Group Chief Accountant: Build IFRS‑Ready Global Reporting

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

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