Accounting Manager – Maersk Air Cargo (Copenhagen)

Job Description

As Accounting Manager, you’ll be joining Maersk Air Cargo at a pivotal stage of transformation, where finance is being reshaped and building a more scalable, long-term setup.

From day one, you’ll have real ownership: stabilising accounting operations, improving processes, and helping transition activities into a global shared service model. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and play a visible role in shaping how finance operates going forward.

If you enjoy combining hands-on accounting, problem solving, and improving how things work, this is a role where you can make a genuine impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a broad, hands-on role where you will both run the numbers and improve how they are produced.

Core accounting & reporting

• Own the full close process — ensuring accurate and timely month-end reporting within tight timelines
• Manage general ledger activities including reconciliations, accruals, and provisions
• Prepare and review financial data submitted to Group Finance

Statutory accounting & audit

• Lead Danish statutory reporting and ensure compliance with local requirements
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits
• Ensure documentation and reconciliations are audit-ready

Day-to-day operational oversight

• Oversee key accounting activities such as vendor accounting and balance sheet reconciliations
• Work closely with shared service teams to ensure quality, accuracy, and service delivery
• Act as a key point of coordination between onshore finance and the global shared service centre

Transformation & process improvement

• Take over knowledge from external consultants and help transition work in-house
• Improve and structure processes before they move into the global shared service centre
• Identify inefficiencies and simplify ways of working, particularly around controls and reporting

Stakeholder & service leadership

• Act as a key link between shared services, Group Finance, and business stakeholders
• Build strong working relationships and help ensure effective collaboration across locations
• Constructively challenge processes and influence improvements where needed

Team leadership (evolving scope)

• Initially support and guide a small team
• Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across accounting activities
• Over time, shift focus toward stakeholder and service leadership as activities transition

What Will Set You Up for Success

We’re open to different backgrounds, but this role is likely a good match if you bring:

• Experience owning core accounting processes end-to-end
• Exposure to Danish statutory reporting and compliance
• Experience working in a large corporate or multinational environment, with an understanding of matrix structures
• Experience leading or working alongside shared services or outsourced finance teams, with an appreciation for how to manage service quality and collaboration
• Confidence working with stakeholders and navigating complexity
• A hands-on approach — comfortable getting into the detail when needed
• A mindset focused on improving processes, not just maintaining them

You don’t need to meet every requirement — if your experience is relevant and the role interests you, we encourage you to apply.

Apply for this role if you want:

• To Shape something new: Play a key role in building a more scalable finance setup
• Real ownership: Broad scope and visibility across a strategic business unit
• Transformation experience: Hands-on exposure to outsourcing, process improvement, and systems evolution
• Variety: A mix of technical accounting, stakeholder interaction, and change initiatives
• Growth potential: Evolving role with opportunities beyond traditional accounting paths

Additional Information

• Experience in aviation or asset-heavy industries can be helpful, but is not required
• Danish language is not essential; experience working with Danish accounting frameworks is more important
• This is an office-based role, requiring on-site presence five days per week

Apply today and help shape the future of finance at Maersk Air Cargo.

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