Senior Business Finance Manager

Lead financial strategy and drive value creation in a role where your insights shape the future of a global health care leader.

Your new role

As a Sr Business Finance Manager, you'll be at the heart of financial planning and strategic decision-making, ensuring our resources are allocated effectively to support our mission of defeating serious chronic diseases. You will act as a trusted strategic advisor to local management and senior business stakeholders, helping shape business priorities and optimise resource allocation across the organisation. You'll partner closely with local management and business stakeholders, translating complex financial data into actionable insights that drive lasting impact.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing Anchor Budget (AB) and Rolling Estimate (RE) processes, ensuring alignment with both short-term objectives and long-term organizational goals
• Driving business case development, investment prioritisation and scenario planning to support key strategic decisions
• Partnering with local management and business stakeholders to identify strategic business opportunities for value creation and operational excellence
• Providing independent challenge and financial insight to improve business performance and investment effectiveness
• Identifying and implementing process improvements that enhance financial planning methods and efficiency
• Mentoring junior colleagues and fostering professional growth within the team

Your new department

Within Novo Nordisk Switzerland, you'll join Finance and Operations department – a dynamic and diverse team dedicated to steering the company in financial and operational matters and providing business insights that guide strategic decisions across the organization. We pride ourselves on being trusted partners to the business, combining financial expertise with deep stakeholder collaboration to ensure transparency and drive performance. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping financial priorities, influencing strategic decision-making and ensuring resources are deployed effectively. Here, your analytical skills and strategic thinking will directly contribute to how we allocate resources and create sustainable value for patients in Switzerland.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a strategic finance professional who thrives on complexity and enjoys partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive meaningful change, bringing advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and identify trends independently. Your strong cross‑functional collaboration skills and adaptability allow you to navigate dynamic financial scenarios effectively and with confidence. You communicate financial insights clearly and persuasively to both local and regional stakeholders, while maintain attention to detail and accuracy in reporting and compliance Embrace a continuous‑improvement mindset that enables you to identify and implement process enhancements.

You'll bring with you:

• A Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• 8-12 years of experience in financial planning, business finance or finance partnering roles, including responsibility for complex business decisions and strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated capability to provide and drive actionable insights to management and business stakeholders, by translating financial insights into strategic business actions
• Strong experience in finance partnering with a business mindset and proficient in cross-functional stakeholder management
• Experience with Power BI is a valuable asset

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. As a

Sr Business Finance Manager, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring our resources support this mission effectively. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations, where your financial expertise directly contributes to improving millions of lives.

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: 19 August 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're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.