Finance Partner

Novo Nordisk; Gentofte Kommune; Remote; DKK 570,000 - 838,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Finance Partner in Drug Product Manufacturing Expansions to strengthen cost transparency and financial reporting across a multi-billion DKK investment portfolio. You will own planning, analysis and stakeholder relationships across expansion sites, ensuring robust forecasting and resource alignment.

You will lead month-end close for capital and operating expenditures, partner with GPMO budget owners, and simplify reporting with digital tools and AI adoption.

Qualifications

• The essentials are: master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting with attention to data quality.
• Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to explain findings and tell a compelling financial story.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the month-end closing process across capex, opex and workforce planning, delivering a high-quality monthly management report.
• Consolidate and analyse operating expenditure and manning data for monthly reporting, budgets and forecasts, explaining deviations and risks.
• Partner with GPMO budget owners to assess cost and manning and support resource prioritisation within budgets.
• Collaborate with site project finance teams to improve insights and secure sharp OPEX execution and forecast.
• Challenge assumptions and resolve complex financial issues while leveraging input from senior colleagues.

Skills

Forecasting

FP&A

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or a related discipline

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

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Turn financial data into insights and support for decisions that help build future manufacturing capacity for patients worldwide. As Finance Partner in Drug Product Manufacturing (DPM) Expansions, you will be part of strengthening cost transparency and financial reporting, combined with improving forecasts and helping secure right resource planning across a multi-billion DKK investment portfolio. Your insights will support across the Global Project Management Office (GPMO) and selected expansion sites. You will combine independent ownership with close collaboration in an experienced finance team. Key is that you are ready for a step learning curve and take ownership in your work and bring high energy and motivation to make a difference within delivering sound financial management.

What you'll bring

You can translate complex financial information into clear business insights and recommendations and build trusted relationships with stakeholders from expansion sites to the finance community. For this role, the essentials are:

• A master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, business finance, controlling or business partnering, including independent delivery of reporting and analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, with close attention to data quality.
• Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain findings simply and build a compelling financial story.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, together with a structured approach to deadlines and commitments.
• Useful, but not essential: experience with financial planning systems and improving reporting through digital tools.

What you'll do

• Lead and coordinate the month-end closing process across capital expenditure, operating expenditure and workforce planning, bringing inputs together into a high-quality monthly management report.
• Consolidate and analyse operating expenditure (OPEX) and manning data for monthly reporting, budgets and forecasts, explaining deviations and identifying risks early.
• Partner with GPMO budget owners to assess cost and manning, as well as support resource prioritisation within agreed budgets.
• Work with selected site project finance teams to improve collaboration and insights even further to secure sharpen OPEX financial execution and forecast, as well as strong financial follow-through and follow up on assumptions, deviations and agreed actions.
• Challenge assumptions and resolve complex financial issues within your scope, while seeking input from senior colleagues when it adds value.
• Simplify reporting and finance processes through common standards, efficient workflows and effective use of digital tools and AI adoption.

Who you'll work with

You will join the Finance & Procurement team within the GPMO for DPM Expansions. The team brings together finance management, financial compliance, procurement, contract management and digital solutions. Your closest partners will include experienced finance colleagues and corporate finance functions, GPMO budget owners, site project finance teams and digital colleagues across the expansion portfolio.

DPM Expansions delivers major capital investment projects that establish manufacturing capacity for current and future demand, working with standardised equipment and processes, advanced technology and flexible facility designs, with a strong focus on safety, cost, time and good manufacturing practice compliance. You will contribute financial clarity that helps these teams make timely, well-informed choices.

What you can expect here

You will have independent ownership of defined processes and stakeholder relationships, while having close internal collaborations and sparring with finance and investment colleagues. The role offers broad exposure to a global major investment portfolio and the opportunity to strengthen your business partnering, financial reporting and process-improvement skills. You can expect a collaborative environment where asking questions, constructively challenging assumptions and sharing knowledge are valued.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200 to 838,100 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate's skills, competencies, knowledge and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks. Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here .

For questions, please reach out to Sr. Finance Partner - Anders Hvidt, [phone]

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