Accountant

We are looking for a new colleague to join our Accounting team in Copenhagen.

This is a great opportunity to use your accounting skills in an international environment within a purpose-driven company.

Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company that is responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world’s largest enterprise foundations.

We are a world-leading life science investor, driven by the purpose of improving people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. Since 1999 we have been investing to promote groundbreaking solutions in healthcare and bio-sustainability while generating attractive returns that advance the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s grant-giving activities - supporting scientific, humanitarian, and social causes. As of year-end 2023, Novo Holdings had total assets of EUR 149 billion.

We conduct ourselves with attention to performance, responsibility and respect, as represented by the Novo Holdings set of values (Novo Holdings Way).

The Job

As Accountant, you will be representative for the accounting department towards internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for Bank- and Intercompany reconciliations as well as daily bookkeeping ensuring quality, correctness and completeness at all times, with the assistance from student assistants. We do the bookkeeping for the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Novo Holdings and their subsidiaries in Denmark and abroad, and as such, we close the books of ~40 units.

You will work closely together with the teams in Finance, which aside Accounting consists of Tax, FP&A, Investment Operations, Valuation and Facility Management as well as you will have daily contacts with colleagues across the organisation.

In the role you will:

• Handling all aspects of the accounts payable and expense processes including receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices and expenses.

• Bank- and Intercompany reconciliations.
• External and I/C invoicing including accounts receivable reconciliation.
• Participation in month-end close processes.  
• VAT reporting.
• Communication and various coordination with vendors, service providers and other external and internal parties related to accounts payable.  
• Active contribution in accounting process optimization.  
• Ad hoc tasks in the collaboration with the accounting team.

You will be a part of a highly motivated team with great colleagues who respects and appreciates each other. The team consists of eight team members including three student assistants and is anchored in Finance & Operations that encompasses Finance, Risk & Performance, Legal, Strategy Office, and Digital.

Professional Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Experience and interest for accounts payable and expense management processes from an accounting or finance function from a midsize or large international company.
• We value your broad accounting experience more than educational background. In other words, you may have an all-round education in Finance, BSc in Business Administration or similar.   
• Abilities to interact across different functions and many stakeholders.
• Interest and understanding of ERP-systems. Experience with D365BC, Contina Document Capture and Contina Expense Management is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills in Danish and in English (written as well as verbal).

Personal Qualifications 

As a person you are: 

• Professional, service minded, and pay close attention to details.
• Collaborative and team oriented and at the same time are motivated by having your own area of responsibility.
• Engaged and curious by nature and enjoys interactions across functions and teams.

Working at Novo Holdings

At Novo Holdings, we aspire to a set of values that define the way we work. Our values underpin the Novo Holdings culture of high performance with high responsibility and long-term thinking.

Our work environment is driven by purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised by our stakeholders and people as an exceptional enterprise.  Our aim is to create an environment where our people can develop to their full potential.

How to apply

For more information, please contact Head of Finance, Claus Hansen at email: [email protected].

We encourage you to send your CV and application as soon as possible or no later than 10 October. We will conduct interviews on a running basis. 

To apply, please send CV and cover letter by clicking on the “Apply” button.