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Published
4. August 2021
Expires
24. August 2021
Location
Denmark
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Kolding
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Description

Vattenfall is looking for a Junior Controller in the Kolding office who can assist the Finance Business Partner with various tasks in the Engineering departments. Our Offshore Wind business is growing and the nature of our business keeps on changing. We are looking for a person who can adapt to changes quickly and like the fast pace of a growing organization. The right candidate can come fresh out of University and has the ability to develop a broad finance skills as well as their own competences.
Are you interested in being a part of this growth and would like to work in an international and informal environment? Have you just graduated from a controlling or accounting degree and looking for your first job in finance?
Please apply then and become part of our mission and help us to achieve our goal of being fossil free within one generation!
Current challenges you can expect from us
Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other renewable activities such as solar PV and batteries. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, we have a clear strategy to develop our solar PV and battery operations further.
The Business Unit (BU) Offshore in Business area (BA) Wind is responsible for developing, constructing and operating Offshore wind farms. BU Offshore currently consist of 12 operating windfarms with a total capacity of 2.1GW spread across Europe. We are currently working on the construction of two other wind farm for 2.1GW and are planning to start construction of another farm for 0.4GW in the next year. Furthermore we are developing plans for next Offshore wind farms in the countries we are operating in and are investigating entering new countries.
Purpose of your potential role
As Junior Controller you assist the Finance Business Partner with various tasks in the departments Engineering, which consist off more than 300 skilled Engineers, and Project Delivery which responsibility it is to build our Offshore wind sites.
Tasks and assignment will evolve over time when the right skills and knowledge are obtained. We will educate the right person with the needed skills to be a Finance Business Partner over time. This is a great opportunity to become part of the green transition and making a fossil free world within one generation.
As part of the Offshore controlling team you will have your direct team colleagues in Amsterdam (NL), Hamburg (GE), Kolding (DK) and London (UK).
The following main tasks are in the responsibility of the Junior Controller in the Business Unit (BU) Offshore of BA Wind:
Support the Finance Business Partner for Engineering and Project Management and their teams
Prepare and analyse monthly results and communicate this to the management members
Support the financial controlling department with relevant business insight / rationale in local country statutory audits
Ad hoc participation in projects and improvement initiatives
Over time, provide finance/commercial support (and challenge) to the management members with timely analysis of their performance, identifying trends/improvements and recommending actions to management
Your Essential Qualifications
For this position we are seeking an individual with the ability to handle a challenge and is flexible in distributing the workload. Also, you bring the following qualifications:
Bachelor or Master degree (or similar experience-based level) in a relevant field (i.e. controlling, economics, accounting, finance or engineering)
Curious to developed MS Excel, Microsoft Power BI and PowerPoint skills
You bring the following key competencies:
Excellent communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing
Strong team player, willingness to help others out and deliver against deadlines;
Ability to work independently with a hands-on and pragmatic mind set
Open, active and positive person, with an eagerness to learn new skills
What we offer you
We offer you a challenging and independent job in an informal working environment. You will work in interdisciplinary teams and can always count on support from committed colleagues as “Ask and Share” concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Location
The role will be based in Kolding, Denmark. Limited travel will be necessary between our main locations.
Deadline and procedure
Sounds like this could be a match? We welcome your application via the website the 17th of August latest. Applications will be handled continuously throughout the application period. Please apply with English resume ánd cover letter. Applications without cover letter will not be handled, since we are very interested in your motivation for Vattenfall and this role.
For more information about the position and the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Sebastiaan Taling, Corporate Recruiter, via sebastiaan.taling@vattenfall.com.

Interview planning
Because we are looking for someone right away, we will plan in interviews in the week of August 23. We hope you are flexible in doing this interview, also since this will be via Microsoft Teams.
More information
Due to COVID-19 we adapted our application process to the current conditions. Interviews regarding this position will be conducted via video conference. Do you have any questions about the application process or how we deal with COVID-19? Please visit our FAQ list in advance.
Due to GDPR regulations, we kindly request that you only apply via our website. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Location: Kolding

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