Financial Controller to green company in rapid growth

Financial Controller to green company in rapid growth

Have you already gained initial experience in controlling or auditing, and are you now looking for the next step in your career? Would it motivate you to have the controlling responsibility for several companies on an international scale in a rapidly growing company in the renewable energy sector? Then come join us

European Energy is a green company in exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate projects within solar (PV) and wind farms globally, as well as Power-to-X. Our six core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

The Financial Controlling team consists of 24 colleagues located across Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, and Brazil. Our primary tasks are financial reporting to the group as well as local authorities for our ~800 companies. Moreover, we participate in the process of buying, selling, and creating new companies.

You will be part of an engaged and motivated finance department with approx. 100 colleagues in total and you will get plenty of opportunity to develop personally and professionally. We work closely together with Accounting and Group Controlling, and we also have many stakeholders across the organization, including Project Development and Asset Management.

As our new Financial Controller, you will be entrusted with your own portfolio of Danish and international companies and get the full responsibility of handling several regular and ad-hoc assignments, including controlling, reporting, coordination with external service providers, and sales due diligence processes. You will moreover act as sparring partner for our Project Development teams and assist them in the process of creating new companies.

• You have controlling responsibility for your portfolio of companies.
• You handle local reporting and consolidation of financial statements (quarterly and annually), following IFRS on group level and local GAAP for subsidiaries.
• You compose annual accounts, tax statements, and audit documentation.
• You have ongoing contact with service providers and external stakeholders.
• You are involved in optimization of processes and procedures.

• You have a theoretical educational background within Finance.
• You have +3 years' experience with controlling, auditing, or from a similar role.
• You have experience with IFRS and local GAAP.
• You have knowledge of ERP and consolidation systems, preferably Navision/Business Central, HFM, and/or Onestream.
• You are an avid user of Excel.
• You are fully proficient in English and preferably one other European language.

As a person, we expect you to be structured, quality minded, and detail oriented. You thrive working in an international environment that is developing rapidly and you enjoy working with others and have a broad interface in the organization.

You will be part of an exponential growth adventure in an international company.

Knowledge sharing is important for us. We have bi-weekly global updates from executive management with updates also from departments projects and current focus areas.

You will have ample opportunity to engage socially across the departments. We have a monthly Friday gathering, free gym in the basement, squash court, as well as sport events such as running club, football club, and mountain bike.

We have an annual company trip where all colleagues globally meet for teambuilding and to create lasting memories together.

We have free parking, an indoor locked room for bikes, and locker rooms with showers in the basement.

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004. We are with all the way from development, construction, operation and selling of wind- and photovoltaic (PV) farms on land as well as on sea globally. Further, we work with the development of the future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X.

We are now more than 800 employees with 43 nationalities represented in 21 countries. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative company within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Apply: Send your CV in English via the online recruitment portal. We do not accept applications via email.

Deadline : We evaluate applications continuously, and we will close the job ad when we have found the right candidate, so please send your application as soon as possible.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.