Leading Specialist Group Reporting, COWI

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ARE YOU A BIT OF A WIZARD WHEN IT COMES TO NUMBERS?

To create transparency and improve reporting on group financial performance, we are looking for a Leading Specialist to join our Group Reporting team at COWI in Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen. You will be part of the Group Reporting team, a group function which in addition to Group Reporting also includes a Financial Compliance team that performs compliance visits with the subsidiaries of the COWI Group as well as train and expand the knowledge of the accounting policies.
You will collaborate closely with your colleagues in the Group Reporting and Group Compliance team as well as finance colleagues globally and you will report to VP of Group Reporting and Compliance.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Assessment and implementation of new accounting regulation and practice
Translating The Danish Financial Statements Act (ÅRL) and IFRS interpretations into COWI accounting policies and continuously maintaining and developing these
Act as subject-matter expert on technical accounting questions
Develop training material and perform training of global finance colleagues in accounting guidelines – working with colleagues to translate theory to tackle COWI specific accounting challenges
Support in M&A processes and impairment testing
Develop risk/materiality assessment framework to apply in the team and across finance.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you will have:
Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or other relevant education,
+5 years of relevant experience
Solid financial management and accounting toolbox.
Ability to communicate effortlessly in English.