Finance Business Partner

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for financial excellence? If you’re ready to make an impact and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Join us as a Finance Business Partner and play a key role in driving organizational success!
 
The position
We are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our team. This role is instrumental in driving financial performance, providing strategic insights, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to influence decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Financial Planning and Forecasting: Manage the Budget and Rolling Estimates processes to ensure accurate financial planning and forecasting for the IT function.
•    Month-End Close: Perform month-end close activities, including account reconciliation and financial adjustments, to uphold data integrity and accuracy.
•    Actionable Insight and Reporting: Provide actionable insights through financial reporting to support performance-driven decision-making within the IT function.
•    Cost Optimization: Analyze cost drivers, recommend optimization strategies, and implement cost control measures to enhance financial efficiency.
•    Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with senior management to align financial strategies with business objectives and support strategic initiatives in the IT function.
•    Value Creation: Drive value creation by leveraging financial insights to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency within the IT function.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact by influencing financial strategies and supporting organizational success.

Qualifications
We imagine that a successful candidate has:
•    Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Data, or a related field.
•    3 to 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, business controlling or auditing
•    Proven experience in managing budgets and financial reporting.
•    Experience interacting with local/global management in a partnering capacity.
•    Fluent spoken and written English.
 
On a personal level, you are a highly analytical thinker with a knack for dissecting complex financial data to uncover trends and drive meaningful insights. You excel in communication, presenting clear and actionable financial insights to stakeholders at all organizational levels, fostering transparency and trust. With a collaborative mindset and strong stakeholder management skills, you effectively influence decision-making and drive value creation. Detail-oriented and adaptable, you thrive in dynamic environments, leveraging your technical expertise and leadership abilities to guide teams and ensure financial excellence.
 
About the department

The Digital, Data and IT (DD&IT) Finance team, located in Ballerup (Greater Copenhagen), Denmark, and part of the Business Support Function. 

DD&IT plays a key role in connecting and supporting the strategic digital, data, and IT initiatives across Novo Nordisk. 

Our team is committed to delivering transparent and actionable cost insights that underpin strategic decision-making. We thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, collaborating closely with various parts of the organization to drive financial performance and ensure compliance. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to shape the financial landscape, directly influencing critical decision-making processes, driving innovation and sustainable growth. Joining DD&IT Finance means being part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, innovation, and professional development. We offer a stimulating work environment where your talents will be nurtured and your contributions recognized. 

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that.  
 
We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 60,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. 

If you want to learn more about how Novo Nordisk leads visions to real-life solutions that make a real-life impact, go explore on Novo Nordisk TechLife.
 
Contact
If you would like you to hear more about the position, please contact Head of Finance, Aurélie de Becker, at EUBK@novonordisk.com

Deadline
4 December 2024

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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.