Finance and Accounting Manager (scope: Denmark & Norway)

Finance and Accounting Manager for Denmark & Norway at OMRON

About the company
OMRON Corporation is a global leader in automation, with a diverse range of business fields that include industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (e.g., automated ticket gates and solar power conditioners), and healthcare. OMRON operates in over 130 countries, offering products and services worldwide. As of March 31, 2024, OMRON employees 28,450 (11,738 in Japan, 16,712 overseas) and our Headquarters is in Shiokoji Horikawa, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8530, Japan.

Finance & Accounting provides services for OEE within the Omron Group. OEE is present in several countries with various currencies and with customers and clients globally.

The OMRON team operates within a well-controlled framework and reports to a range of internal and external stakeholders. This position works closely with EMEA F&A and business managements in Denmark and Norway.

Your tasksAre you an experienced person working in the Finance and Accounting Compliance Area and want to take responsibility of Denmark and Norway? OMRON is now searching for an experienced and business driven person covering Denmark & Norway, responsible for ensuring Omron is compliant following Omron strategy of transformation in the region.

As F&A manager for Denmark and Norway, your main responsibility is to ensure that Omron functions in a legal, compliant, and ethical manner, mainly focusing on the local and group Finance and Accounting compliance area.

The Omron organization encompasses functions like Finance, sales, product and marketing, service, customer services and revenue of around EURO 60 million annually.

Your main tasks will include:

• Corporate and statutory reporting (Local Financial report)
• Internal reporting : Financial reporting pack ,Monthly deviation, Management report, Cash flow, Year-end process
• Manage external audit, support internal audit
• Taxes: VAT ,Intrastat & EC Sales reporting Transfer price Local file
• Support budgeting, forecasting
• Finance Control, review Trial Balance and corrections, preparation/revision of journal entry vouchers for accruals, payroll entries & payroll checking.
• Accounting Operations support, reviewing invoices (approval flow) for sensibility, corrections & VAT.
• Approving new vendor forms, contacting suppliers in case of lost or erroneous invoices, approving customer returns initiated by credit controller, creating instructions for the team in NL.
• Annual risk review, updating business continuity plan, Governance Score Card, BOD & shareholder meeting, Support in CSA process (JSOX), provide statistics to local business organizations and banks, collecting documents and preparing answers for questions on sales related matters, Know-your-customer queries, archiving.

The team

The position is based in Espoo, Finland. Within the F&A EMEA team you will work with 10 colleagues from all around EMEA region. You will report directly to the Head of Finance and Accounting in Europe
As F&A Manager for Denmark and Norway, you will have full responsibility to develop and execute plans for the Denmark & Norway, as part of the EMEA F&A focusing on Finance and Accounting.

The F&A team ultimately reports to the Head of Business operations and Services based in the Netherlands.

Your profileWe are looking for a self-driven professional with:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Ability to understand and communicate effectively with stakeholders in Norwegian and Danish. Native fluency is not required, but a strong professional understanding of both languages is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Danish, Norwegian.
• Minimal 5 -10 years of business experience in the field of Finance and Accounting compliance work.
• Experience with SAP /4 Hana
• You are structured, analytical business and decision approach on operational and strategic level. Able to plan and fine-tune effective processes.
• Able to keep focus on short/long term goals.
• You have self-motivation and the ability to work independently. Hands on mentality and high motivation to deliver results.
• Good interpersonal and responsive customer service skills.
• You have an eye to details and is very disciplined. Ability to sort and create structure, being pro-active with a pragmatic and "service-minded approach".
• Open personality, excellent communication skills and high motivation to cooperate with all hierarchy levels of the organization, acting through different business functions.
• Create clarity and understanding of Way of Working and securing static legal compliances are met.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.

Your benefitsAt OMRON, they offer a dynamic and international work environment with the following benefits:

• The opportunity to work with an international team of professionals across Europe.
• Flexible working conditions with the possibility of working from home 2 days a week.
• A supportive, team-oriented culture where collaboration and personal growth are encouraged.
• Attractive bonus structure.
• Company paid pension.
• Home office equipment.

Req ID: 3486