Senior Lead, Finance Business Partner

18/09/2026

DNK-København

Senior Lead, Finance Business Partner 

Are you motivated by combining strategic finance, performance management, and business partnering to create measurable business value? Do you thrive in a role where you influence decisions, challenge assumptions, and help leaders navigate complexity with confidence?

We are looking for a Senior Lead, Finance Business Partner to become the trusted financial advisor to one of our global business units. In this role, you will combine strategic finance, performance management, and business partnering to help leaders make better decisions, translate business priorities into profitable growth, and create long-term value.

You will join our Global Business Finance organisation and work closely with senior business leaders, regional finance teams, and functional stakeholders. As a strategic business partner, you will provide forward-looking financial leadership, transforming strategy and operational priorities into actionable insights, clear choices, and measurable outcomes.

As we continue to strengthen our market position and pursue growth opportunities, you will play a key role in ensuring resources are allocated to the highest-value initiatives while driving transparency, accountability, and financial discipline across the organisation. The role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to contribute directly to strategic investments, cost optimisation, and improved performance across the business.

You will be successful in the role when you; 

• Serve as the trusted Finance Business Partner to the business units Leadership team, providing strategic guidance and financial insight to support critical business decisions.


• Own and drive the planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes across the business unit.


• Translate strategic priorities into financial plans, resource allocation decisions, and value creation initiatives.


• Challenge commercial and operational assumptions and ensure robust decision-making through data-driven analysis and business partnering.


• Develop, evaluate, and challenge business cases, investment proposals, and strategic initiatives while ensuring benefits realisation is tracked and measured.


• Analyse pricing, profitability, productivity, working capital, and margin development, identifying opportunities to improve business performance.


• Establish and continuously improve KPI frameworks, performance reporting, and accountability structures that support effective execution.


• Deliver high-quality, decision-oriented reporting and performance reviews for leadership on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.


• Provide scenario analyses and forward-looking recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making.


• Identify risks, escalate performance concerns, and proactively recommend corrective actions to protect business performance.


• Support the continued evolution of Finance Business Partnering by driving simplification, improving forecast quality, and strengthening decision support capabilities.

You likely bring:

• A Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Strategy, or a related discipline.


• More than five years of relevant experience within Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Strategy, or similar fields.


• Strong experience supporting senior stakeholders in an international and complex organisation.


• Solid expertise in financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and performance management.


• Strong analytical capabilities, including financial modelling, business casing, scenario analysis, and profitability management.


• Experience working with ERP systems, business intelligence tools, and data-driven decision-making.


• The ability to influence and challenge constructively while building trusted relationships across functions and leadership levels.


• A proactive, pragmatic, and collaborative approach combined with strong commercial curiosity.


• Fluency in English and a valid Danish work permit. Danish language skills are not required.

What We Offer

You will join us at an important stage of our transformation journey and have the opportunity to shape both critical business decisions and the role Finance plays in driving future success.

You will join a professional and collaborative environment with exposure to senior stakeholders and opportunities to influence the ongoing development of our finance organisation.

We offer attractive employment conditions, pension and health insurance, modern facilities, and a strong focus on employee wellbeing and professional development. 

Appetite for More?

To learn more about the role, please contact Laura Svendsen, Head of Global Business Finance, DAT-Schaub at +45 29 49 65 37.

Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible, as interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.