Finance Manager

Novo Nordisk; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Dubai seeks a Finance Manager to manage finance operations and collaborate with the leadership team. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include month-end close, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with UAE standards. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment process

Focus on health and well-being

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ post-qualification experience in finance roles, preferably within multinational companies.
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements.
• Proven experience with month end close, statutory reporting, audit and financial planning & analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead month end and year end close for the UAE affiliate.
• Ensure compliance with UAE statutory reporting and tax requirements.
• Own budgeting and forecasting processes for the affiliate.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Commercial mindset

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CPA)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft PowerBI

Advanced Excel skills

Job description

Are you driven by solving complex challenges and delivering results in a fast moving environment? Do you enjoy partnering closely with commercial and operational leaders to drive strategic decisions? Would you like your finance expertise to make a tangible difference to patients’ lives? If so, we want you as our next Finance Manager for Novo Nordisk UAE.

Your new role

We are looking for a hands‑on Finance Manager to strengthen our UAE affiliate finance team and partner closely with the Head of Finance & Operations. You will manage day‑to‑day finance operations, act as a business partner to the LoB, statutory and tax compliance, month‑end close and management reporting, and deliver commercial insights that help drive business decisions. This role is based in Dubai and offers a unique opportunity to influence local financial performance while operating within a global finance framework.

Key responsibilities

• Lead timely month end and year end close for the UAE affiliate; prepare management packs aligned with Novo Nordisk standards.
• Ensure compliance with UAE statutory reporting and tax requirements; manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Own budgeting and forecasting processes for the affiliate; partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to drive meaningful bottom‑up planning processes and provide insightful inputs, balancing ambition and achievability.
• Maintain robust internal controls, policies and processes where applicable.
• Manage cash flow, working capital optimisation and banking relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation in finance processes and reporting.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner for the local leadership team and relevant global finance functions.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or CPA) is preferred.
• 5‑7 years’ post‑qualification experience in finance roles, preferably within multinational companies (Pharmaceuticals, FMCG and consumer goods fields are preferable).
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements.
• Proven experience with month end close, statutory reporting, audit and financial planning & analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred), data modelling and BI analytics platform (Microsoft PowerBI) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication skills and commercial mindset. Fluent English; Arabic is an asset.
• High ethical standards, attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Your new department

Finance and Operations Department is overseeing the financial management aspects of the Affiliate, acting as a trusted organization and business partners to the commercial leaders and leadership team in UAE. The F&O team is composed of 5 professionals driven operations in Accounting & Tax (CoE model), Procurement and Supply chain.

Your skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or CPA) is preferred.
• 5‑7 years’ post‑qualification experience in finance roles, preferably within multinational companies (Pharmaceuticals, FMCG and consumer goods fields are preferable).
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements.
• Proven experience with month end close, statutory reporting, audit and financial planning & analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred), data modelling and BI analytics platform (Microsoft PowerBI) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication skills and commercial mindset. Fluent English; Arabic is an asset.
• High ethical standards, attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life‑science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things— from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground‑breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here—to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

What we offer

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

Apply until 25th of November 2025. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

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.