Junior Project Controller

Are you a recent graduate within Finance, Accounting, Business or similar with experience in project controlling or project management? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation and drive project controlling in large investment projects? Would you like to be a part of creating the future operational organisation? Are you pro-active and eager to support projects from the early stages, and take part in finding the best solutions? Are you looking to develop your career and make a real difference every day for people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases? If so, join us in shaping the future of our diverse investment projects, apply now!
 
The position
As our new Junior Project Controller, you will be managing financials within larger investment projects.
 
Your day-to-day areas of responsibilities include:
•    Developing, creating, monitoring, and executing cost controls.
•    Focus on cost management, planning, project resources, purchase orders, progress reports, forecasting, and risk management.
•    Supplement your business/finance/accounting knowledge with broad technical knowledge within pharmaceutical production, which will help you in your daily work.
•    Build a broad network in Novo Nordisk with regular contact with many different areas of the business to govern solutions within the projects.
•    Support the Project Controlling and Governance team with ad-hoc tasks.
 
Qualifications 
You hold a master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or Business and it will be an advantage with practical cost controlling and/or project management experience.
 
Ideally, you have:
•    Basic knowledge in executing step-by-step cost controlling.
•    Experience in creating and forecasting project budgets/cost.
•    Previous experience from working in a GMP regulated industry is a plus but not required.
•    Fluent in spoken and written English and good communication skills. Danish will be considered highly beneficial but not a requirement.
 
It would be seen as an advantage if you have gained experience within a pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry, as well as having an understanding within construction projects for building facilities and purchase of major equipment. 
As a person, you are curious to learn and attentive to details. You are structured and can work independently across a broad stakeholder landscape. Your structured approach and detail orientation allows you to maintain a broad overview while keeping an eye for the details. You like to work in project environment, where plans can change from one day to the other. You are curious, have a critical sense, and are able to collaborate effortlessly with everyone. You have a flair for translating complex issues into communication and presentations, easily absorbed by upper management.  

Please note that due to the international nature of the role, some travelling might occur during the year.

At Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication, and ambition help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer you the opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.
 
About the department
You will be part of the Project Controlling & Governance (PCG), residing in the Emerging Technologies Expansions. The team consists of 4 dedicated colleagues located in Måløv/Taastrup that are responsible for supporting major investment projects, within project controlling and governance. 

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 on the position, please contact Malin Wahlberg Engholm at mwex@novonordisk.com.
 
Deadline                                                                                                                                                                                            
2nd of June 2024

Please note, applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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.