Senior Director of Financial Reporting & Compliance

Denmark
Smørum
Are you highly motivated by financial reporting and leadership? Is collaboration and communication in your nature? And are you the natural go-to-person for colleagues who need sparring and support? Then we would be very excited to welcome you as our new colleague.

Over the past years we have significantly strengthened the Financial Reporting & Compliance team. In addition to the financial reporting processes the team was expanded to include teams focusing on financial compliance, ESG reporting and M&A accounting, all being strategically important for the Demant Group.

Welcome to Global Finance
We are a Group Finance organization mainly located at the headquarter in Denmark with 55 great colleagues, including Financial Reporting & Compliance, Business Finance, FP&A, Tax, Treasury and Financial Systems. Globally we have +850 finance colleagues incl. approx. 135 finance colleagues in our Shared Service Center in Poland.

We believe that the best results come from a collaborative working style and acting as a team, where everyone contribute with what they do best and where we share goals and priorities. The way we work is both professional and pragmatic, and we enjoy a friendly and informal atmosphere. Everyone contributes to great collaboration and knowledge sharing across our organization.

Tasks and responsibilities
Our Group Finance reporting & Compliance team is the core of financial reporting processes in the Demant Group. Leadership, collaboration, stakeholder management and good insight into financial reporting and compliance are the keys to success in this position.

You will be leading our Financial Reporting & Compliance department consisting of four teams covering financial reporting, ESG reporting, financial compliance and M&A accounting. As a leader of leaders, you set the direction and ensure progress and resilient processes.

You can look forward to some of the responsibilities below:

• Leading the Finance Reporting & Compliance organization that is split over four teams with employees in Denmark and Poland, all together 15 team members
• Collaboration with other teams in finance and in other departments to ensure alignment and good information flows
• Lead global collaboration with Group Auditors through all processes
• Drive process improvements and development of the teams and employees
• Of special focus in 2025 can be mentioned improving our financial reporting systems and processes, improving our global accounting guidelines and further strengthening of our ESG reporting

Expected travelling 5-10 days yearly.

We are no better than the people we have
Currently you might find yourself working in a similar role in another global company, where you have gained significant experience. You have a solid background in accounting and preferably you have gained experience from an accounting company.

As a person, you have a friendly and approachable nature that makes it easy for you to engage with others. Furthermore,

• You are a great communicator and can explain even complicated technical matters in an understandable way.
• You are good at listening and understanding when colleagues come to you for help and support.
• You are a team player who likes to solve problems and be part of a team.
• You enjoy interacting with stakeholders and with colleagues from various functions, organizational levels, and locations across the world.
• You are self-motivated, and proactive by nature.
• You are good at both verbal and written English.
  

Have we evoked your interest?
Then send your application as soon as possible. The deadline is January 15th, 2025.

If you want to know more about the job, you are welcome to contact SVP of Global Finance, Pernille Mailand Fossing at +45 41 73 16 01.
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We are looking forward to hearing from you.

At Demant we value diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.