senior finance & operation manager.

areas of responsibility

In this newly established role, you will be accountable for finance, operations, IT, and HR, reporting directly to the CEO.

As the Senior Finance & Operation Manager of a biotech firm with a growing staff of 24 professionals, you will have the responsibility of overseeing the traditional responsibilities associated with this role, including the management of the company's financials, establishing and maintaining relationships with banks, handling insurance matters, negotiating leases, developing and implementing IT strategies, streamlining HR processes, managing facility negotiations, etc. You will be tasked with creating and executing structures and processes that will support the goal of making Biosyntia the best company it can be.


Your work will cover many topics and directly impact executive decision-making. In addition, you will work closely with, and be supported by, Biosyntia´s external bookkeeper on executing financial matters as well as their administrative assistant on executing e.g. HR initiatives. You will be interacting with decision-makers across the company such as CXOs, department heads and project leaders, advising them on financial matters, including analyses on key decisions.

In your day-to-day operations, you can expect to be responsible for:

- Financial reporting and decision analyses to the company executives and the board
- The company’s financial models, essential in fundraising processes
- HR processes with execution support from the administrative assistant
- Managing the company’s IT set-up, including IT security and rights management
- Handling interactions with facility mgmt., insurance contracts, and bank relations
- Preparing relevant company reporting, such as KYC and ESG reporting
- Overseeing and advising on all finance-related activities, including bookkeeping, cost control, etc.
- Ad hoc business cases

what describes the ideal candidate?

To be successful in this role, your approach to everything is characterized by a strong focus on structure, but you also thrive in the dynamic and constantly evolving environment that is typical of start-ups. You embrace challenges that are outside of your comfort zone and take responsibility for tasks beyond your area of expertise, all in the pursuit of reaching Biosyntia’s goals.
You possess a unique combination of attention to detail when analyzing numbers and the ability to independently and proactively take a strategic view to drive improvements.

In addition to the above, Biosyntia would prefer that you have:

A relevant university M.Sc. degree within finance, economics, or the like:
- 5+ years of relevant experience, perhaps as a controller, financial advisor or manager, finance business partner, or similar
- Experience with handling and modeling large data in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with communication of decision proposals, both verbally and in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English (Danish is a plus)
- Previous experience with running operations outside finance topics is a plus, but not a requirement

love what you do every day and apply here

Apply for the position by clicking "apply now". We review the applications received and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis. Randstad is responsible for the recruitment process on behalf of Biosyntia. We will process your application confidentially, and it will only be shared with your prior consent. If you have any further questions about the position, feel free to contact Senior Consultant Steffen Paaske Christensen on +45 25 97 44 29 or via mail to steffen.christensen@randstad.dk

We look forward to hearing from you.

be part of building a VC-backed biotech start-up that is changing the world

Biosyntia is an industrial biotech company developing bio-based manufacturing processes with all critical capabilities for success in-house – stretching from microbial engineering, fermentation optimization, product purification, formulation to sales. Biosyntia focuses especially at developing more natural and sustainable processes for active ingredients used in beauty and nutrition such as vitamins, antioxidants, and similar ingredients. The company has won more than 15 recognition awards, including being one of the most innovative SMEs in Europe.
You will be part of a team of 24 experts in sustainability research and production and will work at the company's state-of-the-art offices and labs in Østerbro.

For further information, please visit the website, https://www.biosyntia.com/

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