Accounting Manager

Permanent, Not disclosed, Full-time

Horsens
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ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Do you want to lead a dedicated team and be a key person in an international design company? Do you have experience with accounting and payroll function in an international organisation? Do you wish to become a part of our headquarters by the harbour edge in Horsens?

If yes, please read on!

About the job

As Accounting Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the daily management of our accounting and payroll team consisting of six skilled employees. You will report directly to the CFO and work closely with other management colleagues in Finance. The role requires a motivating leader who is able to create structure and ensure high quality in deliveries - while developing both the team and the processes.

You will be responsible for leading and supporting the team in their daily tasks, including conducting development interviews and following up on set goals. You engage in setting a direction and create commitment through a trusting and positive management style.

On a daily basis, you are responsible for a number of central accounting and payroll processes - including debtor and creditor management, credit assessment, payroll as well as reporting and reconciliations. You work closely with our controlling team and have a keen eye for compliance and documentation, including in relation to SOX.

In addition, you play an important role in developing and optimizing processes. You work systematically to ensure documentation and back-up across the team's functions, and you take the initiative for automation where it creates value. You represent HAY's values and actively contribute to a healthy and collaborative working environment.

Your daily tasks will include:

  • Daily management of the accounting and payroll teams at HAY, including development dialogues, goal settings, and the like
  • Ensure continuous high-quality deliveries
  • Ensure alignment to the controlling team
  • Responsible for developing and improving accounting processes (AR, AP, Payroll and Credit Management)
  • Miscellaneous reporting reconsolidation (including compliance)
  • Alignment to the SOX responsible
  • Engage in automation of tasks where applicable
  • Fluent in Danish and preferably master English on a professional level
  • Representing the HAY Culture, be a great colleague and positively motivate the accounting teams

Are you the Accounting Manager we are looking for?

Role expectations

  • You are a visible, hands-on and committed leader who is able to motivate and develop your team
  • You work in a structured and quality-conscious manner, with a focus on both operations and development
  • You are a team player with a positive attitude
  • You thrive in a role with a broad contact surface and a high degree of responsibility

Ideal experience

  • Solid experience with accounting
  • Previously team lead responsibilities
  • Experience with process optimization and preferably automation
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements and documentation standards

You want to be a part of HAY?

Then do not hesitate to send us your CV – in Danish or English - as soon as possible and no later than Thursday 31 July 2025. We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis.

If you have any further questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact Palle Lilleøre at palle.lilleore@hay.com.

About HAY

Founded in Copenhagen in 2002 with the ambition of creating contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories for modern living, HAY’s vision is to create high-quality and well-designed products in collaboration with some of the world’s most talented, curious, and courageous designers. Through the commitment to sophisticated industrial manufacturing processes, HAY strives to make good design accessible to the widest possible audience.

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ABOUT HAY

The international design brand HAY was founded by Mette and Rolf Hay in Copenhagen in 2002. At HAY, we work with the world’s leading designers in a sustainable and democratic context to produce high-quality design products, drawing from three primary sources of inspiration: art, architecture, and fashion.

THE HAY VALUES

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Passion

We are motivated by a love of design and a commitment to constant innovation.

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Function

At HAY, form will always follow function.

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Community

HAY is an international company; our design crosses borders from our designers to our suppliers to our product development teams, community is fundamental to our brand.

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Responsibility

High quality means thoughtfully designed, well-crafted, and built to last.

Working at HAY

Our colleagues are part of a HAY community that cherishes our collaboration and culture. We treat each other with respect and value the team spirit and the collaborative ecosystem that uplifts the organization every single day.

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From the beginning we have been very aware that we started HAY with a pure passion for design. But we have learned over the past twenty years that, while design is the highest priority, the heart of this company is people.

Rolf Hay, Co-Founder and Creative Director