Finance Business Partner with strong business and/or finance controlling background

As one of the leading airports in Europe, Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is constantly on an exciting journey towards bigger and better things - and we want you to step onboard and be a part of that journey.  

We are looking for our next passionate Finance Business Partner, who thrives in collaboration with the business and in handling complex issues. If you are also eager to be a sparring partner for Copenhagen Airports' infrastructure area, helping the business achieve its strategy and KPIs, then you may be our new colleague in Business Finance. 

Being a Finance Business Partner | Close collaboration is key to success

The department is part of Business Finance and works closely with the CPH management. Business Finance consists of 14 skilled and engaged employees, whose common goal is to support the business with value-creating analyses and recommendations that serve as a foundation for decision-making. Formally, you will report to Malene Frich, who is the Head of Operations and Digital Business Finance, which today consists of 5 employees.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with the business unit Airport Infrastructure Services (AIS), led by Maintenance Manager Jakob Bo Andersen. You will be in constant dialogue with the business area and participate in management meetings, as you are responsible for business-oriented financial management and will support the team with strategic sparring.

To support core deliveries to AIS and the other business areas, it is expected that you build a close and strong collaboration with the rest of Business Finance, including other Finance Business Partners.

Your primary tasks will include:

• Driving financial planning within the business area and monitoring it (including business controlling)
• Building strong and trustful relationships with key stakeholders, especially the Maintenance Manager and his management team
• Providing financial sparring to the AIS management, including proposals for optimizations, driving analyses and decision-making proposals, as well as following up on decisions
• Optimizing reporting on a running basis, identifying business opportunities, as well as visualizing and analyzing relevant data

Overall, you will have a broad scope of interaction with the business, where success will include your ability to establish and develop value-creating relationships, as well as ensuring fulfillment of the business's financial goals.

How to succeed in the role | Service-minded – Proactive – Curious

The right candidate is an experienced Finance Business Partner with a solid understanding of financial processes and is motivated to work business-oriented. You have a strong background from business and/or fincance controlling. You are pragmatic in your approach to problem-solving and can simplify complex issues and processes. Additionally, it is crucial that you enjoy working as part of a team, following fixed processes to succeed.

Furthermore, we expect that you have:

• Relevant work experience working closely with or directly in management teams
• Enjoy the role as a facilitator in a management team and to challenge as-is
• Strong communication skills on financial data, as well as good stakeholder management skills
• Solid process understanding of workflows in finance, particularly budgeting and closing processes
• Experience with management reporting and performance analysis
• Experience with designing, implementing, and optimizing processes between business and finance

You will succeed in the short run by prioritizing building a relation to the AIS management team and learning about their business area. It is important that you form an overview of the business’ needs, as well as finance processes.

You will succeed in the long run by establishing a strong relation with AIS’ management team and a good collaboration within finance. In addition, you continuously convert learnings into improvements.

About Malene, your new manager | Integrity – Flexibility – Fun

As business partners, we work with people, which is why flexibility and integrity are key to success. I provide professional sparring where needed, but also the flexibility to manage your own stakeholders. If we face a challenging delivery, we as a team will decide on the best solution together. I highly value having fun at work and that we invest in each other on a social level, as well as on a professional level.

About us | What we offer

In CPH, you will be part of a strong culture where we work daily to improve the passenger experience, as well as recognizing our environmental responsibility.

In addition to lunch, phone, and laptop, we offer:

• Flexibility in terms of working from home
• Free parking and bike services
• Physiotherapy and training facilities
• Health insurance with free cover of children
• Individual development plans

About the application | Onboard your new job

We are looking forward to receiving your application and motivational CV before January 5th 2025.

For GDPR reasons we don't accept CV or applications through e-mail. 

In case you have questions about the role, please contact Head of Operations and Digital Business Finance, Malene Frich at malene.frich@cph.dk.

It is a prerequisite for employment to obtain a police clearance that is to be sustained throughout your employment. In addition, you must master Danish in speaking and writing for this position.