Manager in Financial Accounting, Central Europe

Join us in this role where you’ll be responsible for leading our Central European Accounting team in our Warsaw Office. The Financial Accounting department is set up to deliver on a regional level, where we strive to delivery high quality, standardised products. The teams are predominately situated in our Financial Hubs.

The core tasks of each region are to ensure high quality financial reporting. It requires above all else strong service delivery towards the business; with importance placed on our month/year-end close deadlines as well as keeping on track with deliveries during our annual audit wheel.

Welcome to Financial Accounting and Controlling (FAC)
You’ll be part of of the Financial Accounting department where you, together with your colleagues, will be responsible for managing the delivery of standardised and timely accounting and reporting products within FAC.

As a leader in FAC, you will join the team that embrace a workplace culture centred around teamwork and development through close collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders within and outside of the FAC department.

You’ll play an important role in:

• creating a workplace that motivates and drives your team members, empowering them in daily decision-making, as well as providing challenges and guidance for their continual development

• supporting in the service delivery by working closely with your team leads / teams in planning, with respect to the monthly and annual audit and reporting cycle

• ensuring planning of resourcing requirements, setting and meeting achievable deadlines, and fostering a strong collaboration with your main stakeholder, Financial Controlling

• seeking to constructively challenge existing structures and processes in Financial Accounting services, with the purpose of improving delivery, quality, and efficiency

• maintaining an overview of key milestones and deadlines of financial reporting products, such as month end close deliverables, financial reconciliations, input towards joint venture agreements.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have experience as a hands-on manager, preferably leading a finance team in a large, international company

• find motivation from creating a working culture characterised by trust and openness, giving constructive feedback, delegating tasks to develop others in your team, and proactively seeking development opportunities for your colleagues

• have a strong technical financial accounting/reporting/controlling background (ACCA or equivalent preferred) with practical experience of working in audit and/or managing the end-to-end audit cycle

• can demonstrate resource planning, setting performance expectations for teams, and monitoring via relevant KPIs to ensure the delivery of a high quality of services and products to the business with respect to strict deadlines

• have experience with stakeholder management, understanding the short/mid/long-term needs of our customers, and translating these into tangible actions and results.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

About the job
Application deadline:
17 February 2025

Location:
Warsaw, PL

Field of work:
IT and digital

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full-time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.