Chief Financial Officer – CFO

Our new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be a driving force in the transformation of the company and will be a key advisor to the CEO and the Board of Directors in shaping the company’s strategy from a financial perspective.

The CFO is responsible for all strategic and tactical matters related to planning, reporting, operational performance monitoring and control, funding and risk management.

To succeed in this role you have robust skills within advanced financing solutions and capex management within an asset intensive industry.  Experience with driving operational performance improvement, change management is required and you need to have strong functional CFO experience from an international business environment. 

As an executive leader you must be capable of envisioning change in a credible manner, inspire and engage colleagues as well executing agreed actions with confidence. All within an operationally complex organisation with strong focus on digital transformation and operational excellence. The position will be based in Oslo. 

Further information or questions related to this position can be directed in full confidence to our Executive Search advisors at Mercuri Urval; Group Director Svein Olsen Mellemsæter ph: + 47 40 49 26 84, or Principal Consultant Bjørn M. Godsveen ph: + 47 97 55 90 63. Please submit your CV/resumè and letter of interest via: www.mercuriurval.com as soon as possible and preferably within May 24th. 

About the company

Höegh Autoliners is a global leader in RoRo (Roll-On Roll-Off) deep sea transportation services. The company owns and operates around 45 Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) in global trade systems, making around 3 000 port calls yearly. Managed from a worldwide network of around 20 offices, our main customers are major manufacturers of new cars, heavy machinery and other rolling stock. Höegh Autoliners is also a leading carrier of second-hand vehicles.
In addition to the head office, centrally located in Oslo, Höegh Autoliners has a global network of representative offices. The company has approximately 350 employees ashore and 1300 seafarers. Höegh Autoliners is a privately owned shipping company with two owners: Leif Höegh & Co Holdings AS as majority shareholder (61,25 per cent) and A.P.Møller – Maersk A/S (38,75 per cent).