Head of Accounting (Fintech)

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark; four days in the office

Company

hirify.global is a fully licensed Nordic digital bank founded in 2015, building cloud-native, real-time financial services for users across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

What you will do

• Own the general ledger, month-end close, statutory accounts, and IFRS compliance for a licensed Nordic bank.
• Lead balance sheet reconciliations across products, starting with deposits and international payments.
• Build controls covering segregation of duties, dual approval of bank payments, supplier onboarding, and documented process ownership.
• Drive accounting automation and system quality by taking Adra fully live, reducing manual journal entries, and incorporating ledger requirements into the Business Central migration.
• Lead and grow the accounting team while reducing dependency on consultants and building permanent capability.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience owning the ledger and statutory accounts in a bank or another regulated financial institution.
• Strong IFRS knowledge, including IFRS 16, with confidence making and defending recognition judgements.
• Experience building a control environment from a starting point that required significant improvement.
• Experience leading an accounting team through systems change, close acceleration, or both.
• Direct external audit experience as the primary finance contact.

Culture & Benefits

• Four days per week in the Copenhagen office; collaborative in-person work is part of the operating model.
• Pension, health insurance, and enhanced parental leave.
• State-of-the-art computer and peripheral equipment.
• Opportunity to rebuild a recently separated accounting function with an established roadmap and mandate to improve unfinished processes.
• Applications are welcomed from candidates of all backgrounds, with adjustments available during recruitment.
• Criminal-record information may be requested depending on the regulations of the employment country.