About Nordscale
Nordscale is the specialist operator for mission-critical AI data centers. We manage the operations that keep AI compute sites running reliably, efficiently, and safely. Founded as a strategic partnership between the AI hyperscaler Nscale and Norwegian energy company Nordkraft, we harness local expertise and data center operations experience to deliver service excellence to our customers, while building skilled local jobs and partnering with Norwegian businesses to create lasting value in the regions where we work.
Our culture combines local Northern Norwegian values, international expertise, and disciplined operational excellence. We’re a team built on trust, ownership, and collaboration: we communicate openly, take accountability for outcomes, and work as one team across sites, partners, and functions to deliver performance people can depend on.
About the Role (Job Purpose)
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Senior Finance Controller to establish and lead the day-to-day financial operations of our growing business. This is a hands-on role that combines financial control with operational execution, ensuring that suppliers are paid on time, employees receive accurate and timely payroll, and robust financial processes are implemented to support business growth.
Reporting to the Managing Director, you will take ownership of the company’s banking operations, accounts payable, cash management, and financial controls while designing scalable finance processes that support a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Working closely with HR, Procurement, Operations, and external accounting partners, you will ensure our financial operations are accurate, compliant, and efficient.
This is an exciting opportunity to build best-in-class finance operations within a rapidly expanding organisation.
What You’ll be Doing (Responsibilities)
Financial Operations
- Manage the company’s day-to-day banking activities, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, payment approvals, and treasury administration.
- Own the end-to-end supplier payment process, ensuring invoices are accurately processed and suppliers are paid promptly in accordance with agreed payment terms.
- Monitor company cash flow and prepare short and medium-term cash forecasts to support business planning.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and financial reporting.
Process Improvement & Financial Controls
- Design, implement, and continuously improve accounts payable, invoice approval, and payment workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and control.
- Develop and maintain financial policies, procedures, and internal controls that support strong governance and compliance.
- Identify opportunities to automate finance processes through technology and systems improvements.
Payroll & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with HR and external payroll providers to ensure payroll is processed accurately and employees are paid on time each month.
- Support HR Operations with payroll reports, employee changes, statutory deductions, pension contributions, and payroll funding prior to payment.
- Work closely with Procurement and operational teams to ensure purchase orders, invoices, and supplier records are accurately maintained.
Reporting & Business Support
- Prepare management reports covering cash position, supplier ageing, payment performance, working capital, and operational finance metrics.
- Support the Managing Director with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and strategic finance initiatives as the business grows.
Stakeholder Management & Compliance
- Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, suppliers, payroll providers, auditors, and external finance partners.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax requirements, audit standards, and company policies.
About You (Skills, Qualifications & Experience)
Key Characteristics
- Organisation: Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
- Commercial awareness: Able to balance financial control with operational agility.
- Continuous improvement: Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Collaboration: Works independently while collaborating effectively across multiple departments.
- Problem-solving: Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Planning and prioritisation: Confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Communication skills: Explains financial information clearly and effectively to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Integrity and confidentiality: Trustworthy, discreet, and committed to maintaining confidentiality when handling sensitive financial information.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Professional qualification: Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent) is preferred.
- Financial management: Minimum 7 years' experience in financial control, finance operations, or accounting, preferably within a high-growth, technology, infrastructure, or data center environment.
- Accounts payable and treasury: Proven experience managing accounts payable, banking, treasury, and cash management functions.
- Financial controls: Demonstrated success designing and implementing finance processes, financial controls, and invoice approval workflows.
- Cash flow management: Experience overseeing supplier payments, working capital management, and cash flow forecasting.
- Payroll knowledge: Strong understanding of payroll processes and experience working closely with payroll providers or internal HR teams.
- Finance systems: Experience working with ERP and finance systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Xero, or similar platforms.
- Compliance and audit: Solid understanding of financial controls, audit requirements, and regulatory compliance.
- Language skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Nice to Have
- Audit experience: Experience supporting internal and external audits and statutory reporting.
- International experience: Experience working within an international or multi-entity organisation.
What We Can Offer You
- Competitive salary negotiable based on experience
- Performance-based bonus tied to results and company performance
- Opportunity to lead operations in a rapidly scaling AI infrastructure environment
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
