Senior Accountant

Do you want to join a global leader in renewable energy infrastructure investment? Then Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is the perfect place for you. We are currently looking for a Senior Accountant to join our SP HoldCo team in Copenhagen.

The Team

The SP HoldCo team currently consists of 9 people (7 full-time and 2 student assistants). Overall, the team focuses on the companies and financials of the current Senior Partners and other Partners at CIP.

The team plays a vital role in terms of supporting the administration of the Senior Partners’ entities. The team is responsible for providing insight on the historical financial performance (actuals) for ~60 entities. Due to the rapid growth of number of funds and investors globally, we are looking to expand the team further.

The Role 

As a result of continued growth CIP wants to strengthen its finance function with a Senior Accountant for the SP HoldCo team in Copenhagen. As our new Senior Accountant, you will become part of a growing and dynamic team and participate in developing our setup in finance.

In this role you will work closely with Finance Manager, My Tran, who joined CIP beginning of 2021 and Financial Controller, William Holm Hansen, who joined CIP in 2023 both from Deloitte. Day to day you’ll report to My.

More in detail, your tasks are expected to be, but not limited to:

• End-to-end bookkeeping
• Preparation of payments in the online banking tool
• Preparation and execution of bank reconciliations, balance reconciliations etc.
• Preparation of accruals and provisions
• Control and support on intercompany transactions
• Assist with collection and preparation of audit material (PBC) to the external auditors
• Assist with review, reconciliation, and control of financial statements, tax returns etc. (the number part)
• Assist with general administrative tasks including compliance related issues towards the banks (e.g. KYC), NemID/MitID employee signatures, preparation of documents for signatures
• Ensure accurate documentation and archiving.

Your primary responsibility is to support the finance function in the SP HoldCo team in the above-mentioned responsibilities and task areas. To be successful in this position, it is important that you can work independently and take responsibility for your tasks, while also being a strong team player, who contributes to the team’s dynamic in a positive matter.

You

We expect you to have a bachelor’s degree (or similar) in accounting, finance or another relevant education combined with a minimum of 5 years of relevant full-time experience from a role as Senior Accountant or similar. You will contribute with your expertise, highly structured work ability and efficiency to make sure that you and the finance team continue to deliver high-quality accounting and reporting within stringent deadlines.

Given the structure of ownership across the Senior Partners and their companies, your role will include complex issues that will challenge your competencies and the need for you to acquire new knowledge on an ongoing basis especially within accounting.

We look for the following in a candidate:

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaborator and the ability to develop and maintain relationships within and across teams
• Determined, structured, and likes to work in a dynamic environment
• A positive attitude and a desire to work in a growing international organization
• Excellent user of both Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in English and Danish.

As a person, we picture you as a positive, calm, openminded, reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator. You appreciate working in an environment that is constantly changing and evolving. You have a curious mindset, who always seek to understand and get the “full picture”.

The process

To apply for the position, please your resume via the apply button. As interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. For any questions, please write to recruitment@cip.dk. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.

As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.

Building value that matters

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind. The funds managed by CIP focuses on investments in offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity, storage, advanced bioenergy, and Power-to-X.

CIP manages ten funds and has to date raised more than EUR 26 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from approximately 150 international institutional investors. CIP will accelerate its role in the global energy transition and aim to have EUR 100 billion under management in green energy investments in 2030. CIP employs around 300 professionals across 12 offices around the world.

A career at CIP means you will have the opportunity to develop and utilize new skills, explore interesting fields and do challenging work that will impact the lives of people around the world. At CIP, we are empowering people to innovate and invest in a better and greener future.  

With employees in Europe, North America Asia-Pacific, CIP is a global business. A role in the team will expose you to a dynamic working environment and the opportunity to contribute to high-profile transactions whilst working in a business with the best people in the industry.