Head of Finance

APM Terminals Aarhus & Kalundborg; Denmark; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

APM Terminals Aarhus & Kalundborg seeks a senior finance leader to connect financial performance with operational and strategic decision-making. This office-based role is located at the Aarhus terminal, offering leadership across accounting, risk, planning, and governance.

You will drive FP&A, budgeting and investment analysis, while building a high-performing finance team and partnering with senior management to shape terminal strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial business partnering, controlling, or FP&A at business-unit or group level.
• Strong budgeting, reporting, accounting, and investment analysis skills.
• Ability to translate financial information into practical business insight and to influence decisions at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the terminal finance function across accounting, control and risk, planning, performance management, and governance.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the Terminal Managing Director and contribute to the senior management team.
• Drive financial planning and analysis, investment analysis, performance management, and data-based decision support.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, reliable and compliant with internal controls.
• Oversee procurement and legal matters in coordination with the finance team.

Skills

Financial partnering

Controlling

FP&A

Budgeting

Reporting

Investment analysis

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Tools

ERP systems

BI software

Job description

At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. What drives us forward is a mindset of always improving — observing how work happens, identifying what creates value, and removing what gets in the way. We constantly look for smarter, simpler, and safer ways of operating. If you thrive in environments where people value learning and are committed to continuously improve daily operations, join us and be a part of our journey.

At APM Terminals Aarhus, you will join the terminal’s senior management environment and help connect financial performance with operational and strategic decision-making. This is an office-based role located at the terminal in Aarhus.

What We Offer

At APM Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement means every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers by continuously refining how we work. Experience a diverse, multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.

• Influence strategic and operational decisions through business intelligence, analytics, and data-based insights.
• Lead functional initiatives, including process improvements and system changes, and help turn them into sustainable results.
• Develop leadership capabilities while leading finance professionals and contributing to the terminal management team.
• Build broad experience across finance, procurement, legal compliance, risk, governance, and terminal operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the terminal finance function across accounting, control and risk, planning, performance management, and corporate governance.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the Terminal Managing Director and contribute actively to the senior management team.
• Drive financial planning and analysis, investment analysis, performance management, and data-based decision support.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, reliable, timely, and compliant with legal and internal control requirements.
• Maintain a robust, risk-based control framework covering enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, tax, treasury, claims, and insurance.
• Lead finance capabilities and process improvements, including functional initiatives, system changes, and business intelligence.
• Oversee the daily execution of procurement and legal matters while leading, coaching, and developing the finance team.

What We Are Looking For

• Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindset—curious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful, sustainable improvements over time.
• Leadership expectation: We are looking for people who consistently put customers first, lead by example with respect for people, deliver results with integrity, and drive continuous improvement by solving problems at the root, developing people, and raising standards every day.
• Bring strong experience in financial business partnering, controlling, or FP&A at business-unit or group level.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of budgeting, reporting, accounting, and investment analysis, with the ability to translate financial information into practical business insight.
• Combine a strategic perspective with a hands-on approach and a genuine interest in terminal operations and the business behind the numbers.
• Communicate, influence, negotiate, and make sound decisions across all levels of a changing, matrixed organisation.