The Position

The Finance Manager will focus on business partnering with key non-commercial ET areas (Ethics, Communications, Legal, Strategy & Exec Office) on financial management, investments, risks and opportunities and is ultimately responsible for driving key strategic financial processes, strategic partnering, and financial planning and analysis to the assigned ET areas and the broader organization (as needed). The Finance Manager is a member of the Business Finance and relevant leadership team and must ensure to support and challenge in line with USO's strategy, opportunities and risks. The Finance Manager serves a central role in liaising between Finance and other parts of USO in ensuring that overall financial performance is communicated and enacted. As such, the Finance Manager must establish clear processes and tools and ensure close collaboration with both commercial and non-commercial functions in USO.

The Finance Manager is accountable for participating and supporting in multiple cross functional relationships and initiatives to ensure effective resource allocation and delivery of all functional and departmental milestones. The Finance Manager independently identifies and implements key process improvements as needed. Leads, in close collaboration with Finance Leadership Team, the forecasting processes for USO by ensuring clear timeline, close coordination and consolidation of the P&L reflecting the strategic priorities and direction for the business.

Relationships

Reports to the Non-Commercial Business Partner & Cost Consolidation. Interacts with all levels of the business and partners closely with assigned functional areas. Partners closely with commercial finance to ensure alignment to Therapeutic Area strategy.

Essential Functions

• Overall responsible finance partner for assigned ET areas and proactively partners with all parts of the assigned business to drive evidence-based decision making. Ensure that strong financial management and processes are in place to capture opportunities and mitigate risks. Drives transparency and simplicity to empower the assigned area regarding budget, realization and potential investment options
• Routinely communicates on the financials for the assigned area using appropriate metrics, analysis and reports. Brings recommendations and strategic implications to leaders in the supported areas and USO Finance to enable consolidation and broader communication of key messages. Frequently interacts with senior leadership on the financial performance
• Together with the Director for Non-Commercial BPs responsible for the overall cost consolidation process, follow-up and reporting on realization on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. This includes close alignment, challenge and support of input from both commercial and non-commercial areas to ensure solid financial analysis and forecasts at all times
• Sets direction and leads strategic processes:
  • a) The USO financial forecast processes by managing the overall timeline and deliverables to enable consolidation of the USO P&L. Supports the Enterprise Resource Planning process to ensure a coherent investment story in line with enterprise strategy. Partner closely with commercial business partners, finance and cross-functional teams to understand and incorporate demand trends, business risks and opportunities into the overall story
  • b) The Business Planning Process by ensuring clear timeline and close coordination between areas to enable a clear link from enterprise strategy to tactical plans to organizational implications to resource allocation to budget
• Drives Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency in relation to own and related business process. Continuously evaluate opportunities to optimize in order to deliver the results in the most effective way. Ensure close cross-functional collaboration within USO and towards the broader NN organization including IO and HQ to ensure use of best practices for financial management, analysis and forecasting
• Collaborates with other team members to ensure sharing of knowledge, involvement and engagement to support best possible organization business partnering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree within Finance, Business Administration or similar required and CPA/ MBA preferred
• Significant experience (min. 5 years) in financial management, reporting and business partnering preferably with project management experience or minimum 4 years of experience with a specialized degree / certification (MBA / CPA). Experience from the pharmaceutical industry, is an advantage
• Strong focus on process management, optimization and structured workflows with high level of proactivity, energy and ability to drive and complete projects. Must utilize time effectively and set priorities to manage multiple projects with time sensitive deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills with ability to influence stakeholders across the organization. Must be able to understand and define stakeholder needs and translate these needs into clear actions by also utilizing strong understanding of the market
• Ambitious mindset with a continuous improvement approach and a desire to simplify the way we operate and generate new ideas. Strong ability to condense complicated data to key messages and recommendations
• High level of independence, integrity and accountability

The base compensation range for this position is $99,600 to $184,200. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy and parental leave policy.