Financial consultant wanted for UCN Economics

Do you want to help ensure a strong financial decision-making basis for management and contribute to the development of the finance function of the future?

One of our financial consultants has chosen to go in new directions, and therefore we are now seeking a new colleague for UCN Finance. We are looking for a finance consultant with a strong financial subject area foundation, who is motivated by creating overview, insight and value through professional financial management. You thrive on analysis, controlling and close sparring with leaders, and you see opportunities in continuously developing and improving workflows and processes.

What can you expect in the position?

You will become part of a consulting team of 9 employees, where you will be responsible for financial follow-up and controlling on one or more budget areas. At the same time, you will be part of the work with consolidating UCN's overall financial reporting and developing the financial management information. You will play a central role in ensuring a solid basis for financial prioritizations and decisions in the organization.

Your primary tasks

• Ongoing budget follow-up, controlling and financial reporting on one or more budget areas
• Financial sparring with budget responsibilities on priorities and resource use
• Preparation of budgets, analyses, management information and decision basis
• Follow-up on activity, salary and other operating financial conditions
• Consolidation and quality assurance of UCN’s overall financial reporting
• Development of financial management, quality assurance and efficient workflows, including relevant digital support, where it can create better quality and efficiency in task execution

Your professional profile

We place emphasis on, that you

• Have a relevant higher education within economics, accounting or administration
• Have experience with financial management, controlling, budget follow-up or accounting
• Have strong analytical competencies and can translate financial data into usable management information
• Have an understanding of the relationship between activities, economy and strategic priorities
• Are familiar with IT systems and see digital tools as a natural part of the task solution

We are primarily looking for a strong finance professional profile who can support the organization's leaders with qualified financial sparring and contribute to robust financial management. At the same time, we want to develop the finance function so that we increasingly use data and system support to create value for the organization. Therefore it is an advantage if you have an interest in or experience with:

• Preparation of management information and financial analyses
• Reporting and follow-up based on larger data sets.
• Development and improvement of processes and workflows.
• Digital tools for reporting, analysis and follow-up, for example Power BI or similar solutions.
• Automation and streamlining of administrative processes.

You do not need to be a specialist in these areas, but you should have an interest in contributing to the development of a modern and efficient finance function.

Your personal competences

You work in a structured way, take responsibility for your deliverables and can prioritize between multiple tasks. You are analytical and solution-oriented. You work independently and also actively contribute to collaboration in the team and the rest of the organization.

What you get in return

The position is organizationally located in UCN Finance, reporting to the head of the department. UCN Finance is one of 8 departments housed in UCN's Shared Administration. You will become part of a department consisting of 20 employees distributed across a consulting team, a project team and an accounting team. We offer a strong professional environment, close collaboration and the opportunity to influence the development of financial management and workflows. The culture is open and informal with room for both professionalism and humor.

Recruitment process

The application deadline for the position is Thursday, November 12 at 23:59 .

Please feel free to send a motivated application together with your CV and diploma. Once you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation that we have received it.

We have established a recruitment committee that will conduct the recruitment process, and we will inform you as soon as possible after the application deadline if we wish to invite you to an interview.

We expect to conduct interviews Tuesday, November 24, 2026. We will obtain references along the way, this is of course only after prior agreement with you.

Salary and terms of employment

The position as finance consultant is a permanent position of 37 hours per week with start on January 1, 2027 or by agreement.

Your primary place of work will be Selma Lagerløfs Vej 2, 9220 Aalborg East.

Employment and remuneration are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Further information

You can read more about UCN, our programs and partners on UCN's website.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Finance Manager Marlene Brogaard at [email protected] or phone 72690102.

UCN wishes for our staff to reflect the diversity of the surrounding society, and we therefore encourage all interested parties regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply for the position.

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Professionshøjskolen UCN is the largest practically oriented educational institution in Northern Jutland with six addresses in Aalborg, Hjørring and Thisted. We offer over 30 higher vocational and professional education programs in pedagogy/learning, health, business and technology. We develop Northern Jutland through education, lifelong learning and practice-oriented research – always in close dialogue with our surroundings. We are just over 900 employees. Together we do our best for the more than 9,500 students and 9,400 course participants who have chosen us.