Group Financial Controller

About Caljan

Caljan is an international industrial company specializing in automation solutions for handling loose-loaded cargo within logistics, e-commerce, distribution, and manufacturing.

Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Hasselager, Denmark, Caljan operates globally with production facilities and service organizations across Europe and North America.

We are recognized for our highly engineered technologies – including telescopic conveyors and automated loading and unloading solutions – helping customers increase efficiency, improve workplace safety, and reduce supply chain costs.

As part of the Nasdaq-listed Swedish industrial group Latour , we are driven by a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and long-term partnerships, combined with an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture.

At Caljan, you will join a modern, ambitious and data-driven finance function with a strong focus on transparency, global standardization, and continuous improvement, where Finance plays an active role in supporting business decisions and driving value creation.

About the role

We are looking for a Group Financial Controller to strengthen our Group Finance team at our global headquarters in Hasselager, Denmark. In this role you will report to our Group Accounting Director.

This is a key role with a central position in ensuring high-quality group reporting, strong internal controls, and transparent financial processes across our international organization .

You will work closely with the Group Accounting Director, Group CFO, local finance teams, and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner to both Group Management and the business.

The role combines technical accounting, consolidation, controlling, forecasting, audit coordination, and systems ownership , offering broad exposure across the entire finance function.

Key responsibilities

Group reporting & consolidation

• Prepare and review monthly group reporting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)

• Perform consolidation entries, reconciliations, and adjustments

• Ensure data quality and consistency across subsidiaries

• Maintain and improve reporting structures and tools (AARO)

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, including specific standards such as IFRS 16

Month-end and year-end closing

• Drive and support closing processes across entities

• Coordinate group closing activities and documentation

• Perform analysis and reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting

• Participate in monthly review calls with subsidiaries

Budgeting & cash flow

• Participate in group budgeting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)

• Provide cash flow analysis and decision support to Group Management

Internal controls & compliance

• Maintain and develop internal control frameworks

• Support control self-assessments and compliance initiatives

• Ensure continuous improvements across processes

Audit & external stakeholders

• Coordinate audit processes including pre-audit and year-end audit

• Act as a key contact for auditors and external advisors

• Support dividend processes and bank-related activities

Transfer pricing, tax & sustainability

• Prepare and maintain transfer pricing documentation

• Support VAT and tax-related processes

• Coordinate financial input to sustainability and EU Taxonomy reporting

Systems & process development

• Act as key user for financial systems and reporting tools

• Ensure data integrity and support system users

• Drive improvements, automation, and standardization across Group Finance

Your profile

We are looking for a structured and analytical finance professional who thrives in a global and dynamic environment.

To succeed in the role, you must have:

• A relevant master’s degree in Finance, Audit, Accounting, or similar

• Experience from working as an auditor – preferably in one of the bigger audit companies

• Solid experience with group accounting or consolidation

• Strong understanding of financial reporting

• Excellent Excel skills and experience with reporting systems (e.g., AARO or similar)

• Fluent in English

To succeed in the role, you are:

• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy, but also an eye on the deadline

• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented

• Comfortable working across multiple entities and countries

• Willing to travel to our subsidiaries around the world

• A strong communicator with the ability to build relationships across the organization

What we offer

• A key position in a global industrial company with significant growth ambitions

• High degree of responsibility and influence in Group Finance

• Close collaboration with Group Management and stakeholders across the organization

• A professional yet informal culture with strong team spirit

• A modern finance setup with focus on standardization, automation, and data-driven decision-making