Analyst - S2P Operational Excellence

Analyst - S2P Operational Excellence

Department: Global Finance

Organization: Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) India

Drive transformation projects that streamline procurement and finance operations, reaching teams and affiliates across the globe.

Your new role

As an Analyst in S2P Operational Excellence, you'll be at the heart of cross-functional projects that enhance how Novo Nordisk's procurement and finance operations deliver value. You'll manage projects from conception to completion, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget while championing operational excellence across our global business services.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

• Leading end-to-end project management of cross-functional Procurement and Finance initiatives, ensuring delivery on budget, scope, and timeline
• Engaging with department leads and senior stakeholders across Procurement and Finance to scope, plan, track, and close operational excellence projects
• Contributing as a core team member in designing future processes aligned with Finance and GBS strategy, including participating in demos, iteration planning, and backlog prioritization
• Managing user acceptance testing (UAT) by assessing scenarios, identifying system flaws, and collaborating with testing teams to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved
• Acting as the voice of GBS Operations during change management, representing standardization requests with affiliates and supporting post-go-live stabilization
• Developing compelling project content and presentations for management, including slide design, chart development, and strategic storytelling
• Preparing and tracking project plans, maintaining alignment between project teams and receiving organizations (P2P), and defining the right KPIs and risk mitigation strategies

Your new department

In Finance, Legal & Global Solutions, we enable Novo Nordisk to fulfil our purpose by safeguarding the business, providing corporate infrastructure, and driving value creation. We are a team of 2,300 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Denmark and our Global Business Services centres in India and Mexico.

Within Finance, Legal & Global Solutions sits Finance Global Business Services (GBS), which delivers financial, analytical, procurement, compliance, and digital services across the end-to-end finance value chain for Novo Nordisk globally. As a growing technology-led function, the team supports procurement, accounts payable, accounting, tax & treasury, financial planning & analytics, commercial analytics, and digital excellence & communications across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an Analyst who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment and has a passion for driving operational excellence. You'll bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized university (or equivalent)
• 6-8 years of experience from a finance BPO center, with 5+ years' work experience in Accounts Payable or similar finance operations
• Minimum 3+ years of project management experience, ideally with PMP or similar project management certification
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to resolve multiple dependencies across teams in different geographies
• Excellent oral and written communication and editorial skills, with experience working directly with management teams
• Experience in designing compelling, structured, and logical storyboards and translating business strategies into high-quality PowerPoint presentations
• Knowledge of design tools (Photoshop, CorelDraw) is preferred

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline: 30 April 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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