Senior Finance Business Partner (maternity cover) - Novo Nordisk Quality

Do you want to use your strong financial understanding as trusted Finance Partner to Senior executives? Are you good at stakeholder management? Are you ready to take lead in delivering world class financial support across our global business units? Then you might be our new Senior Finance Business Partner in Novo Nordisk Quality (NNQ). 

The role is a maternity cover during the period now - August 1, 2025.  

The position 

As the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will: 

• Drive budget process and follow-up ensuring resources are allocated to business priorities and all areas are pushing for stretched optimization ambitions.  

• Provide financial insights to drive decisions and discussions on prioritization across CVP areas and for NNQ management. 

• Act as a sparring partner and support to senior management on finance related topics and analytics.  

Qualifications 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications: 

• Financial background with bachelor’s or master’s degree within Finance, Business Administration, Economics or similar. 

• Minimum. 3 years of experience with budgeting, monthly reporting processes and with key reporting tools (e.g. PowerBI, SAP etc.) is a requirement. Knowledge of SAP is an advantage. 

• Good understanding of financial management and controlling. Previous experience in a production industry is an advantage. 

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is essential. 

• Proficiency in both oral and written English 

About the department 

You will become part of our Business Support VP area responsible for various business support functions across the Novo Nordisk Quality organisation with roughly 3.000 employees globally. We value and prioritize teamwork with a high degree of individual accountability and flexibility. We take ownership of processes, projects and initiatives that serve our purpose and support our stakeholders in streamlining operations and optimizing processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. At the same time, we think it should be fun to go to work so we appreciate informality and humour. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. 

Contact 

For further information, please contact Oliver Brydensholt, at +45 3075 5224. 

Deadline  

16 September 2024  

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.  

Applications will be evaluated continuously when received, and candidates may be called for interview before the deadline.  

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.