Head of Accounting (DK)

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Are you an experienced accounting professional with strong management skills and a keen eye for quality, structure and process optimization? At APCOA, we are looking for an experienced Head of Accounting, who will have the overall responsibility for the accounting function and for ensuring a solid, consistent and timely financial foundation for our Danish business.

You will have a central role in our finance department and will be responsible for both management, professional quality and the daily operation of the accounting area. Your workplace will be at our head office in Vejle, and you will report to the Nordic Finance Director. The role clearly combines management responsibility with continued hands-on responsibility and close involvement in key accounting processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Management and organization

  • Personnel and professional responsibility for the accounting team
  • Ensuring clear responsibilities, workflows and priorities
  • Ongoing competence development and sparring with the tea

Accounting and closing

  • Overall responsibility for month, quarterly and year-end
  • Quality assurance of bookkeeping, accruals, reconciliations and accounting figures
  • Ensuring compliance with deadlines and accounting standards

Process optimization and internal control

  • Systematic work with process optimization and standardization of accounting processes
  • Further development and maintenance of internal controls
  • Close collaboration with Finance and other business areas on efficient workflows

Reporting, compliance and auditing

  • Responsibility for reporting to internal and external stakeholders
  • Overall responsibility for VAT, reconciliations and accounting compliance
  • Main contact to the auditor and responsible for audit preparation and implementation

In short: You will have overall responsibility for the accounting function in Denmark and will be a key person in ensuring high quality, structure and progress in Finance.

Who are you?

We imagine that you are an experienced accounting manager with a strong professional foundation and a natural authority in both management and accounting issues. You work in a structured and systematic way with process optimisation and quality, and you thrive in a role where you both have the overall responsibility and are close to the operation. You take ownership, work hands-on and focus on creating stable, efficient and transparent accounting processes.

You have a minimum of 5 years of experience from an equivalent level, e.g. as Head of Accounting, Head of Accounting or Accounting Manager, and you have documented management experience with personnel responsibility. Your background can be from the accounting industry or from a similar position in a larger or complex organization.

In terms of education, you have a relevant economic education, e.g. HD(R), cand.merc.aud. or equivalent, combined with solid practical experience in accounting, closing, internal controls and cooperation with auditors.

As a person, you are analytical, quality-conscious and collaborative. You communicate clearly and professionally, have a good understanding of the system and work safely in Excel. At the same time, you are comfortable with English in both writing and speech and are a natural part of collaboration across the organization - also in a Nordic and international set-up.

What you get with us

At APCOA, you will be part of a company with a high pace, great complexity and skilled colleagues. We offer:

  • A central leadership role with great professional and organisational influence
  • An everyday life in modern premises at our head office in Vejle
  • A strong and professional Finance environment with close collaboration
  • Collaboration with both Nordic and international teams in a large European organization

About us

APCOA is Denmark's largest parking company. Our vision is to be Denmark's preferred parking company, as well as to be the market leader in the service and technological solutions the industry provides. To fulfill this vision, it is important that all employees at APCOA work from the same set of values. The values of APCOA are: Customer Focus, Credibility, Team-oriented, Professionalism, Innovation and Respect.

Does this sound like something for you?

We regularly review applications and hold interviews, so send your application quickly. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact HR Coordinator Anne-Lise Johansen by email: alj(at)apcoa.dk.

Start as soon as possible, but we are happy to wait for the right candidate.

Please note: This job description is translated from Danish.

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