Head of Controlling & Operations, Germany and Italy

Head of Controlling & Operations, Germany and Italy Experience with people leadership and fostering a positive team culture? Join us at the intersection of Finance, Data and Technology, where you’ll lead a team that supports our customer business. Apply for job Quote You will lead a skilled and data-driven team operating within the challenging domain of finance and data. Here’s what the job entails As our new Head of Controlling & Operations, Germany and Italy you will manage a team of 12 employees, responsible for controlling and supporting our customer business in Germany and Italy. Your main role will be to support and develop the team, set a clear direction and drive continuous improvement – all of which are crucial to ensuring a scalable and efficient controlling and operations setup in a competitive energy market. Together with the Customer Business Management team, you will play a vital role in developing the function and continuously improving our collaboration and leadership skills. More specifically, your responsibilities include: managing and developing a team of curious and skilled employees ensuring controlling and operations tasks are carried out in an appropriate and scalable way optimising and documenting processes supervising successful implementation of new products participating in and leading cross-functional projects Meet your team You will join our team Controlling & Operations, Germany and Italy, where we work with onboarding of assets, asset master data and customer requests, ensuring data consistency as well as stable and efficient business controlling. We continuously strive to improve our controlling and operations processes, where data quality and scalability are key priorities. The team consists of quality-minded and committed specialists in business controlling and operations, and we make the most out of our diverse and international backgrounds. Our culture is inclusive and supportive, and we always strive to become better as a team. But enough about us… over to you! As a leader, we imagine that you are empathetic, supportive and seek understanding of the needs and motivations of your team. We also expect you to be proactive, keen on taking responsibility, and have an eye for optimising processes and managing an operational setup. You will work with various cases that require thorough analyses to contribute to decision-making, so you should also be interested in having a data-driven and structured approach to problem-solving. Furthermore, we imagine that you: have an educational background in finance, economics, IT or a related field – but this is not a tipping point to us are familiar with data and analytical tools such as SQL and/or Power BI have previous experience, and a proven track record, as a leader are proficient in English – both written and spoken Please note that prior knowledge of the energy sector is not required for this role. We’ll take good care of you At Danske Commodities, we take great care of our people. Joining us means you’ll get a lot of great perks – including social events, cultural experiences, tasty food and benefits to better your health, your life and your future. Here are some of the benefits we offer our employees: Shape your development tailored growth plans, 100+ DC University courses & Harvard Learning access 100+ yearly events from office parties to DC Sports events, CS:GO team, student network & more Global career paths as part of our parent company, Equinor’s 20,000-strong international network Flexible work life adjustable hours, part-time options & up to 2 work from home days/week Fuel Fridays one paid Friday off every month (July and December excluded) Top-tier parental leave up to 26 weeks paid, pension during leave & post-leave support Unlimited paid child's sick days because family comes first Extra time off 5 additional days on top of your 5 weeks Senior days extra time off if you’re 55+ Attractive package 10% pension, health insurance, bonus scheme & more Share savings the option to join Equinor’s attractive share programme Home setup covered paid internet, phone & IT gear Free tickets & discounts culture, family fun, hotels, restaurants & more Organic meals light breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner & take-away Barista café high-quality coffee, always on us On-site wellness state-of-the-art gym, physio, chiro and massage therapy New HQ in the heart of Aarhus with stunning views, inspiring architecture and close to public transport …. and much more Department Finance, Risk, Legal & Compliance Locations Aarhus, Denmark Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time Sub department Finance Operations Application deadline 28 September, 2026 About Danske Commodities We're an energy trading and optimisation company that works at the intersection of technology and energy economics. Our disciplined and scalable trading strategies are designed to be competitive in volatile markets and create value for our partners. Founded in 2004 Co-workers 650 Turnover €40,460 million Applicant tracking system by Teamtailor