Financial Controller

Project overview

Background

DIO is the digitalization organization for the ministries and a strategic partner for common digital services and technical infrastructure. We develop, deliver, and manage secure, common digital services that enable two of Norway's most important democratic institutions

DIO needs an experienced financial controller who can join the finance function and handle central tasks in accounting follow-up, reporting, analysis, and control. The consultant will work independently and take responsibility for agreed deliverables, while also being part of a finance team and collaborating on the section's deliveries.

• the government and the ministries
• to interact effectively and solve their societal missions, even when the demands for security, stability, and availability are high.

Responsibilities

Main Relationships

Reports to

Finance Manager in DIO

Personal Qualities

Competence

Experience

The resource shall have more than 8 years of relevant experience within the specified tasks. Particularly relevant experience from state operations will be weighted higher than the number of years of experience.

Security Clearance: Must be able to be authorized to 'Restricted'.

• Prepare financial reports, analyses, and management information for leadership
• Be responsible for quality and progress in the period closing for the cash accounting and the operational accounting according to SRS, including performing relevant control activities
• Prepare and follow up on interim accounts, annual accounts, and other deliverables related to the state accounts
• Follow up on budget and accounts at the operational level, analyze deviations, and contribute with financial assessments and decision-making basis
• Follow up on deviations and necessary corrections in the accounts and ensure the basis for reporting to the state accounts is quality-assured
• Follow up on DIO's invoicing of revenues and invoice certain revenues
• Follow up on deliveries from DIO's suppliers of payroll and accounting services
• Assist in the dialogue with the National Audit Office and coordinate the follow-up of audits in the accounting area
• Further develop financial processes, governing documents, routines, and control activities
• Finance section in DIO – finance manager, business controller, department controller, and other finance employees
• Top management
• Department managers and section managers (budget holders)
• Works in a structured and accurate manner
• Is independent and takes responsibility for own deliverables
• Has good collaboration skills
• Is service-oriented and solution-oriented
• Is proactive and sees opportunities for improvement
• Identifies with DIO's values: Responsible, generous, and a driver
• Relevant higher education in IT or economics, accounting, or equivalent at Master's level. Relevant experience can compensate for parts of the educational requirement.
• Very good knowledge of the regulations for financial management in the state
• Solid experience from financial work in public sector organizations
• Very good understanding of state financial management with cash accounting (state budget) and accrual accounting (SRS)
• Solid experience with budget follow-up, accounting follow-up, and controller tasks
• Solid experience with
• Good knowledge of SAP, Unit4 ERP, and Excel
• Experience with mapping and documenting processes and routines

Project details

1100 hours, start ASAP-30.06.27.

Option for extension (specified option period): 6 months until 31.12.2027, if needed, the assistance can be extended further.

Onsite Oslo

Internal application deadline: 9.11 - Contact via email for a competence matrix.

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 7-9 months
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Oslo, Norway, NO
• Languages: Norwegian