FP&A Director for the Public segment in Visma Group

Visma AS

<div>Connected by software – driven by people </div><div> </div><div>We develop and deliver software to small businesses, medium and large enterprises, and the public sector – improving the work-life of millions of people around the world. Our software simplifies and automates complex and manual work processes, empowering people’s everyday lives. Visma is a collection of entrepreneurial companies, each with their own start-up mentality, personality, and leadership. All our companies have business autonomy and go-to-market freedom – a key ingredient to our growth.</div>

One of the critical pillars of Visma’s success over the past 20 years has been tight financial control. The finance function in Visma consists of controllers at many levels of the organisation, who guard our reporting regime with professional integrity so that our financial figures are correct, timely, and usable. Going beyond the basic financials, this function maintains and improves datasets from financial statements, invoicing data, customer data and market data. This allows us to calculate the potential outcomes of our strategic choices, and is our bullshit filter for our strategic and tactical decisions.

The Visma group's public segment is currently responsible for about 700M EUR in revenue in Northern Europe and delivers mission-critical software to local governments.

The FP&A Director will join the segment team as a close strategic sparring partner for the segment director and advisor to the core segment leadership team. This role will also work closely with the finance function across Visma.

The Segment FP&A director will report to the Segment Director, with a dotted line to the group FP&A function.

Main task and responsibilities

The basics: Ensure the segment management team has consistent, timely, and reliable data to
guide the segment towards our financial goals. Ensure forecasting accuracy and challenge financial
performance
Getting dirty: Deliver the annual budget, the monthly management reports, and work with our
boards to highlight improvements
Develop: Look outside of Visma to peers, acquisition candidates, and analysts to coach the
management team in improving our strategy at the segment and business unit levels
Business Partner: Be a trusted business partner to the segment director in showcasing the value
creation of the segment through facts and data

Key stakeholders

Segment management team: Correct and timely reporting, budgets, and strategic analysis
Business units: Proactively engage with the business units in the segment to uncover and respond
to underlying trends. Assist finance directors for the business units in understanding key metrics,
how to present them to their boards, and how they affect the financial forecasts
Visma finance function: Work closely with the group FP&A function to ensure common
understanding of definitions, zero duplication of work, and joint improvements to our reporting
stack
Support the segment director in reporting and presenting to the Board of the Visma Group

Qualifications and personal attributes

The groundwork

Master's degree in economics, finance, or a similar field
A minimum of five years of relevant experience
Keen interest and skills in IT-systems and analytical tools
Excellent communication skills, with English fluency, written and oral

Foundation

Strong commercial acumen
Ability to identify underlying trends in KPIs and financial data and recommend actions to improve
performance
Basic knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS/Local GAAP)
Software market and product knowledge

Passion

Passion for technology and knowledge of software development processes
Fundamental understanding of customers, market drivers, pricing models, competitive landscape
and products in the software industry
Fundamental understanding of how metrics and key performance indicators enhance and support
decision-making processes

Personal traits

Enjoys continuous improvement
Understands and revels in process automation
Analytical problem solver, with the capability and desire to ask critical questions
Able to effectively interact, influence, and engage with different types of stakeholders

Success criteria

Accuracy and timeliness of reporting packs, including transparent annual budgeting process
Quality improvement and automation of the tools and processes used in the segment to track
performance
Competence and culture in the finance function

We offer

Varied responsibilities and challenging tasks in a truly international and fast growing company
Competitive terms and conditions of employment
Social activities and other benefits
The position is located at the Visma HQ in Oslo, or alternatively at any of the Visma offices that have good travel possibilities to Oslo

If this seems interesting, please apply via www.financepeople.no. For questions please contact Ulrik Langabø, Partner at FinancePeople, on 930 05 357 or email ulrik.langabo@financepeople.no.

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Company	Visma AS
Place	Karenslyst allé 56
City	Oslo
County	Oslo
Webpage	Click here
Title	FP&A Director
Accession	To be agreed
Jobs	1
Jobreg ID	447027
Deadline	Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

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