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Elise Melhus

Investor

Finance and Compliance Manager at Viking Growth

Trondheim Region

About

Elise Melhus is the Finance and Compliance Manager at Viking Growth, where she oversees financial reporting, fund finance, fund administration, and compliance. Before joining the firm she worked on equity fundraising and financial due diligence for early-stage companies, and previously served as an auditor at KPMG and a consultant at EY. She holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with exchange studies at Leeds Beckett University and UC Berkeley.

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Experience

  1. Viking GrowthFinance and Compliance Managercurrent2026 — presentTrondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  2. Midt-Norsk Bor og Betongsaging ASStyreledercurrent2018 — present
  3. FolkeinvestSenior advisor - Corporate Finance2022 — 2026Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  4. EYManager - Management for hire2021 — 2022Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  5. EYSenior Consultant - Management for hire2019 — 2021Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  6. KPMGSenior Associate - Revisjon2018 — 2019Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  7. KPMGAssociate - Revisjon2016 — 2018Greater Oslo Region
  8. ListRunner Inc.Summer Intern2015Silicon Valley, San Francisco
  9. Eika Gruppen ASDepotmedarbeider2013 — 2014Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  10. Teekay Petrojarl Production ASSummer Intern2013Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  11. Handelshøyskolen i TrondheimStudentassistent i matematikk (MET1001) og bedriftsøkonomi med regnskap (BØA1100)2011Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

Education

  1. Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)Master i økonomi og administrasjon, Strategi og ledelse2014 — 2016
  2. University of California, BerkeleyEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2015
  3. Leeds Beckett UniversityStudy Business Abroad Programme2013
  4. Handelshøyskolen i TrondheimBachelor i økonomi og administrasjon, Økonomisk styring2010 — 2013

Skills & more

Economics15Teamwork15Business Strategy12Financial Analysis10English8Microsoft Excel7Microsoft Office7Business Development6Business Analysis5Entrepreneurship5Market Research4Pricing4
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Colleagues at Viking Growth

Anders Løe
Head of Investor Relations at Viking Growth
Andreas Davies Sandbu
Investment Director at Viking Growth
Christine Hammeren
Marketing Manager at Viking Growth
Eirik Brænd Hjelmeland
Investment Director at Viking Growth
Eivind Bergsmyr
Partner at Viking Growth
Eivind Moseng
Investment Associate at Viking Growth
Erik Fjellvær Hagen
Managing Partner at Viking Growth
Ingvild Farstad
Head of Operational Excellence at Viking Growth