Senior Adviser

Håvard Skibenes

Field of work

I am currently working as a financial advisor/controller with support to the Faculty of Technology, Environment, and Social Sciences at HVL. I was appointed as the group leader for economy, personnel, operations, and user services in February 2010, and thus I have good experience in finding solutions to emerging questions.

Job responsibilities:

  • Leadership support
  • Creating cost estimates (budget work)
  • Accounting
  • Analysis
  • Updating and maintaining the authority structure
  • Development of templates and user guides in the financial area
  • Contributing to development and efficiency improvements at HVL

I am educated as a Civil Engineer from what is now NTNU (class of 1993) and as a Business Economist from NHH (class of 1999). I have experience as a HR advisor at the Lottery and Foundation Authority (2002-2007), I have worked in the Royal Norwegian Navy as a department engineer and senior engineer in what is now called Forsvarsbygg, I have worked in the private sector where I have experience in project work in a small export-oriented industrial company that my father was a co-founder of in 1970. I was the principal shareholder of the Stryn summer ski destination from 2002 to the 2009 season. There we had a summer ski center with glacier access, café, sports shop with rentals, camping and pub. I have worked with PR, communication and brand building.

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