Senior Portfolio Controller

Do you want to work in a dynamic and international department with a cross-organizational outreach? Do you thrive on diverse challenges and excel at stakeholder management? 

If so, we have an exciting opportunity as a Senior Portfolio Controller. Join us in Aseptic Manufacturing Hillerød and help us secure strong portfolio management and apply guidance within project controlling. Read on to learn more and apply now! 

The Position 
As a Senior Portfolio Controller at Novo Nordisk, you will join a team of 45 colleagues working in our Project Management Office. In this role, you will collaborate closely with project managers to develop decision materials for senior management, ensuring adherence to timelines and high-quality standards in both management reporting and decision material creation. 

Your main responsibilities will include: 

• Consolidating and challenging the Site investment portfolio, including budget and monthly reporting, and maintaining updated monthly cash flow forecasts. 

• Ensuring timely approvals of investments while continuously updating project portfolio management systems. 

• Driving long term Financial Forecasting for investments, setting process standards and scalable templates. 

• Supporting sites and programme managers in business case preparation. 

• Providing analytical support and acting as a business partner to project managers and sites management. 

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, you have: 

• A Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or other relevant area. 

• At least 5 years of experience within Project Management in manufacturing, engineering, finance, business consulting or project execution. 

• Strong analytical and strategic skills, and the ability to deliver with high quality under pressure. 

• Experience working with Portfolio Management. 

• Confidence and ability to constructively challenge on all levels of the organisation. 

• Professional proficiency in English, both oral and written. 

As a person you can work independently, build, and maintain relationships and address problems in a proper time manner. Moreover, you are well-organized and have a structured approach to your work; you excel in multitasking while prioritising your efforts in an optimal way. Furthermore, you demonstrate an ability to simplify complex concepts through PowerPoint presentations that facilitate decision-making. 

About the Department 
The PMO is placed within Production Support at our site AM HI, a production site which is part of our global production division; Product Supply – counting close to 14.000 employees worldwide. Production Support consists of 100 highly qualified employees with a multitude of professional backgrounds, all with the common purpose to support our production and implementation of Novo Nordisk strategies within AM HI. The site relies on a brand-new Aseptic Production as well as Assembly and Packaging lines, Material handling and Warehouses. Here we produce Diabetes and Obesity products 24/7, which are continuously distributed to patients worldwide. 
  

The PMO department consists of four Associate managers each with a team of highly skilled Project managers or other project related employees including Project portfolio managers and Shutdown managers. Additionally, you will have one Senior Project manage in direct reference. The total size of the department will be approx. 50 employees, when the planned recruitments in 2024 have been completed. 
  

The PMO department is responsible for: 

1. Project Execution in production as well as support areas 

2. Project portfolio management incl. budgeting, reporting, and controlling 

3. Shutdown management 

4. Maintaining and developing the Project Execution model incl. standards, processes, and competences 

5. Project validation strategies. 

 
Working at Novo Nordisk 
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 64,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. 
  

Contact 
For further information, please contact Jonas Mark (PMO Manager) on +45 3075 0379 during weekdays only, between 7.30am and 8.30am. 

Deadline 
28 October 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 resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

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.