Senior Finance Manager, Denmark

Danfoss

Nordborg

Hybrid

DKK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000

Full time

7 hours ago
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Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead a 15-person finance team across its Danish operation. You will own monthly close, group reporting, and regulatory filings while partnering with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and sales to translate financial performance into actionable insights.

With a focus on compliance, governance, and continuous improvement, you will drive digitalization and standardization of finance processes, enabling sustainable growth and effective

Qualifications

  • Experience in accounting, financial reporting, tax, and compliance.
  • Proven track record in leading and developing teams.
  • Solid knowledge of Danish accounting regulations, VAT, and IFRS reporting.
  • Proficiency with SAP and data-driven decision support.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a finance team of 15 professionals to deliver high-quality reporting, compliance, and business support.
  • Own and lead the monthly closing and Group reporting processes for the Danish entities, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, strong controls, and adherence to reporting deadlines
  • Oversee statutory accounting, tax reporting, VAT compliance, and external financial reporting to ensure financial accuracy and regulatory compliance across Danish entities and sites.
  • Partner with business leaders and other global finance stakeholders to improve performance, strengthen decision-making, and support strategic priorities.
  • Drive continuous improvement, digitalization, and standardization initiatives that enhance finance processes, controls, and efficiency.
  • Strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls to support operational excellence and long-term business success.

Skills

Accounting & tax
Team leadership
IFRS & Danish regulations
SAP & data insights
Bilingual communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

As our Senior Finance Manager you will play a critical role in ensuring financial integrity, compliance, and business insight across Danfoss' Danish operations. Your leadership will help drive sound decision-making, manage risk effectively, and support sustainable business growth.

This is an opportunity to lead a highly skilled finance organization while partnering closely with business leaders across manufacturing, operations, supply chain, engineering, and sales. You will help translate financial performance into actionable insights that create value for customers and the business.

By combining strong financial expertise with a continuous improvement mindset, you will shape efficient, future-ready finance processes and contribute to Danfoss' ongoing transformation journey.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • Lead and develop a finance team of 15 professionals to deliver high-quality reporting, compliance, and business support.
  • Own and lead the monthly closing and Group reporting processes for the Danish entities, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, strong controls, and adherence to reporting deadlines
  • Oversee statutory accounting, tax reporting, VAT compliance, and external financial reporting to ensure financial accuracy and regulatory compliance across Danish entities and sites.
  • Partner with business leaders and other global finance stakeholders to improve performance, strengthen decision-making, and support strategic priorities.
  • Drive continuous improvement, digitalization, and standardization initiatives that enhance finance processes, controls, and efficiency.
  • Strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls to support operational excellence and long-term business success.
What We're Looking For
  • You bring strong experience across accounting, financial reporting, tax, compliance, and finance operations within a complex organization.
  • You have a track record of leading, developing, and empowering teams, creating an environment where people can grow and perform at their best.
  • You bring a solid understanding of Danish accounting regulations, taxation, VAT, internal controls, and IFRS reporting.
  • You are confident using SAP, financial reporting tools, and data-driven insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • You build trusted relationships across functions and communicate complex financial topics clearly and effectively in both Danish and English.
What You'll Get from Us

At Danfoss, you'll join a purpose-driven company committed to engineering solutions that enable a more sustainable future. You will have the opportunity to make a visible impact in a leadership role that combines business partnership, people leadership, and strategic influence.

You will work alongside experienced colleagues across Denmark and our global organization in a collaborative and inclusive environment where learning, development, and continuous improvement are valued.

We offer flexibility, the opportunity to lead a critical finance function, and the chance to contribute to meaningful transformation initiatives that shape how finance supports the business of tomorrow.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are excited about combining finance leadership, business partnership, and continuous improvement in a global organization, we would love to hear from you.

At Danfoss, we know that diverse perspectives drive stronger results. Even if your experience does not match every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. Your unique background may be exactly what we need to help shape the future of finance at Danfoss

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

Want to know more? Please visit our F AQ Pag e .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.

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