Job Description
Job Title:  Senior Chief Accountant
Req ID:  48391
Job Location (Short):  Vrbove, SVK
Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Group Functions CFO
Job Category:  Finance & Accounting
Work Location Type:  On-site

The Impact You'll Make

As our Senior Chief Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring that our financial reporting is accurate, timely, and trusted across the Danfoss organization. Your work will support important business decisions and strengthen our financial foundation.

You will join our shared service team, where you will collaborate with skilled colleagues, auditors, and stakeholders across countries. This role gives you the chance to influence financial processes on a global scale while working in a supportive, people‑focused environment.

If you enjoy combining precision with problem‑solving, and you want to make a real impact in a company committed to continuous improvement, this position offers both challenge and opportunity.

 

The working place is in Vrbove, near Piestany.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • You ensure high‑quality financial reporting under IFRS and local requirements, including statutory statements, tax reports, and supporting documents.
  • You lead month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing, securing correct and complete balance sheet and profit and loss results.
  • You prepare and approve journal entries and reconciliations for areas such as inventory, intercompany, fixed assets, taxes, accruals, impairments, and write‑offs.
  • You support internal and external audits, provide documentation, and help resolve audit findings while strengthening our internal control framework.
  • You contribute to continuous improvement, helping develop smarter, more efficient accounting and reporting processes.

What We're Looking For

 

  • A few years professional experience in corporate full general ledger accounting or management accounting, with financial reports preparation and direct tax reporting.
  • Prior experience with management/statutory financial reports preparation at similar position in a multinational company or Shared Service Centre multifunctional role.
  • Good communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, to work effectively with all levels of the organization, individually, in groups and across cultures.
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance related is required, Masters preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting and good knowledge on taxation.
  • Practical knowledge of SAP/other integrated software and advanced Excel skills; Business Intelligence, HFM would be beneficiary.
  • Very good written and spoken business level in English.

What You'll Get from Us

 

  1. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
  2. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
  3. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
  4. You’ll work in a stable international company, within a friendly team. You will get extra vacation days beyond the Labor Code, monthly bonus, paid life and accident insurance, contribution to the 3rd pension pillar (DDS), possibility to use the services of a physiotherapist free of charge once a month (massages, consultations), contribution to MultiSport card. We also offer the contribution to language courses, educational programs, participation in social programs for employees, various company events, cultural and sports activities. 

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 


 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.