Group Financial Risk Manager (Denmark)

Career Opportunities: Group Financial Risk Manager (2242)
Requisition ID 2242 - Posted - Accounting / Finance / Controlling - Denmark - Faxe

Group Financial Risk Manager

Would you like to join a global company within the multi-beverage industry which has experienced significant growth over the past years.
Do you want to be the driver of group financial risk and compliance strategies and help safeguarding profitability and assets ? And are you passionate about financial risk controlling? Then this job as Group Financial Risk Manager at Royal Unibrew A/S might be something for you!

You can look forward to becoming part of a successful growth company with great people values. You will become a central role within Royal Unibrew and enter a key position, where you will have the opportunity to directly influence goal setting, maturity and the continued development of the global financial risks and compliance strategies while gaining global network experience across our organization.

A bit about your new role:
Reporting to the Director of Financial Controlling and Reporting, and through close collaboration with the rest of the business, it is your overall responsibility that the global financial risk and control strategies (Enterprise Risks excluded) are being executed as well as to act as sparring partner for the business.

You will be charged with responsibility of stakeholder communication and the key stakeholders are Board of Directors, Executive Management, Group and local finance functions, and external advisors etc.

For being successful in this job, it is expected that you are eager to drive real business changes, challenge status quo, stand your ground as well as to have a structured way of working. Furthermore, to drive an effective agenda in the Financial Risk Community forum, it is expected that you have strong communication and people skills.

Your primary responsibilities and task will be:
Planning activities and risk assessments:

• On a yearly basis, prepare Group financial risk assessments and spare on local financial risk assessments. The risk assessments should capture key financial risks for the business, comprising, but not limited to; financial reporting risks, profitability risks, compliance risks.
• Maintain and update the Royal Unibrew Internal Control Guidelines and Guidelines for Good Documentation
• Prepare, inform and communicate financial risk strategies, updates on the internal control framework as well as to conduct training of local risk owners
• Capture changes in the business to ensure that potential new key financial risks are identified and that proper controls are designed and implemented to address these

Control monitoring and assessment:

• Monthly monitoring of control performance across the Group via a risk and control system
• Execute on financial risk strategies and test effectiveness of key controls across the Group
• In connection with testing effectiveness, reassess control design for controls not proven to be effective
• Capture process changes and ensure update of flow charts for key processes

Reporting and drive changes:

• Monthly reporting to executive management on control performance across the Group
• Quarterly reporting to the Audit Committee on the status of the internal control environment in general
• Yearly reporting on changes to the business and key financial risks and controls for the upcoming year
• Prepare financial risk and control maturity assessments for all markets. Identification and reporting on weaknesses and improvement areas in the internal control system.
• Ensure cross market knowledge sharing for best-in-class examples of risk assessments, control designs, utilization of systems and reports and more. Also, ensure continuously improvement of controls designs, work towards automation.

The working day is characterized by high speed - but also by flexibility, much variability, and many ongoing projects.

Simultaneously you will always keep yourself up to date with ways of working with risk and controls.

This position offers great opportunities for personal and professional development, and you will have the opportunity to make significantly impact.

Can you identify yourself with the following:
You are very familiar with aspects of financial risk assessment; controls designs and reporting and communication hereof. You have practical experience within the areas of financial risk and control strategies and governance, or very eager to learn.

You have a strong analytical mindset and the ability to conduct financial risk assessments with focus on key financial risks, as well as to design and implement effective controls to address key financial risks. Moreover, you have the capability to ensure alignment with key stakeholders, ensuring proper anchoring of responsibility and accountability.

You are both business-oriented and solution-focused, while also knowing when to stand your ground. You should be able to present your conclusions in an easily understandable manner to various target audiences within the organization.

You speak and write both Danish and English fluently.

Ideally, you have an audit background from “Big Four”, have the higher education degree Cand.Merc.Aud, as well as practical experience from an internal audit function, or a Group function having the responsibility for group financial risks and controls.

We offer:
You will develop your skills in an informal and relaxed environment with room to be just the person you are. We like to share knowledge and help and support each other. We offer a competitive salary package with benefits. We also offer remote work based on a flexible model.

Your new team:
You will be part of a team of a larger team which are expanding, who values an informal and cooperative attitude and thrives in in a dynamic environment where each day is unique.

Contact and application:
Please apply on our website by pressing the "Apply" button no later than 15.11.2024.

If you have any questions, you are very welcome to contact our Director of Group Financial Controlling and Reporting, Andres Richter Laursen on cell phone + 45 29 39 16 42.

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Royal Unibrew, you'll find the industry's most dedicated, energetic, and experienced colleagues. Together, we build the best framework for a job that precisely matches your everyday life and career aspirations.

Royal Unibrew produces, markets, sells, and distributes quality beverages. We are a consortium of more than 35 breweries and beverage producers from across Denmark, known especially for our traditional, locally-rooted brands such as Faxe Kondi, Egekilde, Royal Beer, Ceres, and Odense Pilsner, as well as partner brands like Pepsi MAX and Heineken.

Today, we are the second-largest beverage company in Denmark. Our journey began in 1856, and we still maintain a strong commercial focus, a clear growth strategy, and an ambitious sustainability strategy - both domestically and internationally.

You'll have over 1500 colleagues in Denmark and more than 2700 colleagues outside the country, including in Finland, Italy, France, Norway, Canada, the Netherlands, and the Baltic countries.

With us, you'll be part of challenging the boundaries of sustainable production and distribution. You'll help ensure a diverse range of beverages that bring people together - on the dance floor, during the third half, or over a meal - all while contributing to strengthening Danish sports, music, and community life.