Danish Embassy in Tallinn is offering a position for Head of Finance Center

Main responsibilities as Head of the Finance Center
• Managing day-to-day operations of the Finance Center. The Head of Center has reference to the Ambassador in Tallinn (all local issues related to the staff) as well as to the Finance Department in MFA Headquarters (all global issues related to the financial operations of the Finance Center).
• Responsible for the daily management of the team, motivating the team and for giving feedback.
• Responsible for the Finance Center’s handling of tasks related to accounting and financial management of 36 missions in the MFA
• Responsible for prioritization of tasks and allocation of the team’s resources in close cooperation with the Finance Department in MFA headquarters.
• Responsible for the ongoing development of tasks for each member of the team.
 
Main responsibilities as member of the management group at the Embassy in Tallinn:
• Managing various administrative tasks in cooperation with Embassy staff

The right candidate
We are looking for a candidate with excellent accounting and leadership skills. You are a strong communicator and a team player, who also has a keen eye for process optimization (lean). Furthermore, the right candidate should want to partake in the team’s day-to-day handling of financial tasks.

Required qualifications for the position
• Relevant education and work experience within accounting and finance administration.
• A strong communicator
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Dynamic, solution and quality oriented, and a good team player – outgoing and able to make new contacts to external partners

Preferred qualifications for the position
• Experience with the Danish Government Administration as well as the relevant financial IT-systems (e.g. Navision Stat)
• Proven leadership skills
• Fluent in a Scandinavian language (written and spoken)

We offer
• An exciting international work environment with tangible goals
• A chance to work with competent colleagues in an international organization
• Great possibilities for further career development
• 37 hours work week, 5 weeks of vacation
• Competitive salary based on qualifications

Please submit a motivated cover letter and CV in English marked “Application Head of Finance Center” to Deputy Head of Mission, Jens Chr. Andersen (jensan(at)um.dk) no later than 31 March 2019. Only applications with a motivated cover letter will be taken into consideration.

If you have questions related to the team at the Embassy please contact Deputy Head of Mission Jens Chr. Andersen or Ambassador, Kristina Miskowiak Beckvard (krimis(at)um.dk). If you have questions related to the contents of the position please contact the MFA Chief Accountant Susanne Frederiksen (susfre(at)um.dk).

Selected candidates will be asked for interviews in April 2019.