Financial Controller

Are you passionate about accounting and do you see yourself being part of a finance team where development opportunities are great and where you will be expected to have the responsibility of your own projects? Well, then you might be our new Financial Controller!

As one of Europe's largest players in the solar market, we are looking for a Financial Controller who will help ensure our professional level and who is passionate about finance and controlling.

This position is especially for you if you:

• Would like the chance to grow and develop your talents within finance and controlling by being a part of a newly created team but with many years of experience to learn from
• Often find yourself immersing into processes to understand the transactions and possesses a professional pride
• Finds value in being a part of an international company that prioritize their employees and where the strong culture is easy to point out

Welcome to Obton

If you do not already know us, we are one of the largest Danish investors and developers of large-scale solar PV projects located all over the world. Our expertise includes raising capital as well as acquisition, development, management, and the technical operations of solar PV projects. In fact, we cover the entire value chain.

At Obton, we are more than 300 colleagues located both at our brand-new headquarter at Nicolinehus on Aarhus Ø and at our local offices around the world. We have a great culture with strong values that we cherish. We enjoy each other's company – and we like to do social activities together after work.

Your primary tasks

You will be part of a smaller international team where the pace is high and the Obton culture strong. As a Financial Controller your most important success criterion will be to ensure that we can continuously report at a high level to internal and external stakeholders.

Your primary tasks:

• Preparing quarterly, half-year and year-ends closes across our departments

• P&L controlling

• Reconciliation of the interim accounts

• Assistance documentation in connection with transactions

• Preparation of material and communication with auditors
• Contribute to the improvement and development of the department's workflows and processes (automation)
• Support the stakeholders with valid reporting of high quality

General expectations of competences and experience can be:

• You have a master’s degree in business, Economics or Finance
• Maybe you have a few years of experience as an auditor, but now you are ready to take on some new challenges
• You are structured and understand the importance of meeting deadlines
• You work analytically and efficiently and have good IT skills, including solid experience with Excel
• You are empathetic, flexible and committed to your attitude to your work

Make your own impact on our growth journey

Despite the fact that Obton was founded in 2009, you will still experience the entrepreneurial spirit as you enter the office. To us it is paramount to maintain our proactive, ambitious, and agile culture that has followed us ever since.

As an employee at Obton, you can make your own mark on our journey. This creates great commitment and willingness to succeed all around the organization. The pace is high and at times hectic, but we work hard to achieve our goals, and when we succeed we also take the time to celebrate.

We invest in our employees and constantly strive to develop our skills and take advantage of new opportunities. In return, we expect our employees to invest in our company through dedication, joy, competitive spirit, empowerment and proper work ethics.

Impacting future generations through solar energy. Together.

Read more about Obton at our career site.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we review and invite candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis. Applications can also be submitted in Danish.

For further information on the position, please reach out to our Director of Financial Controlling, Bo Ulrich Madsen, on [email protected] or tel.: +45 4094 0339.

We value diversity and encourage you to apply for this position no matter ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each colleague to bring their authentic self to work regardless of religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation or disability.