Controller for the Finance and HR Department at AARHUS TECH

Do you want to work with financial management, analyses and development in an organization with an important societal purpose?

Do you have an analytical approach to economics and a desire to contribute to modern controlling, digitization and new AI-supported workflows?

Then you may be our new controller.

About the position

As a controller you will be part of the Finance and HR department and play a central role in the financial management of AARHUS TECH. You work closely with management and colleagues across the organization and contribute to a solid basis for decisions and priorities.

The position combines ongoing operational tasks with development of the finance function's processes and tools. You will work with controlling, accounting, year-end closing, quality assurance of financial registrations and the accounting handling of tangible fixed assets. At the same time, you help to find smarter ways to solve the tasks so that in the future we spend less time on manual workflows and more time on creating value for the organization.

You will have the opportunity to shape the development of the finance function and translate new technological possibilities into solutions that work in everyday life.

Your primary tasks

Participate in the preparation of budgets, period-end reports and annual report

• Follow up on finances and perform controlling
• Work with project economics and financial analyses
• Prepare data extractions, reporting and management information
• Optimize and develop processes and workflows
• Contribute to testing and applying new technologies and tools, including AI

About you

You have a relevant economic education and experience with financial management, accounting and controlling. You work analytically and structurally, take responsibility for your tasks and are curious about how the finance function's workflows can be improved.

You can create an overview in complex contexts, investigate when something doesn't add up and find explanations, without losing focus on what creates value. You thrive in collaboration and knowledge sharing and communicate openly about tasks, challenges and progress.

We especially emphasize that you

• Work independently, structured and quality-conscious
• Have good collaboration and communication skills
• Thrive with many points of contact and different stakeholders
• Are analytically curious about both economic contexts and the processes behind them
• Have an interest in digitization and new methods within controlling, including AI tools
• Motivated to create concrete improvements and actively contribute to shared professional development

It is an advantage if you have experience with

• Economics tasks in a larger organization.
• Project accounting
• Education sector

We offer

An exciting and versatile position with great professional breadth and the opportunity to shape the development of the finance function. You will become part of a dedicated team with high professionalism, good collaboration and an informal tone.

Employment terms

Salary and employment terms are set according to the applicable agreement for academics in the state with placement as a full rat or according to the Common Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and OAO and the organizational agreement for clerical workers (HK).

The position is 37 hours per week.

Your workplace is Halmstadgade 6, 8200 Aarhus N.

The position is intended to be filled by January 15, 2027.

Since there may be travel between AARHUS TECH addresses connected with the position, it is convenient if you have a car available.

The application deadline is November 15, 2026. We expect to conduct interviews on a rolling basis.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Finance and HR director Dorte Kragh Jørgensen at telephone 61 98 74 73.

We look forward to receiving your application.

AARHUS TECH encourages all interested, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. Please include all relevant experience in your application and CV, but please do not disclose date of birth, age or sensitive personal data.

AARHUS TECH is occupational health and safety certified to ISO 45001. This means we continually improve the working environment by continuously and systematically assessing risks, and that we work proactively with safety and health for our employees.