Senior Project Manager – Finance Transformation

  • Anywhere

I VELUX Gruppen tilbyder vi en verden af muligheder og giver dig det bedste afsæt til at skabe en lys fremtid. Vi går forrest, når det kommer til at skabe et bæredygtigt og sundt liv i hjemmet, og hjælper dem, der bor, arbejder og leger under taget, med at transformere deres rum ved hjælp af af dagslys og frisk luft. VELUX Gruppen er en familieejet virksomhed med et stærkt økonomisk fundament, og hvert år gør vi en reel forskel ved at geninvestere midler fra vores fonde i vores medarbejdere, planeten og i de samfund, vi operer i. Sammen med resten af vores værdier definerer “gensidig respekt” og “mod” vores handlinger hver dag, og hvordan vi ønsker at bidrage til verden.

Are you an experienced professional with a background in Finance or Strategy/Finance Management Consulting with a passion for driving impact?

Do you want to play an important role in an ambitious and international company’s ability to deliver on one of the world’s most ambitious growth strategies?

Then we might be looking for you!

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in a friendly and ambitious working environment characterized by trust, drive and openness. In addition, we offer excellent development opportunities to ensure continuous development, while also serving as an incubator for other positions within VELUX Group.

Exiting opportunities ahead

VELUX has a proven track-record of delivering solid results throughout our more than 80-year history. However, we have set a bold ambition for ourselves to grow even more with a steep growth curve towards 2030 while setting one of the most radical sustainability visions Globally.

One of the key components is to further develop and optimize our process excellence across, starting with Finance and Group Functions in general. To deliver on this, we have established a new Finance Transformation team.

As a member of the newly established Finance Transformation team, you will report to Director Jens Glent Abildgaard, and be based out of our head office in Hørsholm.

You will have a unique opportunity to make a significant  impact on the future setup by working on transforming the Finance organisation and subsequently the entire Group Function to “best-in-class” from an already solid baseline.

Together, we will tailor your development and learning curve to your wishes and ambitions. While doing so, we prioritize work-life balance over results, while still striving to deliver our best as team.

Examples of project tasks could be:

  • Coordinate and drive the execution of overarching Finance strategy and transformation across various operating model themes
  • Leverage expertise in process excellence for Finance and subsequently Group Functions enabling global standardization and process ownership
  • Unleash added value from organizational efficiency and contribute to the future of Finance value offering
  • Drive change management and ensure clear and timely communication for Finance transformation initiatives
  • Provide ad-Hoc management support to the Group CFO

Who we are looking for

As a person, you are analytical, structured and you have a hands-on/can-do approach to your work.

You are driven, have high standards, and constantly and constructively challenge the status quo. You naturally seek to deeply understand the business context you work within and you adjust your work and recommendations to be relevant within that context.

Furthermore, you have the ability to navigate many different stakeholders and you comfortably achieve results in this type of environment.

You are empathetic and quickly establish rapport with people at all levels and your demeanor instils trust and confidence.

You actively propose, recommend and lead the way, but you understand that to succeed, you must be an even stronger listener.

We are looking for a colleague who:

  • Have solid experience in a Finance department, Finance, Strategy/Management Consulting firm (within finance) or a similar position in another large, international firm
  • Possess a strong toolbox, e.g., problem solving, storytelling and stakeholder management
  • Is a team player and  collaborate easily with people from different backgrounds
  • Is able to present complex business issues in a clear and concise manner
  • Have great communication skills  and are fluent in written and spoken English
  • Hold a relevant academic degree

We offer

Headquartered in Hørsholm north of Copenhagen, The VELUX Group is the world leader in roof windows and skylights. We are family and foundation owned with a long history of strong results.

The VELUX Group offers exciting challenges, great opportunities to influencing your own development and a chance to work with competent and dedicated colleagues where commitment and mutual respect are among the core values.

We are a company where you can have challenging and exciting work and still have balance in your life and time for your family and friends. We believe in empowering people, and we support this by providing a high degree of freedom and investing in people who have the will and the ability to make a difference.

Application and contact

During the recruitment process, you will be provided greater detail about what types of projects & tasks you more specifically can expect to contribute to should you join the team.

We look forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We will review applications conduct interviews on an on-going basis.

Arbejdsgiver for lige muligheder

VELUX arbejder altid ud fra konceptet om lige muligheder i alle aspekter af ansættelsen. For at fremme vores mål om lige beskæftigelsesmuligheder for alle nuværende og potentielle medarbejdere håndterer VELUX rekruttering, ansættelse, uddannelse og udvikling af personer i alle former for jobs uden skelen til race, hudfarve, religion, køn, alder, handicap, veteranstatus, national oprindelse, seksuel orientering eller andre personlige standpunkter og i overensstemmelse med gældende lovgivning. Alle ansættelsesrelaterede beslutninger skal således opfylde princippet om lige beskæftigelsesmuligheder, og der stilles kun krav om jobrelaterede kvalifikationer.

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