About the role
Vergence is a co-company builder that founds, funds and scales AI companies. Our largest company, Manta, builds AI that connects a company's systems, understands what drives performance and turns decisions into action, servering e-commerce, real estate and large enterprises across Europe, the GCC and the US.
Vergence AS is becoming a lean holding company that owns, finances and governs a growing portfolio. Each operating company runs its own finance function. The holding company owns capital, control and the group view, and you will lead that finance function. You are responsible for the accounts, the financial management and the controls the group runs on, and you are the financial partner to management and the board in capital and ownership decisions.
You report directly to the Founder & CEO and work closely with the board, investors, our auditorand the finance leads in Manta and Vergence Capital.
What you’ll do
Financial management
- Lead the finance function of the holding companies and own its routines, systems, deadlines and quality
- Own budget, forecast, cash and runway for the holding companies, and escalate early when the picture changes
- Give management and the board a clear, reliable picture of the group’s financial position, with analysis that supports decisions
Liquidity and capital
- Own budget, forecast, cash and runway for the holding companies, and escalate early when the picture changes
- Drive the finance side of capital raises, share issues, convertibles, share transactions and dividends, working alongside legal advisers
Accounting, reporting and year-end
- Be responsible for the accounts of the holding companies and for a monthly close the organisation can rely on
- Run monthly reporting and the group consolidation of P&L and balance sheet, built on closed packages from the portfolio companies
- Deliver the financial content of the monthly board package
- Lead the year-end process, including statutory accounts, group accounts, tax and the auditor relationship
Control and governance
- Run a sound control environment: payment approval, bank mandates, and control of shareholder and related-party transactions
- Set and maintain shared finance standards across the group, without running the subsidiaries’ operations
- Ensure the holding companies meet their obligations under Norwegian accounting, tax and corporate law
Capital and transactions
- Drive the finance side of capital raises, share issues, convertibles, share transactions and dividends, working alongside legal advisers
- Support due diligence, investments and transactions across the Vergence portfolio
- Contribute to board papers and investor materials that hold up under scrutiny
Team and development
- Build and lead a small, high-calibre finance team
- Shape the division of work between the holding company and the portfolio as the group grows
Who you are
You bring at least seven years of experience from finance leadership, audit or corporate finance. That includes hands-on group consolidation and year-end work in a multi-entity group. You know Norwegian accounting, tax and corporate law well. You have a track record of producing numbers and materials that boards, auditors and investors rely on.
You are hands-on and strategic in equal measure. You are self-directed and comfortable owning complex work with limited oversight where priorities shift. You are fluent in Norwegian and English.
Nice to have: State-authorised accountant or auditor background, experience with US entities, and experience with capital markets transactions or M&A.
Why join
You will sit close to every major capital and ownership decision in one of Europe’s most technically ambitious AI groups. You will work directly with founders, the board and investors. There is no bureaucracy between you and impact, and you will shape how the holding company is run for years to come.