Accountant

Description
Are you an experienced accounting professional looking to take on a broader role - one that combines hands-on accounting ownership with close partnership to team leadership? Join Novo Holdings' Accounting team as Accountant , and play a key role in both the team's day-to-day delivery and its digital and automation agenda.

About Finance
Finance at Novo Holdings supports a purpose-driven holding and investment organisation with a complex legal entity setup and international footprint. The Accounting team sits within Finance, that also includes Reporting and Controlling, Tax, Valuation, Investment Operations, Procurement, and Facility Management, and runs the operational accounting delivery across 35+ entities, combining in-house accounting with outsourced providers for several non-Danish entities. You will join the Accounting team, working alongside three bookkeepers, and report to the Head of Accounting.

The Role
As Accountant, you will take on broad responsibility for day-to-day bookkeeping, month-end closing, and year-end and Annual Report processes for selected entities, while also stepping into a closer partnership role with the Head of Accounting. You will support the prioritisation and coordination of work across the team, act as a sparring partner on accounting policy, process, and technical accounting matters, and step in on the Head of Accounting's behalf in meetings, reviews, or ad hoc queries when needed.

You will also act as the accounting team's key interface to the Reporting and Controlling team on Annual Report and controlling-related activities, and take ownership of the team's digital and automation agenda - identifying and driving automation opportunities, acting as key liaison to Finance Systems, and supporting the business case and implementation of new digital tools and process improvements. This is a role for someone who wants both technical depth and broader exposure.

Your tasks will include:

• Daily bookkeeping, ensuring quality, correctness, and completeness in accordance with internal accounting policies and procedures, including supplier and debtors' processes
• Processing employee expenses, and payment of invoices, transfers, and grants
• Providing guidance to student assistants in their daily work
• Handling supplier invoices and monthly invoicing, with follow-up and communication across the organisation
• Acting as accounting counterpart towards outsourced service providers, supporting delivery of timely, high-quality accounting and reporting information
• Preparing reconciliations of accounts in connection with monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting, including bank account and intercompany reconciliations
• Reviewing accounting and reporting deliverables from outsourced service providers, and executing accounting controls within your assigned areas of responsibility
• Preparing audit documentation and supporting schedules for external and internal auditors, executing year-end postings, and ensuring closure in the ERP system
• Acting as contact person on daily bookkeeping matters and as finance system super user for selected finance systems and applications (e.g. Continia)
• Supporting the Head of Accounting in prioritizing and coordinating work across the team, and acting as sparring partner on accounting policy, process, and technical accounting matters
• Stepping in on behalf of the Head of Accounting as required, e.g. in meetings, reviews, or ad hoc queries
• Acting as key interface to the Reporting and Controlling team on Annual Report and controlling-related activities, ensuring timely and accurate information flow between teams
• Identifying and driving automation opportunities within the accounting team's processes (e.g. RPA, workflow tools, ERP functionality), and acting as the team's key liaison to Finance Systems and broader digital initiatives
• Supporting implementation of new accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and contributing to continuous improvement and optimisation of finance systems and processes

Qualifications
We are ideally looking for a candidate who:

• Holds a relevant accounting education, preferably HD(R) or similar
• Has experience from a similar position in an audit firm (services department) or finance function, with a minimum of 7-8 years of experience with most of the tasks above
• Preferably has experience from an international environment
• Has experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Continia products, and Readsoft Online, which is a plus
• Is proficient in Danish and English, oral and written
• Has experience driving process improvement, digitalisation, or automation initiatives, which is an advantage

Personal Qualifications
We are ideally looking for a candidate who:

• Is professional, quality-conscious, and impact-oriented
• Is independent and able to make decisions and provide input on issues relating to administration, projects, and communication
• Is ambitious, proactive, and structured in their approach to problem-solving
• Brings intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness, and resilience
• Has strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build good relationships
• Enjoys guiding and supporting colleagues through knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Has a change-oriented mindset, is comfortable driving digitalisation and process improvements, and is able to deputize for the Head of Accounting as needed

Working at Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings is a purpose-driven organisation where our working environment is guided by our purpose and values. We strive to create an inclusive, development-focused culture. With a team of over 230 professionals from various nationalities and diverse backgrounds, we are committed to fostering professional growth and delivering meaningful impact.

Application Process
Applications are open until September 13, 2026. Please submit your CV and motivated cover letter via the "apply now" button as soon as possible, since we will review on a running basis.

About Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our purpose is to improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the Foundation's assets.

Novo Holdings is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, and Mumbai. Novo Holdings is a leading global life sciences investor, investing in life science companies at all stages of development, with a portfolio of more than 170 companies. In addition to its life sciences activities, Novo Holdings manages a broad portfolio of public and private assets. As of year-end 2025, Novo Holdings had total assets of EUR 93 billion.

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