Finance Business Partner for Topsoe R&D and Corporate Functions

About us 
Topsoe is a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition. We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. 

Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient and low-carbon fuel production and clean air.

We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit www.topsoe.com.  

Who we’re looking for
As a Finance Business Partner in the Financial Planning & Analysis team, you will be part of a small and skillful team where you will put your stakeholder management capabilities, analytical strength, and your flair for processes and financial planning into great use.

Together with your colleagues, you will turn data into insights, provide our senior management with accurate and insightful analysis, drive performance, and play a significant role in transforming the company to become a world leader in de-carbonization.

You will be the financial focal point (go-to-person) for R&D and a selection of our corporate functions, where you will be the Financial Business Partner for the senior managers heading up the functions. You will support, advise and challenge your functions on financial matters, profit optimization and cost transparency. You will drive the forecasting and budget processes for your functions, and you will explain performance on OPEX and CAPEX, as well as help drive costs to budget for your functions.

What you’ll bring
You hold a master’s degree within Economics or Business Administration e.g. cand. merc, cand. oecon, graduate diploma in accounting or something similar.

You have at least five years of experience from business finance, preferably as a finance business partner. It is important that you are an experienced user of Microsoft Excel and that you are fluent in English, written as well as spoken.

Further, you

• can proactively support and interact with different stakeholders across the organization and at all levels of the organization in order to improve financial performance
• are self-driven, and can drive a process through a structured approach
• have a positive attitude, and are not afraid of getting stuff done
• know your way around financial data, and can turn them into useful conclusions
• are result oriented which enables you to provide concrete actions to business needs
• are attentive to detail and have strong analytical competencies 
• have great communication skills and are able to communicate at all levels

Why join us
There are many reasons to join us. To mention a few, you will get:

• A job with a purpose: We are on a mission to solve the world’s climate challenge. We are using our cutting-edge technology for a better world, and we are well underway on our vision to become a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies in 2024
• The possibility to be financial sparring partner for the majority of our Senior Leadership Team and their respective functions.
• A platform to grow from: We have personal and professional development high on our agenda, and we will provide you with tools and challenges to make you learn and grow
• We care about you: We believe in the strength derived from diversity, and we strive to build trust in- and collaborate with one-another

How you can apply
If you would like to be part of a team of skilled and professional colleagues in an informal organization, please submit your application and resume in English and enclose a copy of your references through our website www.topsoe.com. 

Please contact Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, Kasper Schumacher +45 4036 9836 if you want to know more about the position.

Application deadline
September 29th 2024