Our interim managers
Solveig Mjanger
MBA from NHH (Siviløkonom), Managing Director of Solfi
Solveig can best be described as a hard worker with an strong will and problem-solving ability. In January 2021, in the middle of the Corona pandemic, she started Solfi, and has become an invaluable resource as interim CFO several clients.
Before starting Solfi, solveig worked for 5 years as Head of Finance at itslearning, and 14 years as an advisor at EY within finance and auditing.
Solveig is an expert in IFRS and cash flow analyses.
Below is a brief description of the interim roles that Solveig fits well into.
Skills and expertise
Leadership
CFO/CEO support
Forecasting
Capital Optimization
Profit Centers
Internal Control
Corporate governance
Project Management
IFRS / NGAAP
Consolidation
KPI reporting
Data Analysis
Transfer pricing
Restructuring
CFO
Help with cash flow, handling loan conditions, capitalization and dialogue with existing owners. The CEO's right hand.
Head of Finance
Management of the finance function in the business and coordination with the company's commercial managers.
Interim roles
Adviser in restructuring process
Adviser in the restructuring of a large, international company with head office in Norway. Interim Head of Accounting Shared services, process and quality improvement projects, recruitment
The SkatteFUNN scheme
Solveig has ensured that several clients have received substantial tax deductions expenses related to research and development under the Norwegian SkatteFUNN scheme.
Interim-CFO
Solveig has worked as Interim CFO for three different companies (media, IIOT, health)
Previous assignments
Espen Ottem
MBA from NHH (Siviløkonom), Interim manager and advisor
Espen became part of the Solfi team in the summer of 2023. In a short time, Espen has become a resource for several of Solfi's customers, both as a finance manager and controller.
Espen started his career as a consultant in Accenture. He then spend a decade as a Business Analyst and Controller within retail (Coop Norge and Rieber & Søn ASA). Then followed nine years in itslearning as Group Business Controller and 2 years in Tide AS as Group Controller.
Espen is an expert in business analysis and a very experienced Controller. He is used to working in complicated organizations and quickly gets an overview of both figures and business.
Skills and expertise
Group Accounting
Consolidation
KPI reporting
Data Analytics
Budget and forecasting
Financial closing
Cash-flow forecasting
Transfer pricing
Cost savings
Covenant
IFRS 16
Due Dilligence
SaaS
Procedures and control
Previous assignments
Interim-Controller
Since he started at Solfi, Espen has been interim controller for three different companies (transport, energy and SaaS+IoT).
Interim roles
Controller
Ensures full control over the company's consolidated figures, analyzes and presents key figures regularly and when necessary.
John Arthur Berg
Computer Engineer from HVL, Technologist, Interim manager and advisor
John Arthur started in Solfi late 2023, and is so far Solfi's only interim leader with a deep technology background.
He has over 20 years of management experience from itslearning, and helped scale the business from a handful of employees to several hundred employees in ten countries. He has led various business areas such as sales, marketing, strategy and product development. He has also worked for four years as a consultant at Accenture.
John Arthur is an expert in SaaS , GDPR, strategy and product management. He thrives best at the intersection between technology, market, product and finance.
When he has some free time, he likes to share insights on various topics on the Solfi blog .
Skills and expertise
Leadership
B2B SaaS
Strategy
International expansion
Planning and forecasting
Product Management
OKR
GDPR
M&A
Due Dilligence
Sales Management
Data Analytics & BI
T&C, SLAs
Commercial partnerships
Interim roles
CPO/CIO
John Arthur has led large, international product organisations. He is a market-oriented CPO/CIO who encourage product managers to spend time with customers and stakeholders.
CSO
It is difficult to grow without a clear direction. John Arthur can help draw up clear strategies and operationalize them, and ensure that they executed in a targeted manner. Certified as OKR coach.
DPO
Do you need a part-time privacy advisor? Or support to ensure compliance through the organization? John Arthur has a background in practical privacy work and knows what it takes to get technology organizations compliant.
CCO
John Arthur has extensive experience from operational leadership roles within marketing and sales, especially when it comes to scaling up organisations, developing good processes and implementing systems and analyzing sales data.
Previous assignments
Interim project manager
John Arthur has worked as interim project manager for a larger, international development project. In addition to helping to finalize the agreement, he established a project organization, project handbook, financial and management reporting. He also managed the process of hiring and handing over the project to a new project manager.
CRM
A customer wanted to have their CRM (Hubspot) adapted to their sales and delivery model. The solution was a "funnel" that handles the entire lifecycle of the customer relationship. In addition, a reporting workflow was developed up to ensure that management reporting and financial reporting came directly from CRM (ARR, pipeline, cashflow, etc).
Contractual frameworks
John Arthur has helped a client put in place a contractual framework for international distributors that ensures their business model is well looked after and that the terms are acceptable to their counterparties.