Finance Controller

APM Terminals; Svendborg; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk Training seeks a strong Finance Controller to join its central finance function in Svendborg, Denmark. You will contribute to group-wide financial controlling, support the CFO, and collaborate with HQ and the Chennai SSC on master data and process improvements.

The role emphasizes accountability, business understanding, and performance transparency across regions, with exposure to executive discussions and board-level material.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within finance controlling and/or 2–4 years as auditor.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, performance management, and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to group finance controlling during month end and annual close.
• Support consolidated reporting, variance analysis, and data quality across regions.
• Act as sparring partner to CFO on analyses, business cases, and management material.
• Collaborate with HQ Finance Business Partnering to support forecasting and strategic initiatives.
• Work with the Chennai SSC on master data improvements and process alignment.

Skills

Finance controlling

Auditing

Analytical thinking

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in finance

Economics or related field

Tools

Business Central

ERP systems

Job description

We are looking for a strong Finance Controller to join Maersk Training’s central finance function, based in Svendborg, Denmark.In the role you will become a key player in the Maersk Training Finance team with direct reference to our CFO and an important role in the global finance team, working closely with regional Finance Managers in our 5 regions, central Finance Business Partnering colleagues, and the skilled team in our Finance Shared Service Center in Chennai, India.The position combines group‑wide financial controlling, ad‑hoc analysis, and continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, accountability, and business understanding.Key ResponsibilitiesGroup finance controlling – As part of the month end and annual close processes, contribute to driving financial controlling and performance transparency across the Maersk Training Group, support consolidated reporting, variance analysis, and follow‑up across entities, and ensure consistent financial logic, data quality, and comparability across regions.CFO support / right‑hand role - Act as a trusted sparring partner to the CFO on optimization initiatives, ad hoc financial analyses and decision support, preparing ad‑hoc analyses, business cases, and management material, also towards executive colleagues or as support to Board level discussions.Collaboration with HQ Finance Business Partnering - work closely with the Finance Business Partnering team in HQ to support performance management, forecasting, and strategic initiatives by translating business and operational questions into robust financial analyses.Collaborate with the Finance Shared Service Center in Chennai - on select issues of Master Data improvements, reporting quality, process alignment, and support continuous improvement of finance processes and ways of working across Regions, HQ and SSC by process analysis and as driver of optimization changes and simplifications of workflows.Optimization and efficiency gains are in focus for us and being pursued by improvement of processes and master data across finance processes and upstream business processes. A material role in this is also part of the position. Initiatives on the current active list includes implementation of PO process in BC, increasing use of BC functionality for bank reconciliations, improved processes across functions etc.As part of the onboarding there is also a unique opportunity to get a deeper hands-on insight into the Danish legal entity financials by being part of a paternity cover together with other HQ finance colleagues during the first 1-2 months, depending on joining date.Key stakeholdersIn Finance – CFO, Finance Business Partners (HQ), Finance Shared Service Center (Chennai), Regional Finance Managers across our 5 regionsIn the wider organisation – Executive members of the Global Leadership TeamWe are looking forProfessional backgroundStrong experience within finance controlling, and/or 2-4 years as auditorSolid understanding of financial statements, performance management, and cash flowExperience from an international, multi‑entity organisation is an advantageSolid insight into ERP and preferably Business Central, to ease understanding and prioritization of optimizationsExperience with process optimizations and efficiency gains e.g. through AI will be a benefitPersonal characteristicsHigh level of engagement and accountability – sees tasks through and follows up proactivelyStrong problem‑solving mindset, able to independently pursue issues in collaboration with colleaguesStructured, analytical, and pragmatic with the ability to operate in a dynamic environmentComfortable working across cultures and organisational boundariesEducationMaster’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or similarWe offerA highly exposed role close to executive decision‑makingBroad responsibility across regions, functions, and finance disciplinesClose collaboration with Finance Business Partnering and Shared ServicesA strong platform for professional and personal development within group finance, in an exciting period of change for Maersk Training, from industrial ownership to PE ownershipMaersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.