Business Controller – Supply Chain Assurance (SCA)

Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Business Assurance
We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand Working with us, you can be involved in technically challenging and innovative projects worldwide demanding a broad variety of expertise. Our strong focus on research and innovation opens an array of opportunities, and allows you to engage in projects which develop next generation solutions. and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios.

About the role

Position Summary

Supply Chain Assurance delivers global supply chain audit and assurance services, including SMETA, Responsible Supply, RBA, RSCI, ASI, ICS, and other assessment frameworks. Starting January 2026, this service line plays a pivotal role in enabling sustainable growth and operational excellence, while delivering innovative audit and assurance solutions to strengthen supply chains resilience across global markets.

The SCA Business Controller ensures financial transparency and discipline across these services and provides financial insight to support sound decision‑making. This is a senior finance role within Business Assurance, combining regional and local controller responsibilities with global accountability for SCA financial performance across countries and regions. As part of a newly established organisation, the role requires a hands‑on, detail‑oriented approach, with a strong focus on building, cleaning, and stabilising financial structures. The position reports directly to the Global Controller of Supply Chain Assurance.


Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly closing, quarterly forecasting, and annual planning
• Oversee global financial performance across regions, countries, and schemes
• Ensure financial results are accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with DNV’s internal Management System guidelines and BA governance principles
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, including variance analysis and commentary
• Ensure consistent financial processes and interpretations across countries and regions
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Monitor critical balance sheet items including accounts receivable, work in progress, accrued costs and provisions
• Provide insight and challenge on pricing and margin development, and scheme and customer profitability
• Work closely with SCA management teams, operations and delivery, and with GSS Finance and accounting teams
  

Position Qualifications

• Solid experience in business controlling, preferably within a global or multi‑country environment
• Experience in Business Assurance, professional services, or project‑based organizations is an advantage
• Proven track record in monthly closing routines, financial planning, forecasting, and performance management
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and management teams
• Strong tools skills (Eg. NGF, Oracle, Basware, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar roles
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

What we offer

The benefits package will depend on the country in which the candidate is hired and will follow local regulations.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

About you

• Strong business‑partnering mindset with the ability to provide clear financial insight
• Hands‑on and detail‑oriented, comfortable working directly with data, models, and reports rather than relying on established structures
• Analytical and structured problem solver, able to identify root causes in complex financial and operational data
• Effective communicator, able to translate complex financial and operational topics into clear messages for diverse stakeholders
• Collaborative and resilient, able to work across regions, cultures, and functions during organisational change and setup phases

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate are essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.

Where: Oslo , Milano , London , Essen