Chief Financial Officer
The Role
We are searching for a commercially minded and business-driven Chief Financial Officer to join the Leadership Team and act as a trusted strategic partner to the CEO. The CFO will play a key role in driving financial performance, supporting business growth, and strengthening the organisation’s ability to make data-driven decisions.
Beyond ensuring strong financial governance and control, the CFO will be responsible for transforming Finance into a proactive value-creation function that supports the business through insight, transparency and effective decision-making.
The role carries full responsibility for a finance organisation of approximately 19 employees located across Farre, Aars and Skanderborg and includes leadership of the following areas:
• FP&A & Business Partnering
• Accounting & Compliance
• Production Controlling & Master Data
As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CFO will contribute actively to the strategic agenda, helping the business improve profitability, efficiency and long-term competitiveness.
Key Responsibilities
• Acting as a strategic and financial advisor to the CEO and Leadership Team.
• Driving financial performance with a strong focus on profitability, margin management and cash flow optimisation.
• Creating transparency through robust financial reporting and high-quality data.
• Establishing a reliable “one source of truth” for financial and operational information.
• Developing and embedding meaningful KPIs and performance management disciplines across the organisation.
• Supporting strategic and operational decision-making through strong business partnering.
• Driving standardisation and optimisation of ERP and BI systems.
• Leading the continued digital transformation of the finance function.
• Reducing manual processes and increasing automation and the use of AI-enabled tools.
• Strengthening financial planning, forecasting and management reporting processes.
• Improving operational efficiency and identifying opportunities for cost reduction and margin enhancement.
• Building strong partnerships with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial and other business functions.
• Creating accountability through disciplined performance follow-up and variance management.
• Leading, developing and inspiring the finance organisation while ensuring a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Priorities
• Establish greater transparency and confidence in financial data, reporting and KPI structures.
• Elevate the leadership capability and effectiveness of the finance organisation.
• Strengthen business partnering and collaboration across the company.
• Reduce manual processes, increase automation and accelerate the adoption of AI-driven solutions.
• Build a strong talent pipeline and develop future leaders within Finance.
Candidate Profile
• Experience from a manufacturing environment, ideally within food, beverage, FMCG, agriculture or related industries.
• Strong understanding of value-chain economics, operational performance and margin management.
• Deep expertise within operations finance, supply chain finance and production controlling.
• A proven track record of driving performance improvement, profitability initiatives and organisational development.
• Strong experience with ERP and Business Intelligence platforms.
• The ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience leading larger finance teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
Leadership Profile
Danpo is looking for a modern, visible and empowering leader who can combine strong financial discipline with a collaborative and people-oriented leadership style.
• Be a hands-on and energetic leader with strong execution capabilities.
• Provide clear direction and create momentum throughout the organisation.
• Develop talent and build high-performing teams.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Challenge constructively while maintaining strong relationships and trust.
• Lead through influence as well as formal authority.
• Be comfortable operating both strategically and operationally.
The Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to join a leading manufacturing business in a role with significant strategic impact. The CFO will have the opportunity to shape the future of the finance function, strengthen business performance, drive digital transformation and act as a key partner in the continued development of Danpo.
The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering both organisational performance and people development while helping to position Finance as a genuine value-creation partner to the business.
