Head of Administration/Accountant at the Danish Embassy in Canberra
Are you looking for a challenge in an international diplomatic environment, and interested in strengthening the bilateral relationship between Australia and Denmark? Are you motivated by accounting and financial management? Do you thrive in a small, dynamic team and take pride in running an orderly operation?
Then you might be the one we are looking for as our new Administration/Accounting Chief.
About us
At the Danish Embassy in Canberra, we are a small, dynamic, results-oriented and caring team. We take pride in our work and our results that feed into the strong relations between Denmark and Australia. We cover a wide range of foreign policy areas; geopolitics, green transition, trade promotion and consular matters just to name a few.
About your role
The Head of Administration/Accountant is responsible for financial management and accounting including the following:
* Preparing and managing the annual budget
* Quarterly closing of accounts procedures, including preparation of relevant reports
* Follow-up on monthly reconciliation of bank and balance sheet accounts
* General ledger accounting including handling of daily payables (Navision Stat, a system based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV)
* Manage payroll incl. PAYG and superannuation
* Daily handling of payments, incl. manage incoming payments and balance in bank
* General administration and human resource management incl management of a small team.
The Head of Administration/Accounts works in cooperation with colleagues at the Danish Embassy in Canberra and the Danish General Consulate in Sydney, and manages correspondence with the ten Danish Honorary Consuls in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
About you
We expect you to have strong and well-documented abilities in accounting/financial management, including a relevant degree (higher education) and at least five years of accounting experience. You should be familiar with accounting software in general. Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a plus. We work with several IT systems (Microsoft Office) so an ability to quickly learn to use new software is important.
You will need to be focused on keeping the Danish embassy and consulate in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations and laws; and comfortable operating in a highly regulated environment.
We expect you to be capable of independent thinking and be a problem solver while at the same time be adaptable and enjoy being part of a team. The Embassy values quality, integrity and team spirit and we put great emphasis on helpfulness, respect and flexibility.
Employment conditions
* Full time position on an open-ended contract based on Australian and Danish labour laws (the Embassy’s staff rules).
* A standard 37 hour work week, with requirement for additional hours when necessary.
* Five weeks annual leave, days per month.
* Potential for flexible working arrangement.
* Small friendly working environment, with free parking available.
Please note that the successful applicant will be required to provide an Australian police check and pass a Danish security clearance.
Application
Please submit your application with supporting documentation to ******@um.dk marked “Application: Head of Admin/Accountant” by 'COB' Wednesday 27 May 2026. Suitable candidates may be contacted before the deadline.
Should you have any questions for this position please contact:
Deputy Head of Mission, Flemming Andersen, ******@um.dk or ph. 0419 225 ***