About The Role

The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring that capital is allocated effectively, investment opportunities are assessed consistently and the Group's financial resources are directed towards the highest-value opportunities. For an experienced finance leader, this represents an opportunity to operate at the heart of Statkraft's strategic decision-making processes and contribute.

          Performance Management, Risk and Business analysis

Lead group-wide planning, forecasting and target-setting processes
Own performance management and performance follow-up across the Group
Deliver forward-looking analysis of value creation, financial and operational performance, and long-term financial capacity
Advise Corporate Management on performance, trade-offs, resource allocation and the financial implications of major business decisions
Lead scenario analysis and long-range planning to support decision-making under uncertainty
Strengthen efficiency orientation in planning, performance discussions and performance follow-up
Ensure a well-designed performance and risk management process with clear interfaces towards other group processes
Own Performance management standards, methodologies and key assumptions across planning and investment analysis
Ensure consistency, transparency and comparability of financial decision material
Integrate financial risk into planning, forecasting and investment decision-making processes
Establish governance principles for Performance management processes and outputs
Drive continuous improvement of methods, benchmarks and decision frameworks
Define business requirements for Performance management data, tools and analytics capabilities

Capital Allocation & Investment Decision Support
Ensure capital allocation decisions are supported by consistent and comparable financial analysis
Lead financial decision support for major investment opportunities, including greenfield developments, acquisitions and strategic projects
Ensure investment cases are assessed on equal terms and in line with Statkraft's investment principles
Support governance processes and decision gates with high-quality financial decision material
Provide financial insight into strategic decisions, return analysis and portfolio trade-offs

Business Partnership & Organisational Leadership

Act as a trusted finance partner to Business Areas, asset owners and project organisations
Challenge assumptions and improve the quality and relevance of decision support
Foster collaboration across Finance, including Financial and Sustainability Reporting, Corporate finance, Strategy & Transformation and GBS
Build and lead a high-performing organisation focused on performance, accountability and business partnership
Develop organisational capability, succession pipelines and future leadership capacity

Statkraft is seeking a highly accomplished finance leader with a strong combination of strategic insight, analytical rigour and commercial judgement. The successful candidate will bring deep experience in financial planning, performance management and investment decision support, together with the leadership capabilities required to influence complex decision-making across a large international organisation.

Experience and Qualifications

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline
Significant senior leadership experience in Performance management, Group Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis or related disciplines
Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, performance management and business analysis
Deep understanding of capital allocation, valuation methodologies, financial decision frameworks and scenario analysis
Experience supporting complex investment decisions, strategic business cases and resource allocation processes
Strong commercial judgement and the ability to assess opportunities across diverse markets, businesses and regulatory environments
Experience operating within large industrial, infrastructure, energy or similarly complex organisations
Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams

Leadership Profile

The successful candidate will be a strategic and intellectually curious leader who combines broad business perspective with strong analytical discipline. They will be recognised as a trusted adviser capable of influencing senior stakeholders, challenging assumptions constructively and translating complex analysis into clear business recommendations.

The individual will possess strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across Corporate Management, Business Areas and Finance leadership teams. They will bring a continuous improvement mindset and a commitment to strengthening performance, accountability and value creation across the organisation.

What we offer 

Unlimited learning opportunities at various levels of the organization 
The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists, and graduates from different countries and backgrounds 
The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and be able to honestly say “My work is contributing to saving the planet” 
A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering flexible working solutions, and work-life balance principles 
Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance

Statkraft manages critical infrastructure and services in several countries. The applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorization. 

Statkraft's vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability. 

Application deadline: August 24th, 2026

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