Ørsted

Senior Financial Accountant (Offshore Business)

Join Ørsted in Kuala Lumpur as a Senior Financial Accountant supporting offshore wind operations. Manage financial reporting, budgeting, and JV partner collaboration. Benefit from a global finance team and opportunities to improve processes in a dynamic renewable energy environment.
Ørsted
Ørsted
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hybrid Full time UTC+08:00

Ørsted

Company Overview

Ørsted

Fredericia, Denmark

1972

Approximately 8,700 employees globally (source: linkedin.com). Revenues of DKK 82.0 billion (approximately €11 billion) in 2023 (source: orsted.com).

What They Do

Ørsted is a global leader in renewable energy, focusing on offshore wind as its primary business model. The company develops, constructs, and operates large offshore wind farms using both fixed and floating turbines, and offers services in project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as power purchase agreements (source: orsted.com). Additionally, Ørsted works with onshore wind, solar energy, energy storage, renewable hydrogen, green fuels, and bioenergy, making them a versatile player in the renewable energy market (source: stateofgreen.com). Target markets include Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and Denmark, as well as the USA, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, where they serve large customers such as national grid operators and utilities (source: orsted.com). Ørsted holds a leading competitive position as the world's largest developer of offshore wind with over 15 GW of installed capacity globally and a pipeline of over 37 GW under development (source: orsted.com).

Projects & Achievements

Among Ørsted's notable projects is the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK, which, with a capacity of 1.4 GW, was fully commissioned in 2022 and is the world's largest operational offshore wind farm (source: orsted.com). The Race Bank offshore wind farm, also in the UK, was completed in 2018 with a capacity of 573 MW (source: orsted.com). In the USA, Revolution Wind (704 MW) reached financial close in 2024 with operations planned for 2026, while South Fork Wind (132 MW), the first offshore wind farm in the state, began delivering power to New York in 2024 (source: orsted.com). Current major projects include Hornsea 3 (2.9 GW, UK, under construction with first power expected in 2025) and Greater Changhua 4 (112 MW, Taiwan, commissioning in 2025) (source: orsted.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Ørsted has won a contract for the 2.4 GW Atlantic Shores Project 4 offshore wind lease off the coast of New Jersey, USA, in October 2024 (source: orsted.com). They reached financial close on the 1.1 GW Greater Changhua 4 & 5 offshore wind farms in Taiwan in July 2024, valued at over DKK 10 billion (source: orsted.com). In 2023, Ørsted acquired a 20% stake in the 900 MW Nissen offshore wind project in Germany for €227 million (source: orsted.com). Ørsted also secured €1.2 billion in green financing in 2024 and reported an EBITDA of DKK 18.0 billion in 2023 despite project delays (source: orsted.com).

Working There

Ørsted offers roles in engineering (wind turbine technicians, project engineers), project development (site acquisition, permitting specialists), operations and maintenance (offshore service technicians), supply chain, finance, IT, legal, and sustainability analysis, with high demand in offshore wind construction and hydrogen R&D (source: orsted.com). Active recruitment is taking place at offices in Fredericia and Copenhagen (Denmark) for engineering and HQ functions, London (UK) for project development, as well as in the USA, Taiwan, and Germany for offshore wind and hydrogen initiatives (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes innovation and transformation, as evidenced by their successful shift from fossil fuels, with employee reviews on Glassdoor averaging 4.0/5 for work-life balance and career opportunities (source: glassdoor.com). Documented benefits include competitive salaries, a 37-hour workweek in Denmark, six weeks of paid vacation, pension contributions up to 12%, hybrid work arrangements, and green benefits such as electric vehicle schemes and sustainability training (source: orsted.com).


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Imagine a future where you play a key role in powering our offshore wind operations with world‑class financial insight.

Join us in this role where you'll play an active role in providing financial insight to our Operations & Asset Management functions in offshore wind. The Generation Accounting & Operations team's work is varied and includes both monthly reporting and annual forecasting as well as working closely with JV partners and internal stakeholders.

You'll be part of Generation Accounting & Operations KUL where you, together with your colleagues, will be part of a global Finance team working with the Operations & Asset Management team. You will be responsible for overseeing the financial data of our Generation assets & Hubs, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of costs, performing hub cost recharges, performing MEC related activities including accruals and reclass, prepare financial reports, prepare and update annual and rolling budgets, manage Joint Venture costs and reporting as well as providing ad-hoc financial advice and guidance to and guidance to Asset & Hub. As a team, we collaborate very closely with our colleagues in Operations and Asset Management, share knowledge, learnings and support each other to succeed together.

You'll play an important role in

  • performing month-end and year-end accounting activities for assigned areas of responsibility including accruals, hub central cost recharges, intercompany invoices, reconciliation of actuals, cost allocations, and maintaining cost object structures, ensuring all necessary accounting entries are recorded as per signed agreement
  • partnering directly with Finance Business Partners and stakeholders from Operations and Asset Management to understand performance drivers (monthly and against budgets), including Opex analysis and insurance costs allocations, as well as being the finance focal point for non-operated assets, receiving data and reports from Joint Venture partners and to analyze, investigate and approve data received
  • preparing internal & external (Joint Venture) budgets and periodic re-forecasting for Generation business for both assets and hubs.
  • preparing monthly internal reporting for the business (e.g. EBITDA reports) including insights and commentaries, periodic JV reporting in line with contractual obligations, and supporting cash management activities such as cash flow forecasting
  • ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies and external regulatory requirements related to Generation Finance, maintaining detailed financial records and documentation for auditing purposes, and preparing SOPs, work instructions, and process maps
  • supporting ad-hoc requests, accounting and reporting standardization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance efficiency and controls.

To succeed in the role, you

  • have a bachelor's degree in accounting, or similar (CPA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified), and possess strong experience with cost accounting, controlling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis
  • are proficient in Microsoft Office software, SAP, and demonstrate knowledge in Power BI, BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
  • have strong problem-solving and communication skills, and comfortable dealing with ad-hoc queries with strong attention to detail and analytical skills
  • have a mindset geared towards process improvement and standardization
  • are flexible in supporting EU stakeholders, especially during peak closing and budgeting periods.
  • can thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced, growth-oriented international organization.

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 [email protected].

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.

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About the role

April 15, 2026

Full time

Company

April 17, 2026

Hybrid

Wind Energy

Ørsted

orsted.com

  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Strong experience in cost accounting and financial analysis required.

UTC+08:00