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About the job

As our new Accounting Manager, you will assume responsibility across two key areas: financial reporting and team leadership. Your primary focus will be on delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality financial reporting, while also leading and developing a team of seven dedicated colleagues, leveraging your strong professional expertise. Operating within a complex matrix organization, you will be accountable for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement across all accounting processes.

Your primary task will be:

• Act as the process owner for accounting activities, ensuring quality and consistency, and driving continuous improvements through a hands-on approach.

• Responsible for accurate and appropriate recording of all accounting transactions.

• Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and quality in financial processes, including accounting and reporting.

• Responsible for completing full P&L and Balance Sheet as well as securing Statutory and Tax Reporting.

• Focus on compliance and corporate governance.

• Manage key stakeholders, including auditors, external authorities, and our Finance Shared Service Center etc.

• Contribute to the implementation of new ERP system, D365.

• Establish and monitor internal control procedures to ensure compliance with statutory regulations and group policies.

• Coordinate with external auditors and ensure the delivery of high-quality materials.

About you

You are a positive and committed self-starter with strong implementation skills and a well-developed sense of ownership. Known for being both likable and trustworthy, you build confidence in your colleagues and stakeholders alike.

As a leader, you create trust, well-being, and collaboration within your team, combining openness and approachability with a structured and analytical mindset. You are well organized, able to work independently toward defined targets, and consistently maintain focus on delivering results.

With excellent communication and collaboration skills, you navigate complex environments with ease. You bring strong interpersonal capabilities and possess both tactical insight and hands-on operational expertise, enabling you to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day execution.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Strong background in accounting with extensive practical experience.

• Solid IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint), ERP systems, and Business Intelligence tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background from an audit firm.

• Experience in tax and transfer pricing.

As part of a global organization, speaking and writing English is a prerequisite.

For more information, please contact

Head of Business Controlling, Dorthe Simoni at dorthe.simoni@alfalaval.com or Talent Acquisition Partner, Regitze Stenholt Skytte Jørgensen at regitzestenholtskytte.jorgensen@alfalaval.com.

Please send your application no later than 29.09.2025.

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Aalborg or have an established presence in the area.

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments. Upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games and completing them is mandatory.

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