Group Financial Controller – Risk & Compliance

Job title: Group Financial Controller – Risk & Compliance

Company: DFDS


Job description: Do you want to leverage your expertise in reporting, internal controls, or audits to drive impactful change in a strategically important role with strong support from senior management? Then join our team to play a crucial role in identifying and mitigating enterprise and financial risks, while enhancing our global financial processes.Be part of the movement – and play your part.About the roleYou will join a dedicated and professional finance team working in an international environment with colleagues across Europe and beyond.In this newly created role, you will report to the Head of Group Financial Controlling & Compliance and have a unique opportunity to be a key player in the implementation of our newly established internal control framework across the organisation.The work you’ll be driving in this role has strong support and visibility from senior management, who are fully committed to strengthening risk management and compliance across DFDS – highlighting the strategic importance of this area.You will work in a cross-functional playing field evaluating and improving the effectiveness of our financial risk management, internal controls, governance processes and accounting policies.Additionally, you will:

• Perform internal financial compliance reviews.
• Ensure that group policies reflect updated operational and financial risks and processes.
• Various financial compliance controlling tasks such as controlling of Related Party Transaction, monitoring of Audit fee, etc.
• Driving optimisation and maintenance of the internal control framework.
• Support external auditor process in relation to risk and compliance.

About youAs a person, you are curious, self-driven and take a high degree of ownership for your tasks. Being able cooperate and engage different stakeholders will be a key driver for being successful in this role.Furthermore, we expect that the ideal candidate has:

• A master’s degree in finance, preferably within auditing, finance, accounting or similar.
• 3-5 years experience as an internal or external auditor with at least 3 years of professional experience in auditing, risk controlling and/or accounting from an international audit firm or listed company.
• Experience with internal controls, working with internal control frameworks and GRC systems.
• Experience with IFRS and advanced Excel skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Preferably, experience in working cross-organisationally with many stakeholders.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.Working at DFDSJoin the movement and grow with us. Be a valued member of a diverse team at DFDS and help drive change together.While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.We promote a great workplace with a diverse and vibrant community and a healthy work/life balance. Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique, modern workplace. Here, we enjoy our own game room, fitness facilities, canteen and café and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view, all just 5 minutes from the nearest train & metro stations.Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis. For any questions about the position, please contact Carolina Maia de Biagio at carbiag@dfds.com.We look forward to hearing from you.

Expected salary:

Location: København

Job date: Sun, 18 May 2025 07:40:37 GMT

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