Finance and Project Controller with an overview and a knack for development and reporting

Are you sharp with financial and resource control? And would you like to help children and young people in vulnerable positions receive a supportive foster family? Then we would very much like to hear from you.

About the position

As a financial and project controller you will play a central role in Mentorbarn's financial and administrative engine room. You will be responsible for ongoing financial and project control and must ensure that the director and project managers have a solid and up-to-date financial overview. You will work closely with Mentorbarn's director, who has overall responsibility for the organization's finances, budgets and financial priorities.

You will support the organization with the preparation of forecasts and ongoing financial follow-up and highlight deviations, risks and needs for action. At the same time, you will be a financial sparring partner for our project managers and contribute to ensuring that the projects’ finances are on the right track, and that grants are used and reported in accordance with donor and partner requirements.

Your tasks will include

• fulfilment of financial reporting to grant providers
• invoicing to municipalities and relevant bank administration tasks
• identification and follow-up on budget deviations, financial risks and need for action
• resource control and strengthening of administrative systems
• be the contact person for the bookkeeper in connection with posting, month-end closing and annual accounts
• coordinate the annual accounts and cooperation with the auditor
• understand the financial terms and requirements in grants and collaboration agreements and follow up
• ensure timely financial closure and reporting of projects
• monthly payroll run and control of advances, travel, holidays, maternity/paternity leave and pension
• administration of reimbursements
• assistance to employees with practical questions about salary, holidays and pension
• cross-functional administrative tasks, including coordination of signatures on municipal agreements and other contracts.

The director has overall responsibility for the organization's finances and approves the total budgets and significant financial commitments. As financial and project controller you ensure that decisions are made on an up-to-date and thoroughly prepared financial basis. You must be able to both keep track of the details and lift your gaze.

Who are you?

We imagine that you have a relevant financial background. You thrive on both having control of the detail and creating overview and can be a qualified financial sparring partner for the director and project managers.

We emphasize that you

• have a steady eye for numbers, budgets and financial contexts
• work structurally, independently and follow up
• can translate financial data into clear overviews and useful decision material
• dare to ask critical questions and highlight financial risks
• thrive with both fixed operational tasks and complex project financial issues
• thrive in a smaller organization where tasks span a wide range and where people help each other.

We imagine that you have experience with project economics and financial reporting to grant providers. You may also have experience with – or desire to work with – HR and contractual matters. If you have previously worked in a civil society organization, an agency or a foundation, that is an advantage but not a requirement.

How to apply

Send your application and CV to [email protected] .

The application deadline is 22 October 2026. First round interviews will be held on 26 October and second round on 28 October. The workplace is our office at Thoravej 29 in Copenhagen NV.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to call the acting director Cecilia Decara at telephone 54 33 44 20 or write to [email protected] . You can read more about Mentorbarn at www.mentorbarn.dk .

We look forward to hearing from you.