Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Facility: Finance

Location:Petersburg, VA, US

About the Department

For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

Our new Petersburg, Virginia site marks a strategic move to advance our capabilities in Emerging Technologies (ET) within Chemical API development and production. The highly experienced site is designed to strengthen and accelerate our Small Molecule (SMOL) strategy while amplifying our operational capacity. This is to safeguard and support ET´s SMOL projects in the coming years, aligning with our vision and strengthening our potential for growth and innovation.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

Responsible for implementing internal controls to ensure financial compliance and correct reporting. Provide financial information & analysis to support decision-making processes. Drives finance processes in ensuring resource allocation aligns with strategic goals for the site.

Relationships

Reports to Director.

Essential Functions

• Implement financial internal controls for the site
• Work closely in coordination with the Project Director to support the planning, coordination, & evaluation of project financial reporting
• Prepare, implement & perform key cost accounting processes/methods/activities/improvements
• Review funding availability & procurement documentation to ensure conformance to approved project budgets
• Participate in development of project estimates, budgets, forecasts, estimates to complete, & cost trends
• Ensure correct postings of relevant cost transactions as well as responsible for all reporting as part of month-end and year-end closing
• Perform variance analysis
• Develop tools to improve costing transparency and implement FP&A processes for the site
• Financial Partner with business unit to provide business insight & create business value
• Responsible for planning and executing financial processes to include: budget processes and other reporting as required from central finance team
• Prepare & deliver timely, well-organized & informative financial data
• Responsible for financial systems, as assigned
• Participate in & support project work related to accounting & finance
• Provide support, assistance & back-up to other accounting & finance processes
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties, as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance or related field of study from an accredited university required and a minimum of five (5) years of Financial/Accounting experience
• In lieu of Bachelor's Degree plus five (5) years of experience, may consider an Associate's Degree in finance or related field of study from an accredited college or university with a minimum of seven (7) years of Financial/Accounting experience
• In lieu of Bachelor's Degree plus five (5) years of experience, may consider a High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of nine (9) years of Financial/Accounting experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of SAP experience preferred
• Thorough understanding of Cost Accounting required
• Strong ability to analyze & think strategically required
• Proficiency in preparing charts, graphs & presentations required
• Strong SAP experience preferred
• Superior communication skills with colleagues at all levels required
• Outstanding abilities in relationship building & customer service required
• Strong process improvement, problem solving & organizational skills required
• Highly motivated & energetic; willingness to lead projects & take initiative required
• Able to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets required
• Able to work weekends and/or holidays, when required

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

We're not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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