Maternity leave cover sought for the Environmental Protection Agency's Finance Unit in Odense

Miljøstyrelsen seeks 1 maternity leave replacement for a 9-month position in the Budget and Steering team in Finance.

Økonomi is a staff unit in the Environmental Protection Agency, where both budget and accounts are included. You will join the Budget and Steering team, led by a Chief of Office and a team leader. The office also includes the Accounting and Controlling team. The Budget and Steering team consists of employees who work with financial management, finance act appropriations, goal- and results management, financial analyses and a lot of other finance-related tasks.

As a maternity leave replacement you will join the group of financial partners and thereby assist in the work with classic public sector financial management tasks including budgeting, forecasts and management board cases, across the agency and in relation to our ministry.

As a maternity leave replacement you, in collaboration with one or more of your colleagues, will take responsibility for following up on part of the Environmental Protection Agency's finances with contributions to, among others, quarterly and monthly forecasts and reporting to the agency's management and the ministry. The EPA has an extensive economy with many funding sources including a number of fee schemes as well as a substantial grants economy – there is something for everyone.

Your profile

We expect you to have a relevant advanced degree with substantial economic content and very preferably experience from a similar position.

We attach importance to you;

• Have analytical abilities, and good number sense including experience and flair for using financial systems such as Navision Stat and the State's budgeting system as well as Excel.
• Experience with financial management, budget follow-ups, management of revenues or payroll.
• Have an eye for detail and focus on quality assurance.
• Can communicate financial matters simply, concisely and clearly to all professional groups.
• Work structured and independently, so you continually have control of processes and deliveries.
• Are willing to take on a challenging job where several tasks often must be solved at the same time
• Are meticulous, dynamic and hardworking
• Have a good sense of humor and a positive attitude.

We also expect you to thrive in an environment where daily life alternates between concentrated case processing and insight into environmental issues. We have a good community where we value a pleasant chat over lunch, which also includes non-professional topics.

The Environmental Protection Agency is part of the Ministry of Environment and the Danish authority in the environmental field. We work for water and marine nature, climate adaptation, safe chemistry, green production and circular economy. Our core task is to translate nature and environmental legislation into reality in interaction with the outside world.

The EPA is nationwide and has about 900 employees. The agency's headquarters with about 700 workplaces is located in Odense, where you will also have your place of employment.

It is a shared ambition to create the foundation for a fun and exciting everyday life with a rich culture of ideas and a workplace that is one of the state's best. And the ambition is to do this at the same time as we keep eyes, ears and hands on nature and the environment in Denmark.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academics' Agreement).

The employment can be as a civil servant or as a senior consultant depending on your competencies.

The area of employment is the Ministry of the Environment with related institutions.

The place of service will be the Environmental Protection Agency, Lerchesgade 35 in Odense.

The vacancy is to be filled in the period from December 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.

How to apply for the position

Apply online by attaching your application, education certificate and CV no later than 18 October 2026.

We expect to hold interviews in week 43, 2026. Employment from 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

You can read more about the Environmental Protection Agency and the individual units at www.mst.dk.

Further information

You can obtain additional information about the position by contacting the head of office Simon Krøyer by email [email protected] or by phone at 29 64 95 49.