Statutory Finance Controller – IFRS, Tax & Audit Leader

Wärtsilä; Rubbestadneset; Vor Ort; NOK 700.000 - 900.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wärtsilä is seeking a finance professional to manage statutory accounting and ensure compliance in a multinational setting. The role emphasizes IFRS knowledge, local tax, and accurate financial reporting for the regional entity.

You will coordinate audits, support tax initiatives, and interact with the Board and external parties while applying Wärtsilä accounting principles and governance standards. Fluent English and Norwegian are required.

Qualifikationen

• Strong knowledge of statutory financial accounting.
• Knowledge of IFRS and local accounting principles.
• Good understanding of local accounting and tax legislation.
• Experience with statutory reporting and company compliance.
• Knowledge of external and internal auditing.
• Understanding of internal controls, corporate governance and the Code of Conduct.

Aufgaben

• Managing and ensuring the accuracy of the legal entity’s financial position in accordance with local legislation, Wärtsilä accounting principles, directives, policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring high-quality statutory financial reporting and a true and fair view of the legal entity’s financial position, risks and performance.
• Preparing local statutory adjustments, bridge calculations, financial reports and analyses.
• Preparing and reporting relevant quarterly and tax notes in HFM.
• Monitoring changes in local accounting, statutory and tax legislation.
• Coordinating local statutory reporting and mandatory financial statistics for authorities.
• Preparing and presenting financial review materials to the company’s Board of Directors.
• Coordinating external and internal audits, internal control reporting and the remediation of relevant internal control findings.
• Supporting tax compliance activities in cooperation with the Tax Centre of Excellence, including calculations, reclaim processes, risk reporting, audits and litigation matters.
• Maintaining local Delegation of Authority documentation, system authorisations, Powers of Attorney and Letters of Authority.
• Supporting local subgroup, tax group and branch reporting, where applicable.
• Advising the business on statutory accounting, tax and company compliance matters.
• Supporting ST&CC and WGBS development projects in cooperation with global process owners and other stakeholders.
• Contributing to legal entity structure changes, including mergers, acquisitions and liquidations, where applicable.
• Coordinating property-related insurance matters and claims together with Group Risk Management and the businesses.
• Undertaking company secretarial responsibilities and participating in the Company Management Team, where applicable.

Kenntnisse

IFRS knowledge

Statutory accounting

Taxation knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

English and Norwegian fluency

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

Wärtsilä is seeking a finance professional to manage statutory accounting and ensure compliance in a multinational setting. The role emphasizes IFRS knowledge, local tax, and accurate financial reporting for the regional entity.

You will coordinate audits, support tax initiatives, and interact with the Board and external parties while applying Wärtsilä accounting principles and governance standards. Fluent English and Norwegian are required.