Group Chief Accountant

Finance People; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HQ in Oslo

Competitive terms

Job summary

Fossefall seeks a highly experienced Group Chief Accountant to build institutional-grade group accounting infrastructure from the ground up, including consolidation, IFRS reporting and statutory alignment across jurisdictions. You will own policy, controls and auditor liaison, reporting to the Group CFO as the company scales with new investors and international operations.

Responsibilities include ownership of consolidated IFRS statements, policy development, and ensuring harmonised statutory

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in group accounting, consolidation, and IFRS reporting in an international context.
• Audit background, preferably from Big 4.
• Solid hands-on experience with consolidation and consolidation systems.
• Strong statutory reporting experience across multiple jurisdictions.
• Genuinely strong command of IFRS technical judgment areas.
• Exposure to infrastructure, energy, data centers, real estate or project development is an advantage.
• Exposure to institutional investor reporting requirements is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the group's consolidated IFRS financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, notes), prepared monthly.
• Own the group accounting policy and internal control framework.
• Ensure statutory financial statements across all group entities reconcile to and are consistent with the IFRS group consolidation, including a documented local GAAP-to-IFRS bridge per entity.
• Drive a common chart of accounts and reporting calendar across all group entities.
• Act as primary liaison with the group auditor across planning, fieldwork and sign-off.
• Own quarterly balance sheet and statutory/regulatory reporting obligations across jurisdictions.
• Be responsible for accounting and consolidation systems.

Skills

IFRS reporting

Consolidation

Audit liaison

Group accounting

Policy development

Internal controls

Technical IFRS

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Consolidation software

Job description

Following the successful close of Series A and continued growth across the business, Fossefall is entering a new phase of institutionalisation. As the company prepares for future capital raising, project financing and asset growth, requirements for financial reporting, governance, audit readiness and group-wide controls are increasing significantly.

Fossefall has scaled rapidly and now includes operating companies, project SPVs, GPU infrastructure entities and international holding structures across multiple jurisdictions. To support this growth and ensure institutional-grade reporting across the platform, we are strengthening our finance organisation and building capabilities that match the expectations of lenders, auditors and global institutional investors.

Fossefall now needs a highly experienced and hands‑on Group Chief Accountant for a newly established role to build the institutional‑grade group accounting infrastructure from the ground up - consolidation, IFRS compliance, and statutory alignment across jurisdictions - required to meet the standards of incoming institutional investors and support the company's long‑term growth trajectory.

The Group Chief Accountant will be responsible for Fossefall's consolidated IFRS reporting and to ensure statutory financial statements across all group entities reconcile cleanly to the group accounts. The role is accountable for group accounting policy, auditor liaison, and building and maintaining the reporting infrastructure to match the demands of the company's future investor base. The role reports directly to the Group CFO.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Own the group's consolidated IFRS financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, notes), prepared monthly
• Own the group accounting policy and internal control framework
• Ensure statutory financial statements across all group entities reconcile to and are consistent with the IFRS group consolidation, including a documented local GAAP-to-IFRS bridge per entity
• Drive a common chart of accounts and reporting calendar across all group entities
• Act as primary liaison with the group auditor across planning, fieldwork and sign-off
• Own quarterly balance sheet and statutory/regulatory reporting obligations across jurisdictions
• Be responsible for accounting and consolidation systems

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in group accounting, consolidation, and IFRS reporting in an international context
• Audit background, preferably from Big 4
• Solid, hands‑on experience with consolidation and consolidation systems
• Strong statutory reporting experience across multiple jurisdictions
• Genuinely strong command of IFRS technical judgment areas
• Exposure to infrastructure, energy, data centers, real estate or project development is an advantage
• Exposure to institutional investor reporting requirements is an advantage

Personal skills

We are looking for a highly experienced and technically sound candidate who enjoys building and improving processesand structure where none yet exists. You must be comfortable combining technical depth with a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset and enjoy actively taking part in the finance team in a company that is still evolving and scaling. Further, having the ability to co-operate with and influence others and multitask in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating analytical skills as well as paying attention to details is key to success.

We offer

For the right candidate Fossefall can offer a rare opportunity to build institutional‑grade reporting from the ground up, help shape the finance function during a period of rapid growth, and work closely with executive management as the company prepares for its next stage. As such the Group Chief Accountant will have a key role in a rapidly scaling company within an industry that experiences exponential growth. There will be a lot of interesting challenges to take on, and a significant potential for both professional and personal development. The company's HQ is located in Vika, Oslo. Competetive terms and conditions apply.

Fossefall is subject to the Security Act. Therefore, we would like to inform you that a background check or other security clearance may be required before or during the course of employment.