Finance Excellence & Process Manager at atNorth

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atNorth is a leading Nordic data center company providing cost-effective, scalable high-density colocation and built-to-suit services to industry-leading organizations across Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

With sustainability at our core, our data centers run on renewable energy and are designed according to circular economy principles. Through innovative design, power efficiency, and intelligent operations, we deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure.

Headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, atNorth operates eight data centers across the Nordics, with additional sites under development in Finland, Denmark, and Sweden.

We combine world-class technology with a people-first culture built on collaboration, ownership, and trust, empowering our teams to grow, take responsibility, and make a real impact.

By joining our international team, you will help shape the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.

Finance Excellence & Process Manager at atNorth

This role is positioned at the intersection of Finance, ERP governance, and operational excellence. You will play a key role in developing scalable and standardized financial and operational processes that support atNorth’s continued Nordic expansion.

As Finance Excellence & Process Manager, you will lead the Finance Excellence and ERP Process function, ensuring alignment between business processes, systems, governance frameworks, and operational execution across all Nordic entities.

You will act as a central link between Finance, IT, Operations, Procurement, Business Control, and external ERP partners, helping ensure that systems and processes support both current operations and future growth.

Key responsibilities

A key focus of this role will be driving consistency, scalability, and continuous improvement across financial and operational processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning and governing process standards across Finance, Procurement, Projects, and related operational areas

• Ensuring aligned and compliant processes across Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark

• Maintaining process documentation, workflows, controls, and governance structures

• Supporting alignment with group accounting principles and operational standards

From a systems and ERP perspective, you will:

• Own and drive the ERP roadmap and process improvement agenda

• Prioritize enhancements, integrations, fixes, and change requests

• Coordinate testing, documentation, user acceptance processes, and change management activities

• Ensure scalable and efficient ERP governance across the organization

You will also lead and coordinate the superuser network across atNorth by:

• Training and supporting key users across functions and geographies

• Driving aligned system usage and process adherence

• Building internal capability and knowledge sharing

• Facilitating participation in testing and continuous improvement initiatives

In addition, the role includes leadership responsibility for the internal ERP support and process function. You will coordinate closely with external implementation and support partners, ensuring clear prioritization, delivery quality, workload management, and efficient collaboration across stakeholders.

Continuous improvement & automation

Beyond governance and support, this role is about building scalable foundations for future growth.

You will actively identify inefficiencies within financial and operational workflows and help implement improvements through:

• Automation initiatives

• Process optimization

• System configuration improvements

• Reporting enhancements

• Training and adoption activities

You will contribute to ensuring that atNorth’s ERP and process landscape remains robust, scalable, and operationally efficient as the organization continues to grow across markets and functions.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who combines strong ERP and finance process understanding with a structured and improvement-oriented mindset.

You are comfortable operating in cross-functional environments and enjoy creating clarity, structure, and alignment between systems, people, and processes.

Your profile

• Degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field

• 3–7+ years of experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or similar ERP platforms

• Strong understanding of financial processes, governance, and operational workflows

• Experience with ERP implementations, rollouts, or process harmonization projects

• Familiarity with incident management, support structures, and change management processes

• Experience working in Nordic or international multi-country environments

• Professional proficiency in English

It will be considered an advantage if you also have experience with:

• Power BI or reporting platforms

• Integrations and data migration activities

• Automation initiatives and process optimization

• Microsoft or project management certifications

Who you are

You are analytical, structured, and naturally process oriented. At the same time, you are pragmatic and collaborative, with the ability to translate complexity into scalable and user-friendly ways of working.

You build strong relationships across functions and geographies and thrive in environments where communication, coordination, and continuous improvement are essential.

You are proactive by nature and motivated by creating structure, enabling efficiency, and supporting business growth through strong operational foundations.

Decision-making & impact

In this role, you will have significant influence on how financial and operational processes are governed and developed across atNorth.

Through strong ERP governance, stakeholder coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives, you will contribute directly to operational excellence, compliance, scalability, and long-term business efficiency.

About the atNorth Culture

We believe that sustainable success starts with the wellbeing of our people. For us, an open, transparent, and inclusive culture is more than a priority, it is the core of how we lead and innovate.

We don’t just talk about culture; we nurture it. Through regular one-to-one engagements and monthly wellbeing surveys, we listen carefully to our teams, ensuring that every voice is heard and every opportunity for improvement is embraced.

We recognize that innovation and collaboration thrive where people feel truly connected, which is why we come together each week to share ideas, strengthen relationships, and nurture a sense of belonging.

At atNorth, we are building a community where you can do your best work and shape a sustainable future together.