Vice President, Financial Planning

Are you a seasoned finance leader with a passion for driving innovation in financial planning and analytics? Do you have the expertise to lead a global team and shape strategic business decisions in a dynamic environment? Does the opportunity to make a lasting impact at a leading pharmaceutical company excite you? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analytics

The Vice President will report to the Vice President of Finance Global Business Services (GBS).

The position is based in Bangalore on a local contract.

As Vice President of Financial Planning & Analytics, you will lead a global team of approximately 200 professionals, driving the financial planning, reporting, and analytics functions within Finance GBS. You will play a critical role in supporting strategic initiatives and decision-making across geographies and business units. You will be accountable for enhancing cost controllership, leading digital transformation efforts, and providing value-added insights to influence business outcomes, while ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Additionally, you will collaborate with senior leadership to benchmark against competitors and drive continuous improvement in processes. Your leadership will also ensure the development of a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, engagement, and excellence.

Your main job tasks as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analytics will be:

• Developing a scalable FP&A team that will be able to support the growth of the business acquisitions, product verticals, and global business units
• Enhancement of Finance controllership and Business partnership roles across global business affiliates
• Manage overall operational performance (people and process) of Corporate Financial Planning, Product supply (production accounting), Finance/Business partnering support across regions
• Take an active role in developing and streamlining processes, creating synergies across departments and develop and recruit talents in Finance GBS
• Drive Finance GBS and global finance strategies
• Manage, coach, and develop a group of corporate finance professionals. Promote a culture of high engagement, high performance, and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality
• Identify opportunities to challenge team members and grow their skillsets
• Be viewed as a trusted advisor by the business unit leadership and senior executive and provide timely and valued support globally
• Continual improvement through industry benchmark delivery metrics
• Ensure compliance with internal as well as external regulations and procedures such as Novo Nordisk Way and Sarbox etc.
• Work closely with the Management team in Finance GBS in driving key people development trainings and priorities.

As a leader, you demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and a strong desire to influence outcomes positively. You proactively take the initiative to address operational tasks with a solution-oriented approach, ensuring that challenges are met with effective and efficient solutions. Your ability to analyze situations and make decisions independently is complemented by your commitment to securing buy-in from Senior Management, ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned and supportive of the direction.

You exhibit a collaborative, flexible, and entrepreneurial mindset, which drives success and fosters innovation within the team. By creating a culture where people are motivated to act, feel supported and accountable, and are valued and empowered to do their best, you ensure that the team operates at its highest potential.

To thrive and succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• Masters degree in business, finance, or a related field.
• 15 years of experience within finance offshoring centres.
• 12 years of experience as an FP&A leader in an offshoring centre.
• Thorough knowledge of financial accounting processes.
• Deep understanding of internal control environments and Sarbox guidelines.
• Experience working in an international company.
• Strong project management and change management skills.
• Ability to operate at strategic, tactical, and operational levels, with strong skills in service culture, delivery, process standardization, and optimization.
• Proven people and performance management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and change management abilities.

The Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) department is a unit under Finance GBS, supporting the HQ, Affiliates, and Line of Business (LoB) across the world in Novo Nordisk. Finance GBS has almost 900 skilled employees in Bangalore and delivers world-class financial and analytics services across Novo Nordisks entire finance value chain. We are committed to providing best-in-class service to global stakeholders at Novo Nordisk, adding value through standardization and efficiency. Finance GBS is part of Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) in Bangalore, an organization with over 4000 employees, partnering with global colleagues across the pharmaceutical value chain.

At Novo Nordisk, we dont wait for change. We drive it. Were a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop; we seize them. From research and development through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales were all working to move the needle on patient care.

If you believe that you are qualified and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV, and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 3rd November 2024.
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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

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 the communities we operate in. Together, were life-changing.

Locations: Bangalore, Karnataka, IN