When Sofigate’s Group Financial Controller decided to pursue new challenges, the company needed someone - at short notice - to take responsibility for group reporting and lead a finance team of five. Despite the request arising in the middle of the summer holiday period, NIS was able to quickly provide an experienced interim professional for the role. A successful collaboration for the second time Sofigate is a leading Nordic business technology company. In the summer of 2024

Senior Business Controller supported the finance team during a transition and reporting period, while an ESG expert developed and implemented CSRD reporting

Instru Optiikka carried out a development project for a service company that required strong skills in financial management and process development. NIS consultant Maija Rinta-Laulaja supported the project. Instru Optiikka carried out a business development project aimed at improving and automating operational and financial processes within its service business. The project required input from multiple functions across the organisation and was supported by an expert with exte

When P2X Solutions’ Business Controller decided to move on to new challenges, the company quickly needed someone to step into the role while recruiting a replacement. At the same time as the recruitment process was underway, the finance team faced additional pressure due to a rapidly changing business situation, as a demanding financing round was about to begin. With the support of one of NIS’s consultants, the finance team successfully navigated a period of significant trans

When Celsius’ European Finance Director moved to the company’s headquarters in the United States, the organisation faced a challenging situation with a temporarily vacant leadership role. A fast and controlled resourcing process was required before a successor could be recruited. Celsius, known for its energy drinks, turned to its partner NIS to ensure that the finance function remained fully operational during this critical period. Alexander Franzén from NIS Sweden was appoi

The US listed technology company DoorDash acquired the Finnish tech company Wolt a couple of years ago. However, the collaboration with NIS had already started earlier, when Wolt was looking for a partner to support its growth. In preparation for the acquisition, the company required, for example, IFRS and US GAAP conversions, as well as an upgrade of its monthly reporting to the standards of US listed companies. With the new growth phase, Wolt’s reporting requirements increa

KH Group Oyj, formerly Sievi Capital, was one of the first Finnish listed companies to undergo a historic transformation in its IFRS reporting - from an investment company to a conglomerate. This transition began in the summer of 2023. Due to the lack of existing documentation and guidelines for an IFRS conversion project of this kind, the project team was highly motivated to develop innovative solutions within the framework of IFRS reporting requirements. At the outset, th

Valoo provides fiber optic connections to Finnish households and has experienced rapid growth in recent years. The implementation of Adaptive Planning for internal accounting was an important step toward real-time reporting, data-driven management, and more efficient forecasting and budgeting processes. The system was implemented with a relatively small team. From Valoo, the project team included CFO Vesa Koivula and a Business Controller. From NIS, two finance consultants -

How does a consultant integrate into a client’s work environment? Does the consultant find meaningful work and a clear role within the company’s day-to-day operations? How does a consultant integrate into a client’s work environment? Does the consultant find meaningful work and a clear role within the company’s day-to-day operations? NIS consultant Rebecca Kero worked for six months as an Interim Business Controller at Bonava, filling in for a paternity leave. Rebecca quickly

Musti Group is the leading pet supply company in the Nordic region, operating in Sweden under the retail brand name Arken Zoo and Musti & Mirri in Finland, while in Norway simply under Musti. In 2022 Musti Group’s combined turnover in the Nordics was nearly 400 million euros. In the spring of 2022, the company’s finance function found itself in somewhat of a pickle due to organizational changes. Musti Group identified the requirement of an external accounting expert to ensure

A Finnish retailer Stockmann has been reforming their strategy and enhancing long-term competitiveness of the group. During the last few years, NIS has been supporting the company in various finance projects. When the cooperation started, the main goal was to harmonize finance practices and to achieve a long-term rolling forecast. "We have been collaborating widely, helping with the day-to-day operations and reorganization, as well as developing and monitoring forecasting mo

Back in early spring 2021, Jungle Juice Bar was looking for an interim CFO to fulfill their urgent resourcing need for a transition period. At the same time, the company was eager to develop their financial processes for which the necessary resources couldn’t be found in-house. Jungle Juice Bar contacted Marko Järvelin and together they came up with a pragmatic solution to solve the resourcing need by choosing NIS Northern Interim Services to support them. NIS assigned Nina N

Certego is the leading supplier of security solutions in Nordic countries with 18 facilities in Finland, over 70 facilities in Nordic countries, approximately 1200 employees and a revenue of more than €200 million. In early 2021 Certego was looking for an interim Financial Controller for a maternity leave replacement. The partnership with NIS led to nearly 1,5 years of cooperation covering various finance tasks along with implementation and testing of Certego’s new ERP system

STARTING POINT At the end of summer 2022, Mikko Sopanen, CFO of Endomines Oy, contacted NIS and asked for help when their Business Controller was taking a sabbatical. For support the Group Controller, Endomines needed a partner to support their Group Controller and could handle both external and internal accounting. The aim of the partnership was to develop financial processes, as well as help with several large projects. Endomines Oy is a modern mining company engaged in gol