Senior Manager, Group Accounting & Reporting

at  Ascendis Pharma

Are you passionate about financial reporting? Do you have experience within IFRS and perhaps, even external reporting for U.S. listed companies?
If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Senior Manager in our Group Accounting & Reporting team.
Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Germany, the United States, UK, Italy, Spain and France.
We are applying our TransCon technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science, and passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs. Today, we have a growing pipeline of prodrug therapies in development, each designed to be a best-in-class therapy.
We are seeking a passionate Senior Manger to join our growing team. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role in taking our Group Accounting & Reporting team to next level and moving us ahead in our global “Finance Winning Aspiration”. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.
You will be joining the Group Accounting & Reporting team consisting of 4 colleagues, and report directly to Hasse Hedberg, Head of Group Accounting & Reporting, who is based in Hellerup. You will be based in Hellerup.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

You hold a relevant academic degree – preferably cand.merc.aud – and minimum 5 years of experience within the audit and/or accounting field.

• Work with our business on exciting new contracts and their impact in respect of IFRS and external reporting
• Participate in group accounting tasks and our “centers of excellence”, which include significant contract reviews, license and collaboration agreements, leases, and other complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Participate in developing and establishing accounting policies under IFRS
• Participate in developing and establishing IFRS reporting procedures across the group
• Provide accounting support and training to Finance Operations
• Ensure external reporting compliance in line with IFRS and SEC rules, using our advanced software setup for SEC reporting and more