Finance Manager

Novo Nordisk; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk UAE is seeking a hands-on Finance Manager to strengthen our UAE affiliate finance team and partner with the Head of Finance & Operations. You will manage day-to-day finance operations, lead month-end close, ensure UAE statutory compliance and deliver commercial insights to drive business decisions.

Based in Dubai, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence local financial performance within a global framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field; Masters or professional certification preferred.
• 5–7 years post-qualification experience in finance roles in multinationals (pharma FMCG consumer goods preferred).
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements.
• Proven experience with month-end close, statutory reporting, audit and FP&A.
• ERP systems (SAP preferred), data modelling, BI analytics (Power BI) and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close for the UAE affiliate; prepare management packs per Novo Nordisk standards.
• Ensure UAE statutory reporting and tax compliance; manage auditors and tax advisors.
• Own budgeting and forecasting; partner with commercial and ops stakeholders for bottom-up planning.
• Maintain robust internal controls and processes; ensure governance.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and banking relationships.
• Drive process improvements and automation in finance reporting.
• Serve as primary finance partner for local leadership and global finance functions.

Skills

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Financial planning

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Arabic knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics

ACCA/CIMA/CPA preferred

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 rel-evant global finance functions.

What were looking for

• Bachelors in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field. A Masters 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 preferrable
• 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.

You 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

• Bachelors in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field. A Masters 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 preferra-ble
• 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. Were inspired by life in all its forms and shapes ups and downs opportunities and challenges. For em-ployees at Novo Nordisk life means many thingsfrom 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 were 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.

Were not your typical healthcare 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.

Required Experience:

Manager