Finance Partner

Department -Finance Partnering - GM, GBS
We seek a Finance partner for our General Management GBS, based in Global Business Services (GBS), Bangalore, India. At Novo Nordisk, we leverage our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with diabetes. Do you aspire to create visible results? Are you passionate about understanding the business and addressing key challenges? If so, we might have the perfect role for you. Apply now to join our growing team and work in an international environment.
About the Department
Finance Partnering is part of the General Management department in Novo Nordisk Global Business Services in India and responsible for the financial management of business units in GBS. In Finance Partnering you will be part of a young and ambitious team consisting of 10 talented employees. Our overall ambition is to create impact through Finance Partnering to our stakeholders by combining strong financial competencies with a solid understanding of the business in which we operate. To do this, we collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across the organization. We invest significant resources in developing our employees through close sparring, frequent feedback, and by giving challenging tasks and a high degree of responsibility
The Position
An ideal Finance Partner will be responsible for owning, driving, and continuously improving financial processes as outlined in the organizational matrix. The finance partner will be responsible for budgeting, financial management, business partnering, and ensuring process excellence within our financial operations. This role requires a proactive individual who can provide valuable insights and recommendations, ensuring that our financial governance is strong and aligned with the organization's goals. The Finance Partner will collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure that budget owners take necessary actions and provide in-depth financial analysis, including ledger scrutiny and cost per FTE analysis.

• Prepare and monitor financial budgets, ensuring alignment with actual expenditures, and lead Monthly Management Reporting (MMR) across business units, driving necessary actions through stakeholder collaboration.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor, providing insights and recommendations to management, ensuring proactive communication, and aligning financial strategies with business partnering & objectives.
• Process Excellence: Lead optimization and digitalization initiatives, such as Betti and ONE app projects, and collaborate on standardizing SLA billing processes.
• Financial Governance: Manage and enforce financial guidelines and compliance with internal and external regulations, proactively addressing financial performance issues and ensuring adherence to established timelines and processes.
• Departmental Leadership: Contribute to departmental planning and strategy, drive collaboration initiatives, ensure compliance with quality standards, and support the fulfilment of individual development plans.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Management Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field, with a strong academic track record.
• A minimum of 6-10 years of relevant experience in the finance domain, including at least 3 years in a business partnering role.
• Strong ability to collaborate and effectively communicate with various stakeholders across the organization.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including accrual management, invoicing, and purchase orders.
• Proficiency in PC tools with extensive knowledge of MS Office, SAP, and SAP BW; working knowledge of Power BI is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, with the ability to lead and drive initiatives to completion.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing.
Contact
To submit your application, please upload your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
Deadline
20th Sep 2024.
Disclaimer
It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.
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At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.