Senior Financial Controller

Lunar; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Lunar, a Nordic challenger bank, is seeking a Senior Finance Controller in Copenhagen. You will own close processes, improve controllership, and drive projects to automate and streamline reporting.

This hands-on role requires deep banking accounting knowledge, IFRS expertise, and the ability to coordinate multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation in an international group. You will work closely with Product and Tech to ensure correct GL booking for new products, support external audits, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial controlling or audit, with a banking/regulated finance background
• Solid knowledge of core banking accounting and product ledgers reconciliation to GL
• Strong IFRS knowledge and Danish accounting rules for financial institutions
• Hands-on multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and controlling in international groups
• Proficiency with data tools, SQL and data warehouses; openness to automation/AI

Responsibilities

• Run month, quarter and year end close for entities and assist group consolidation
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve issues
• Prepare key sections of annual and half-year reports; support external audits; draft IFRS memos
• Guide Product and Tech on how core banking flows should be booked for new products
• Drive improvement projects and coach junior controllers across the team

Skills

Financial Controlling

Banking knowledge

SQL

Data analysis

IFRS knowledge

Education

Bachelor in Finance/Accounting

CPA/CA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC

Job description

Banking is changing, and we're building the bank that's driving that change. Lunar is a Nordic challenger bank, founded in Aarhus in 2015, with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Stockholm. We're putting AI at the core of how we build and run the bank, but knowing exactly who we're doing business with still comes down to people, and that's what this team does.

As our new Senior Finance Controller, you'll join the Controlling & Transformation team in Copenhagen. Our goal is to mature Lunar's controllership and make every close faster, cleaner and more automated.

To be upfront: parts of our close are still manual, and our controllership is still maturing. You'll be a hands-on senior controller in a team that’s actively improving how we work. You'll run your part of the close and drive selected projects that move us forward. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who knows banking accounting well and would rather fix a process than repeat it.

What will you do?

• Run the month, quarter and year end close for your entities, and contribute to group consolidation, intercompany and eliminations
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations from core banking and subledgers to the general ledger, and follow every break through to resolution
• Prepare key parts of the annual and half-year reports for the group and the bank, from trial balance to notes, support the external audit, and write technical accounting memos under IFRS and the Danish FSA executive order on areas like IFRS 9 impairment, effective interest, fee income and capitalised development
• Guide Product and Tech on how core banking flows should be designed and booked, so new products and changes reach the general ledger correctly from day one
• Drive selected improvement projects, from getting more out of Business Central (allocations, workflows and approvals) to automating close steps with our technical resources, and coach junior controllers along the way

What are we looking for in you?

• Significant experience in financial controlling or audit, with a large part of it in a bank or regulated financial institution. You work independently, set your own priorities and follow issues through to resolution
• Solid knowledge of core banking accounting: deposits, lending, cards and payments, settlement and clearing accounts, and how product ledgers reconcile to the general ledger
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Danish accounting rules for financial institutions, including hands-on experience preparing an annual report and working through positions with auditors
• Hands‑on experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and controlling in an international group
• You're comfortable working with data. You can write SQL and find your way around a data warehouse to query ledger and transaction data yourself, and you see new tools, automation and AI as part of the job

It’s a bonus if you bring experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, a Big 4 financial services audit background or a state authorised public accountant qualification, experience from a fintech or scale-up, or professional working proficiency in Danish.

Benefits and perks

• 4 days in the office. We're a team that builds together, thinks together, and moves together. Showing up is part of how we work.
• A well-equipped workspace. You'll have a modern computer and a comfortable desk setup. We want you to have the tools you need to do your best work.
• Pension, health insurance, and enhanced parental leave. From your financial future to your family moments. We've got you covered.

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Depending on the regulations in the country where you will be employed, we will ask to see or obtain information about your criminal record. Please note that our employment is conditional upon you not being registered in RKI (Ribers Kredit Information).

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know