Finance and Investment Manager

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. 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 the role

About DNV Ventures

DNV Ventures is DNV’s Corporate Venture Capital unit and is mandated to deliver financial and strategic value for DNV by investing and collaborating with digital start-ups and internal DNV start-ins. DNV Ventures channels DNV’s role, competency, and existing positions to fast-moving start-ups to accelerate growth and innovation faster. In DNV Ventures we are lucky to work closely with fantastic founding teams, co-investors, and our breadth of expert colleagues to create new value for start-ups and DNV.

For this purpose, DNV Ventures is looking for a finance and investment manager. The finance and investment manager will support the DNV Ventures team with the financial management of DNV Ventures hereby;

• Be responsible for portfolio performance reporting,
• Ensure DNV Ventures has robust financial management.
• Support DNV venture directors with valuations and investing in new start-ups.
• Support DNV start-ins with financial management.

The right candidate will join a newly established team and have the opportunity to develop the function.

Role Description

• Be responsible for collecting financial data from start-ups and keeping DNV Ventures performance reporting system updated.
• Be responsible for performance reporting of DNV Ventures portfolio and ensure that DNV Ventures reporting is according to industry best practices.
• Prepare presentations and board documents and support DNV Ventures with good governance.
• Be responsible for DNV Ventures financial management and budget control.
• Build positive relationships with DNV start-ins and help steer their development in a commercial and financially sound direction by being hands on and supporting with financial management.
• Establish collaboration and good relationships between DNV Group finance team.
• Support Investment Directors with investing in new start-ups including sourcing new prospects, conducting investment analysis and presenting the prospects to the investment team.

Experience:

• Experience from investing and venture performance reporting in VC/CVC and/or financial management experience from growth companies or related investment firms.

What we offer

Reasons to work with us:

Enriching Work Environment. At our Høvik office, we are in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts, etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses from Skøyen, Lysaker, and Sandvika.

Embrace Diversity. At DNV, you will become an integral part of an international and diverse team of experts. Collaborate with professionals from different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, gaining valuable insights and broadening your horizons.

Supportive and Caring Culture. Our international culture embodies diverse colleagues who value teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders.

Career and Development. Joining us means investing in the future. You will have the opportunity to build a large professional network that will serve you well in your career. We have a strong company culture with an emphasis on competence sharing and professional and personal development.

By joining DNV, you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. You will also be part of a culture where our values, “we care, we share, we dare”, characterize how we act towards each other, our customers, and perform our work.

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

Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic, commercial, and analytical mindset.
• High interest in scaling start-ups and understanding of a venture’s growth journey.
• Strong ability to take initiative, source tasks independently and thrive with building a new role and function from concept to operations.
  structured working methods and enjoying working with financial management and governance.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Education:

• Masters Degree in a financial or economics subject or equivalent experience.

Please be sure to include a cover letter when submitting your application.