Business Finance Intern (5-6 months)

MANPOWER STAFFING SERVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Business Finance Intern to support the APAC region’s planning, reviews, and year-end activities. You will consolidate data, prepare presentations, and seek automation opportunities to free up time for market collaboration and partnering with business teams.

You will gain hands-on exposure to budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and data analysis, working closely with APAC Finance and senior leaders. This internship is full-time (5 days a week) from January to June 2027.

Qualifications

• Currently studying for a Finance or Business degree.
• Skilled in Excel, including advanced functions, pivot tables and queries.
• Confident using PowerPoint to present analysis clearly.
• Keen to learn and eager to perform.

Responsibilities

• Support APAC Business Finance through planning cycles, business reviews and year-end landing.
• Consolidate and analyse data and prepare presentations for business reviews.
• Assist with IO/APAC requests and ad hoc analyses.
• Identify and drive process improvements or automation for recurring tasks.
• Contribute to a competitive benchmarking analysis and build a business case.

Skills

Excel advanced

Pivot tables

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Education

Finance or Business degree in progress

Job description

Company Profile

We have an exciting opportunity for you as a Business Finance Intern with our Client, a global pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk.

For over 100 years, Novo Nordisk has 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 defeating 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.

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. When you join us, you're not just starting a job - you're becoming part of a story that spans generations

Job Description

As our Business Finance Intern, you will support APAC Business Finance through planning cycles, business reviews and year-end landing. You will consolidate and analyse data, prepare presentations and look for ways to automate routine work. Your analysis gives the team more time for market collaboration and business partnering, so commercial and operations colleagues can make better-informed decisions that support growth across APAC.

What you'll bring

• Currently studying for a Finance or Business degree.
• Skilled in Excel, including advanced functions, pivot tables and queries.
• Confident using PowerPoint to present analysis clearly.
• Keen to learn and eager to perform.

What you'll do

You will contribute to the core finance processes that keep APAC planning and reporting on track, and deliver analysis that business partners can use.

• Support the planning cycle and year-end landing through data consolidation, analysis, template design and validation.
• Prepare presentations for Business Review.
• Help manage IO/APAC requests and ad hoc analyses.
• Drive a process improvement or automation initiative that makes recurring work faster and simpler.
• Complete a competitive benchmarking analysis and build a business case.

Who you'll work with

You will join APAC Business Finance in F&O, where colleagues manage planning cycles, business reviews and requests from International Operations and APAC, and partner with the business on insights that support decisions.

Your hiring manager, Yvonne Chang, and your buddy from the team will provide regular guidance and check-ins. You will also engage with commercial and operations colleagues and with senior leaders, so you see how finance analysis shapes real business decisions.

What you can expect here

You will work on real finance processes and analysis from the start. You will gain hands-on exposure to the budgeting and forecasting cycle and to financial reporting preparation and consolidation, and you will build your skills in analysis, presentation and process improvement.

You will be trusted to take ownership and share your ideas. Your performance will be shaped by regular feedback from your manager, buddy and business partners. The internship is full-time (5 days a week) from January to June 2027.

What We Offer

Opportunity to learn and contribute to impactful projects.

• For Post-Grad, monthly internship stipend of $2,000
• For Under-Grad, monthly internship stipend of $1,600