Senior Financial Analyst

Hydro is a company with global reach – and local presence. We are involved in activities in more than

40 countries, on all continents. That's why we can offer you many exciting opportunities and

potential career paths within the various business areas, fields and locations. As part of our valuable,

global Hydro network you can maintain a continuous learning curve. Would you like to shape the

next phase of greener industrial development in Hydro?

Group Performance and Planning is an integral part of the CFO organization and responsible for

Hydro’s performance, risk, planning and capital allocation processes. The team’s primary purpose is

to generate insights and analysis to drive performance across the organization and to provide

decision support for senior management. The team is closely involved in the key strategic agenda of

the company, and is uniquely positioned to gain a deep understanding of the business goals, strategic

priorities and value drivers of the group.

If you have strong quantitative aptitude and enjoy giving meaning to data; like developing your own

models and tools to enable and visualize your analysis; are curious to understand what drives

performance of a large industrial company; and would like to provide insights to support real

management decisions– this may be a perfect role for you!

The position reports to Head of Group Performance.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• Conduct financial analysis and generate insight for management reporting
• Support the annual business plan process and other planning and performance management processes across Hydro
• Follow-up Hydro’s operational and commercial improvement efforts across business areas
• Continuously analyze financial and performance metrics across business areas and functions
• Drive digital development to support decision making with analysis, dashboards and automation of manual processes
• Support the update and development of the consolidated financial model, and contribute to the development of risk management modeling tools
• Provide analytical support and insight into a wide range of projects
  
  

Your Qualifications And Skills

• Master's degree, preferably within economics/finance/business, engineering or another quantitative discipline with strong academic records
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably but not limited to corporate finance, management consulting, data modeling/analytics or another analytical/business-related role
• Previous experience and/or strong interest in working for an industrial company
• Advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and presentation skills in business English
• Competence to support development of digital tools and solutions, including financial modeling. Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI) or programming languages is preferred.
  
  

What We Offer You

We offer an exciting opportunity to gain a broad understanding of Hydro, to get involved in key

finance processes and strategic projects, and to contribute to the long-term development of the

company. The right candidate could get a large degree of autonomy in developing financial analytics

tools to take Hydro’s digital capabilities to the next level. This position offers an attractive platform

for personal and professional growth as well as excellent networking possibilities in the company.

Do not hesitate to reach out in case of questions with regards to the position.

Contact information:

Fredrik Finjord, Head of Group Performance

M: +47 46 11 27 82, E: [email protected]

Baard Erik Haugen, SVP Group Performance and Planning

M: +47 45 29 77 53, E: [email protected]

Mari Langbo Austad, HR Specialist

M: +47 97 40 31 74 E: [email protected]