Senior Audit Specialist

Imagine a future where you’ll turn your passion into action and support Ørsted in creating a world that runs entirely on green energy 

Join us in this role where you’ll conduct global audits, working with highly skilled colleagues in a fast-paced and challenging environment with ample opportunities for professional and personal growth

Welcome to Group Internal Audit
You’ll be part of Group Internal Audit where you, together with your colleagues, will support the acceleration of Ørsted’s global growth. We cooperate globally with our organisation in all regions, and we tackle our exciting agenda with ambition, focus, and perseverance

As a team, we seek to communicate, collaborate to succeed, and to grow our talent

You’ll play an important role in:

• engaging with key stakeholders, including external auditors, and closely follow best practices within accounting and auditing and where the business is headed
• identifying risk exposure and determination of audit work to mitigate the risk exposure to a level below the risk appetite
• assessing and testing the effectiveness of internal controls, as well as sufficiency of internal policies, procedures, and governance including compliance with rules and regulation
• providing audit assurance to executive management and Audit & Risk Committee based on conducted audits
• ensuring delivery on the approved audit strategy and plan together with the colleagues in Group Internal Audit
• caretaking of the whistle blower hotline and confidential investigations together with experienced colleagues holding Certified Fraud Examiner certifications

To succeed in the role, you:

• enjoy all aspects of audit from engaging with stakeholders and information gathering to risk assessment, planning, execution, and reporting
• thrive being a team player engaging with colleagues globally and are comfortable working alone if needed
• hold a genuine curiosity towards complex business models and meet challenges with a perseverant attitude
• hold a relevant financial education, e.g., a master’s degree in auditing or finance, and understand audit methodology, accounting terms and standards through extensive experience
• enjoy working with and managing multiple stakeholders at various organisational levels and are comfortable being exposed to top management levels as well as the Audit & Risk Committee members
• have great communication skills, a structured approach to your work and a keen eye for process improvements, and you deliver high quality even when deadlines are tight

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range:
For this position, the expected base pay range is kr65,000.00- kr85,000.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:
For this position, employees who meet eligibility requirements have access to: employer‑paid pension (11 % contribution), full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance); five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year; a 3 % holiday allowance; access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and well-being programmes; a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, and internet); staff club membership with sport and cultural activities; and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets).

Pre-employment background check:
This position requires a background check as part of the hiring process and the offer is dependent on the outcome of this check. You will receive more information during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.