Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

About the role

The Finance Manager will partner closely with key non-commercial ET areas (Ethics, Communications, Legal, Strategy & Exec Office) on financial management, investments, risks and opportunities, and will be ultimately responsible for driving strategic financial processes, strategic partnering, and financial planning and analysis to the assigned ET areas and the broader organization as needed. The role sits within the Business Finance and relevant leadership team, supporting and challenging in line with USO’s strategy, opportunities and risks. The Finance Manager serves as a central liaison between Finance and other parts of USO to ensure overall financial performance is communicated and enacted, establishing clear processes and tools and ensuring close collaboration with both commercial and non-commercial functions. The position is accountable for participating in and supporting cross-functional relationships and initiatives to ensure effective resource allocation and delivery of all functional and departmental milestones, and independently identifies and implements key process improvements as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall responsible finance partner for assigned ET areas and proactively partner with all parts of the assigned business to drive evidence-based decision making.
• Ensure strong financial management and processes are in place to capture opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Drive transparency and simplicity to empower the assigned area regarding budget, realization and potential investment options.
• Routinely communicate on the financials for the assigned area using appropriate metrics, analysis and reports.
• Bring recommendations and strategic implications to leaders in the supported areas and USO Finance to enable consolidation and broader communication of key messages.
• Frequently interact with senior leadership on financial performance.
• Together with the Director for Non-Commercial BPs, be responsible for the overall cost consolidation process, follow-up and reporting on realization on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, including close alignment, challenge and support of input from both commercial and non-commercial areas to ensure solid financial analysis and forecasts at all times.
• Set direction and lead strategic processes:
  • USO financial forecast processes by managing the overall timeline and deliverables to enable consolidation of the USO P&L; support 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.
  • 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.
• Drive operational effectiveness and efficiency in relation to own and related business processes; continuously evaluate opportunities to optimize in order to deliver 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.
• Collaborate with other team members to ensure sharing of knowledge, involvement and engagement to support best possible organizational business partnering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree within Finance, Business Administration or similar required; CPA/MBA preferred.
• Significant experience (minimum 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; ability to understand and define stakeholder needs and translate these needs into clear actions; strong understanding of the market.
• Ambitious mindset with a continuous improvement approach and a desire to simplify operations and generate new ideas.
• Strong ability to condense complicated data into key messages and recommendations.
• High level of independence, integrity and accountability.

Pay

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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance
• Time off pursuant to sick time policy, flexible vacation policy and parental leave policy