Business Finance Partner Apprenticeship

Would you like to join a global pharmaceutical company that is continuously improving the lives of patients living with cardiometabolic diseases? Are you interested in a role where you can support the entire business organization? And would you enjoy working as part of an international team?

Your New Role

As our Business Finance Partner apprentice, you will be a critical member of the Business Finance team in all the key financial processes including planning, budgeting, reporting and analysis. This apprenticeship ideally will start in January 2026 and last for ideally two years. In more details, the role entails :

• Support the team on the regular cost controlling and reporting process, and together with the Finance Business Partners run regular meetings with stakeholders to ensure timely and effective communication of the development of the costs.
• Support the team on the key reporting processes, with the goal of being able to independently drive / coordinate one or two of the process(es).
• Act as a key Finance Business Partner to 1-2 non-sales department(s), providing up-to-date business analysis, insights, and decision-making support to the France leadership team.
• Contribute to our digitalization journey through developing and maintaining automated tools and presentations for sales, costs and market share forecasting and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with Novo Nordisk systems and policies and ensure solid financial operations through timely and high-quality management reporting.

Your New Department

You will be part of our Finance & Operations department and join our Business Finance team composing of four members. Each member acts as the Finance Business Partner of different business units or departments, as well as being the process lead of our key financial processes. We are a well-diversified and international team (from China, Belgium, India, Algeria).

Your Qualifications:

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

• A Master’s study in Finance, Economy, Business, or other relevant areas.
• Previous experience in financial planning and/or business analysis is preferred. Ideally, you have already worked within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Self-motivated, curious and diligent with good analytical skills.
• Team player with a collaborative mindset.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken; French language proficiency would be considered a plus.
• Advanced-level knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint is required. Knowledge of digital tools e.g. PowerBI is a plus.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company owned by a foundation, has been present in France for 60 years. The company focuses on diabetes, haemophilia, growth hormone disorders, and obesity. As a global leader in diabetes treatment for nearly a century, Novo Nordisk currently produces 50% of the insulin used worldwide. Its research and development efforts have diversified to encompass a broad field of cardiometabolic diseases.

Located in Paris (approximately 360 employees) and Chartres, Novo Nordisk employs around 2,000 people in France. Novo Nordisk La Défense is engaged in clinical research (18 studies between 2018 and 2020) and supports numerous initiatives to assist patients, such as the Cities Changing Diabetes program in partnership with the city of Strasbourg: https://www.novonordisk.fr/presse/cities-changing-diabetes-strasbourg.html

We are committed to making diversity and inclusion integral parts of our employees' careers. We regularly encourage them to participate in various associative engagement activities and also offer all employees the opportunity to dedicate one day of volunteer work per year.

For Novo Nordisk, driving social change requires taking concrete actions. Join us!

Deadline

Please apply before 05/12/25.

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.