Controller

Are you our next Tech-Savvy Controller?
Do you possess a strong financial foundation coupled with a passion for optimizing systems and data flows? Are you a proactive, self-driven finance professional looking to take ownership in a fast-growing international scale-up? Join us at Plecto and play a critical role in structuring our financial future!

At Plecto, we are on a mission to create the world’s no 1. Performance platform. We want to grow and become better at what we do, and this is what motivates us every day to build a platform that helps other companies and people do the same.

What you will do:
As our new Controller, you will be the key driver of financial integrity, reporting, and process efficiency within the company. You will bring a minimum of five years of experience to manage core financial operations, ensuring accuracy and providing actionable business intelligence.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Compliance

• Controlling & Reporting: Ownership and execution of controlling, ensuring financial data accuracy and timely preparation of internal and external reports.
• Month-End: Provide essential support for the month-end closing process to our Accounting Assistant, including hands-on on accruals, CAPEX etc.
• Local Expertise: Ensure full compliance with all Danish bookkeeping, tax, VAT, and salary regulations.
• Audit: Act as the primary point of contact and lead for annual financial audits, ensuring a smooth and efficient process including preparing documentation for the auditors.

Analysis & Business Improvement

• Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the company's budgeting process and develop robust financial models for accurate forecasting, cash flow management, and variance analysis.
• Process Optimisation: Proactively identify and implement improvements to finance processes, seeking automation and efficiency gains.
• Data Quality: Be responsible for ensuring the integrity and quality of all financial data and data flows across various business systems.
• Business Analysis: Provide crucial financial and business analysis support to the management team, translating financial data into strategic insights.

Operational Support

• Accounting Support: Provide direct support and guidance to our Accounting Assistant on day-to-day tasks.
• Salary Complience: Review and approval of monthly salary runs and ensure required documentation is prepared and documented
• Other responsibilities: You will also get the responsibility for other related areas such as the Bank, Insurance, Leasehold contracts, our HR tool etc.
  

Who You Are:
Mindset & Work Style

• You are ambitious, accountable and solution-oriented, thriving in a dynamic, high-performing environment.
• You are structured and data-driven, highly proactive, curious, and comfortable with taking independent ownership of tasks from start to finish.
• Data Driven: Comfortable working with large data sets and possessing a strong analytical mindset.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a controlling or financial analyst role, preferably within a SaaS or high-growth company.
• Responsibility: You are ready to take on more responsibility than just the ordinary Controller role being a right hand to the CEO in the Financial and Operational area

Required Technical Expertise

• Tech Savvy: Deep understanding of financial processes, data flows, system dependencies, and a strong affinity for financial technology tools.
• Linguistic Skills: Fluent in written and oral Danish and English (MANDATORY).
• Financial Background: Solid educational foundation in finance or accounting.
• Danish Regulatory Knowledge: Expert knowledge of Danish financial regulations (bookkeeping, VAT, tax, salary etc.).
  

What your get:
This is a great opportunity to take on a role where you will directly contribute to the financial efficiency of a great international scale-up.

We’re a scale-up but we retain our startup mentality where we share what we know and learn what we don't. Plecto is a dynamic and innovative software that’s changing how businesses see their data and boost performance. Our real-time dashboards help teams track their goals, get stuff done, and win big. We’re all about teamwork, performance and making data fun.

What we offer you:

• Executive Growth: Excellent opportunities for both professional and personal development
• The Plecto Culture: An open-minded workplace with focus on creating ideas, executing on initiatives, driving performance and taking ownership.
• The team: A young and international team where we love getting together fun and games, and where we truly enjoy working together.
• Perks: Great lunch, homebaked Tuesday cake and Friday buns, yearly Workation, quarterly Plecto parties and much more
• Compensation: Salary based on experience, along with a broad benefit package.

Department: Hermodsvej 22 2tv 8260 Åbyhøj

Lokation: Aarhus office