Temp position as Financial Controller

Santander; Bærum; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander in Oslo seeks a Financial Controller for a 1-year temporary position. The role combines accounting with financial control, involving IFRS, reporting, and collaboration with funding and hedging teams.

You will gain exposure to IFRS assessments, financial instruments, and opportunities to apply automation and AI to improve quality and efficiency. A strong analytical mindset and English fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing or finance.
• Strong IFRS knowledge or motivation to deepen IFRS expertise.
• Independent, organized with ability to prioritize tasks.
• Excellent Excel skills; interest in automation and data quality.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to IFRS assessments, documentation and controls.
• Perform selected month-end activities and reconciliations.
• Support funding activities, hedge accounting and derivatives.
• Contribute to quality assurance of reporting cycles.
• Assist projects and ad hoc matters with accounting expertise.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand product/process changes.
• Drive process improvements through automation and AI.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Financial control

Excel

Automation interest

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master's in Business/Economics/Accounting/Finance

Job description

Temp position as Financial Controller

Country: Norway

Financial Controller, 1 year temporary position

About the role

Do you enjoy combining accounting with financial control, problem-solving and business partnering?

In this 1-year temporary position, you will work with a broad range of IFRS and financial control topics. You will also work closely with the team members responsible for the Bank’s funding activities, including hedge accounting, derivatives and other financial instruments. Together with colleagues and key stakeholders across the Bank, you will contribute to robust financial reporting and the sound implementation of accounting and control requirements.

You will gain exposure to IFRS assessments, financial instruments, projects, process improvements and opportunities to use automation and AI to strengthen quality and efficiency. If you are motivated by varied accounting questions, continuous learning and making a visible contribution, this could be the role for you.

You will be part of a team of ten professionals based in Oslo, responsible for ensuring accurate and timely representation of the Bank’s financial performance in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and accounting standards. The team defines statutory reporting requirements and accounting treatment, and acts as a subject matter expert function for accounting, financial and internal control matters across the Bank.

What you will do

• Contribute to accounting assessments, documentation and controls across a range of IFRS and financial control topics.
• Perform selected month-end activities, account reconciliations, accounting monitoring and other financial control tasks.
• Work closely with colleagues responsible for funding activities, hedge accounting, derivatives and other financial instruments, and support related assessments and controls.
• Contribute to the quality assurance of annual, monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Support projects and ad hoc matters where FQ&A is involved as an accounting and financial control expert function.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Bank to understand accounting and control implications of new or changed products, processes and solutions.
• Improve processes through standardization, stronger data quality, automation and AI-supported tools where relevant.

Who we are looking for

You are structured, analytical and collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership. You enjoy solving problems and can communicate your conclusions in a clear and simple manner.

You are comfortable working independently while also seeking input and collaborating when needed. You take responsibility for your tasks, are eager to learn and contribute positively to a strong professional environment.

You are motivated by a role with broad exposure, changing priorities and a combination of IFRS, financial control and process improvement.

You are curious about how technology, automation and AI can be used to simplify processes, improve quality and free up time for more value-adding analysis and decision support.

Required experience and skills

• Relevant experience from accounting, auditing, financial control or a similar finance role.
• Good understanding of accounting and IFRS, or strong motivation to deepen your IFRS expertise.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize and adapt to changing tasks and team priorities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel. Experience with or interest in automation, AI-supported tools, data quality and process improvement is an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Preferably 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Accounting, Auditing or Finance.
• Experience with, or an interest in, financial instruments, derivatives, hedge accounting or IFRS 9 is an advantage.

Additional information

Additional information
We perform background checks on all relevant candidates. For positions that require authorization and/or confirmation of suitability, a police certificate of good conduct and credit check must be presented. Background check is carried out with prior consent from the candid