Finance Business Analyst

Key responsibilities:

Categorise in headlines the key responsibilities that demonstrates the variety of roles that the organisation expects the position to fulfil

•         Ownership of Financial Reports providing insights to the Management.

•         Support stakeholders with management presentations & driving projects.

•         Continuous Engagement with the stakeholders to ensure business needs are addressed

•         Training colleagues and driving quality mind-set

•         Working closely with the team leader in driving the FPA and GBS Finance Initiatives

Main job tasks:

For each headline indicated above the job tasks should be described in more detail

•         Ownership of Weekly, Monthly Sales and Cost Reports

•         Provide analysis on the key drivers of deviations against budget/forecast

•         Financial System reconciliations

•         Preparation of monthly performance presentations for business meetings

•         Update management presentations & communications as per business requirement

•         Drive process standardisation and simplification

•         Contribute towards continuous improvement of processes through driving cLEAN initiatives

•         Be a part of the affiliate planning Processes - Anchor Budget and Rolling Estimate process

•         Provide adhoc analysis based on business needs

•         Ensure documentation is recorded and maintained according to corporate finance archiving guidelines

Scope of Authority:

•         Guide team in ensuring quality and timeliness of all deliverables

•         Guide the team on smart ways of working and lead simplification initiatives

•         Take the lead in finding solutions for process related issues

•         Share best practices with wider FP&A organisation

•         Pro-actively support the larger FP&A team at GBS Finance on initiatives

•         Day to day prioritisation and planning of tasks

•         Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure timely decision making

Other areas of responsibility:

•         Ensure compliance with Novo Nordisk systems and policies

•         Take full responsibility for development and fulfilment of own development plan (IDP)

•         Maintain/develop relevant IT systems and financial models

•         Secure a good collaboration between GBS and Region APAC FP&A team

•         Share better practices and act as an GBS Finance ambassador outside the area

•         Support to teams within area of responsibility and within GBS Finance

Communication and Stakeholder interaction:

Key stakeholdersType of communication

•         Finance GBS

•         Stakeholders at Regional office and Affiliates, Headquarters and indirectly to VP, SVP’s in the line of Business.              •              The job holder is expected to be a good communicator both written and verbally

•         Ensure good and transparent communication and interaction with stakeholders

•         The job holder is expected to represent the FPA agenda and ensure efficient communication and implementation

Innovation and change:

•         The job demands high level of innovation and initiative, as most NN markets are complex

•         The position holder must continuously scan the market and the environment for better practices and systems

•         The position holder is encouraged to secure a constant improvement of processes in order to optimise quality, mitigate errors, improve speed, ease takeover, etc.

Geographic responsibility:

It is important to secure a good collaboration between GBS Bangalore & APAC Stakeholders

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Minimum knowledge required to fulfil job responsibilities (not actual CV from candidate/employee)

Education:

•Master in Finance (or equivalent) from a well-recognised institute

•         Good academic track record and grades

Experience:

•Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience

•         Experience in business controlling and other finance disciplines

•         Solid understanding within the field of accounting and finance

•         Project management experience

•         Proficient with PC-tools, extensive knowledge of MS Office, SAP ECC, SAP BW.

•         Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry is an advantage

•         Working knowledge of VBA / Tableau / Altryx / QlikSense is an added advantage

Personal skills:•Strong analytical skills

•         Ability to provide recommendations in spite of uncertainty and pressure

•         Pro-activeness and self-propelled

•         Ability to handle and prioritise several tasks

•         Good communication and presentation skills

•         Fluent in oral and written English

•         A team player