting and financial control expert.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand accounting implications of new products and processes.
• Improve processes through standardization, data quality, automation and AI tools.

Skills

Accounting

Auditing

Financial control

Finance role

Education

Master's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Santander is seeking a temporary Financial Controller in Norway (Oslo). The role combines accounting with financial control, IFRS topics, and business partnering.

You will support funding activities, hedge accounting and derivatives, contributing to robust financial reporting and compliant accounting across the bank. This 1-year assignment offers exposure to automation and AI in reporting, process improvement, and collaboration with a 10-person team to deliver high-quality insights and timely