Urban Partners is looking for a Financial Controller for a fixed-term leave cover from April to August 2026. You'll join the highly skilled and international Group Finance team, with strong expertise based in Helsinki and close collaboration across the Nordics and Europe.
Key responsibilities
As a Financial Controller, you will focus on controlling a portfolio of legal entities in Urban Partners group and ensuring the quality of accounting prepared by external service providers. You will participate in financial operations and reporting obligations, coordinate month-end activities, and collaborate closely with stakeholders across countries, with a particular focus on Danish legal entities.
Main tasks include:
- Controlling the financial administration and accounting of the parent company and Danish group entities
- Guiding the accounting service provider and ensuring high-quality deliverables
- Coordinating month-end close according to agreed timelines together with the team and partners
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external advisors across countries
- Preparing tax and statutory reporting
- Ensuring the accuracy of income statement and balance sheet figures and adherence to agreed processes
What makes you a great fit
You are an experienced finance professional who understands how reliable financial reporting is maintained. You are comfortable taking ownership and coordinating with external service providers. Previous hands-on experience in bookkeeping is appreciated. You work in a structured and analytical way, communicate clearly in English, and enjoy contributing as part of an international Group Finance team.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in financial controlling and/or bookkeeping
- Relevant higher educational degree in accounting, finance or a related field
- Good understanding of VAT
- Good written and spoken English skills
- Organised, proactive, and development-oriented working style
- Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel
Additional assets
- Experience in an international environment
- Experience working with an accounting service provider
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Danish language skills and experience with Danish accounting
- Finnish language skills
Why join Urban Partners
- Work alongside experienced finance professionals in an international team where knowledge sharing is part of everyday work
- Strenghten your Group Finance expertise in a role with responsibility and ownership
- Enjoy a professional yet people-first culture that values trust, collaboration, and long-term thinking
- Benefit from the modern office in central Helsinki and employee benefits supporting your wellbeing, e.g. lunch and wellbeing benefits
Practicalities
This is a full-time, fixed-term position covering a leave from April to August 2026, with a preferred start at the beginning of April. You will be employed as a leased employee by aTalent at Urban Partners. The role is based at Urban Partner's office in central Helsinki, and we expect you to work mainly at the office, especially during onboarding. Salary in this position is approximately 4000-5000 €/month, depending on your experience, and is negotiated individually.
Recruitment process timeline
- Initial phone interviews with aTalent, starting already during the application period: week 8-10
- Interview rounds with Urban Partners: week 9-11
- Hiring decision during March
- Starting time in early April
Interested? Please submit your CV and motivation letter in PDF-format in English by the latest 27.2.2026 via our application system.
Please note that we are actively reviewing applications and conducting first-round interviews throughout the application period. As the position is planned to start in April, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Remember to use the application system, we do not accept applications by email. We want to ensure that all applicants can participate in the process equally, and we will take individual accessibility needs into account where necessary.
You can familiarize yourself with Urban Partners here: https://urban.partners/. For more information about the recruitment process contact aTalent's Senior Recruitment Consultant Kati Hautakoski (+358 50 552 0419, kati.hautakoski[at]atalent.fi) during 13. - 24.2. If I'm unable to answer your call right away, please leave a text message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Urban Partners is a leading European urban investment manager, owner and operator with over a 20-year track record of delivering strong, risk-adjusted returns through market cycles. We develop, actively manage and finance high-quality assets in prime locations across Northern Europe. We invest with high conviction in urban environments where we see strong, resilient economies and outsize growth potential. Urban Partners was founded as Nrep in 2005. Read more at https://urban.partners/.