Finance & Admin Support | Polestar Norway

The opportunity
We're currently looking for a Finance & Admin support. Someone to join our Norwegian team in order to enable us to deliver at peak performance. Someone with a passion for electric mobility, an interest in technology, and a desire to be part of the change we know is needed. This position is located at Fornebu, Norway, and at the office is where we collaborate best. The finance team is a small and critical function to support the business and consists of two other members today, one Senior Business Controller and one Junior Business controller. You will be reporting to our Senior Business Controller.

The responsibilities
In this role, you'll be expected to be the solid support character to both local colleagues and a few other stakeholders. Working as a member of our finance team, you'll be instrumental in delivering a nice working environment and robust process support. You will be supporting the organization to navigate Procurement, Finance, and HR processes. 

Below is a breakdown of the various tasks and areas you'll be responsible for:

• HR Processes include processes such as recruitment, hire admin tasks, updating information for employee on our intranet pages about compensation & benefits, leave etc


• Finance and procurement support covers purchase order creation, setting up suppliers, as well as invoice validation and approval


• Office management responsibility


• Enabling processing of incoming invoices by the accounting team


• Structuring and implementing continuous improvements of our ways of working

The ideal candidate
In order to succeed in this role, and at Polestar in general, there are a few characteristics you'll need to have. Tenacity. Flexibility. Curiosity. The ability to take the initiative, to meet deadlines and requirements, and to abandon ideas when they're not feasible. We are looking for a curious and structured person who understands the critical impact that an effective support role has in a team. The role is most suited to someone who enjoys being a point of contact and is quick to both learn and teach basic processes. Being a team player who is solution-oriented and able to navigate a fast-moving environment will be necessary to thrive in the role.

In addition, you'll need the following qualifications:

• An education within Finance, Business administration, HR or equivalent is advantageous


• Several years of experience in a similar role is equally valuable, regardless of education.


• Fluency in both Norwegian and English, to be comfortable working in our multi-cultural context


• Solid skills in Microsoft Office, particularly our basic work tools Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel. 

Polestar is a company that embraces the growth mindset. Change happens often at Polestar, but that is required for progress. Expect an accelerating, exciting environment.

The process
If the above matches your ambitions, be sure to apply. Our selection process is ongoing, and the job advert will remain open until it’s filled.

The Polestar journey is an electric one.