Executive assistant to CFO (maternity cover)

In this role, you will act as a trusted sparring partner and right hand to the CFO, ensuring that strategic and operational priorities are achieved effectively. You will gain valuable exposure to executive decision-making, collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organisation and help drive initiatives forward.

Concretely, your areas of responsibility will include the following:

• contributing to strategy development and execution

• preparing and delivering accurate and timely material on behalf of the CFO for leadership teams and Board of Directors

• planning, preparing and facilitating leadership meetings within the Finance, Risk, Legal & Compliance unit

• leading projects and organisational development initiatives within the Finance, Risk, Legal & Compliance unit as well as across the organisation

• providing proactive day-to-day operational support, including managing complex scheduling, meeting preparations and communications

The position is a maternity cover and time-limited to one year.

In the role, you will join our Executive Support team – a team of six dedicated colleagues providing high-level support to DC’s Senior Leadership. While you are part of this team, your day-to-day work will be embedded in the Finance, Risk, Legal & Compliance unit, which has 130 employees. Although the Executive Support team operates across different units, we meet regularly to collaborate, share ideas and foster a strong sense of team spirit.

As you will have the responsibility for a wide range of tasks that require initiative and follow-through, we are looking for someone with strong problem-solving abilities, proactive mindset and excellent communication skills.

We also imagine that you:

• hold a relevant educational background within Finance, Economics, Business Administration or similar

• have experience from a similar position

• naturally build trust and relationships across diverse stakeholders

• have solid organisational and project management skills

• demonstrate integrity, discretion and professionalism in everything you do

• are proficient in English – both spoken and written

Please note that prior knowledge of the energy sector is not required for this role.

You can read more about our recruitment process here. Please note that if you are an international candidate, we will reimburse travel expenses in connection with potential interviews and support you with the relocation process.

At Danske Commodities, we trade energy across 40+ markets and deliver solutions for energy producers and large-scale consumers.

Our people work together to find value in everything we do and deliver it. For our partners. And for the energy system as a whole. Together with our parent company Equinor, we operate on a scale few trading houses can match.

Our organisation is flat with an open-door policy. We expect you to care. About your work. About your colleagues. And about the difference we make.

Aspiring chefs, beekeepers, runners, parents, gamers – we’re proud of our diversity of ideas. What binds us together is that we all find average genuinely uncomfortable and want to do something about it.

We’re big on trust and providing the freedom for you to thrive. Together, we’ll make sure you’ll be the best version of you. Because happy employees perform better and we’re in this for the long run. No matter the stage in life you’re in, we’ve got you.

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