Odfjell Technology delivers safe, efficient, and sustainable solutions that save time, cost, and reduce carbon emissions for our clients. Our people connect 50 years of industry experience with the technology of tomorrow. With projects in more than 20 countries we are looking for talented people who can help us overcome the today’s challenges and realise the opportunities ahead.
We are now looking for a Finance Manager to cover our Americas region.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
· 3-5+ years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, or business control, including experience operating in complex or multi-entity environments.
· Proven experience in a financial management or regional finance role, with demonstrated ability to operate independently and take full ownership of a finance function.
· Strong track record in establishing, improving, and governing financial processes and internal controls, ensuring compliance with both local regulations and group standards.
· Solid understanding of international finance structures, including exposure to cross-border operations, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and tax considerations.
· Demonstrated ability to act as a commercial and operational sparring partner, translating financial performance into actionable insights for operational leadership.
· Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify financial risks, opportunities, performance drivers, and value creation levers.
· Good understanding of operational processes and the ability to connect financial performance with activity, utilization, contracts, and commercial drivers.
· Experience leading or developing team members is preferred, with the capability to build and structure a small regional finance team over time.
· Comfortable collaborating with Odfjell finance teams, auditors, tax advisors, and regional management.
· Strong systems mindset with solid experience in ERP environments, financial modelling, and data-driven reporting tools.
· Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal), with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders across regions.
· Experience from the Oil & Gas industry or other asset-intensive, project-driven industries is advantageous.
DUTIES/TASKS
• Responsible for managing effective delivery of month end/budget/forecast/year-end reporting on assigned entities.
• Play a crucial part in ensuring seamless coordination and communication between Finance and Operational management.
• Translate financial data into understandable insights for non-finance team members, enabling them to make informed decisions that positively impact operations.
• Generate regular reports on key financial and operational metrics, and present findings to senior management for strategic planning and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency enhancements within both finance and operational functions, and work with cross-functional teams to implement solutions.
• Collaborate with operational managers to identify potential financial and operational risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Contribute to the development of Company’s strategic goals and objectives as well as organizational KPIs.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results
• Responsible for communication with Entity assigned and/or Group Auditor on assigned entities
• Responsible for cash management and optimisation of working capital position for assigned entities, including compliance to Corporate guidelines.
• Contribute to financial and commercial risk management for assigned entities.
• Contribute to contract management and contract follow up, including but not limited to, timely rate adjustments, follow up of contractual disputes, etc.
• Contribute in timely delivery of tender activities when required
• Contribute to deliveries and evaluations necessary to assess potential expansion opportunities
• Contribute to improving competence level and knowledge sharing within finance team for assigned entities, hereunder developing a high-performance Business Controller team together with VP Finance
Why you should join our team
The Odfjell group recognises that the shift to renewable energy requires a new way of thinking. By leveraging diverse, cross-functional teams we drive innovation, sustainability, and technological improvements across the business. Our people are at the heart of what we do to drive change as we continue to shape and grow the business.
We strive to create a satisfying and motivating workplace for our employees and an arena for sharing experiences with a focus on ongoing learning and development. Our employees report high levels of empowerment, open dialogue, and trust.
We believe that diversity and inclusion are pre-conditions to succeed in a global marketplace. We believe our company values should be reflected in the everyday behaviour of our leaders and employees alike.
We offer:
- Learning and development support
- Collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment
- Part of a global company with opportunities for growth and development.
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including insurance and retirement plans. This position is structured as a salary-based role and is not part of the company’s bonus program.
- Flexible home office opportunities
We live our core values – creative, competent, result oriented, committed – while always being safety conscious.
We use Semac background checks in our recruitment process.