Finance & Operations Director (M/F/d)

Are you full of energy, passion, and drive? Are you a strong strategic, innovative thinker with clear vision and used to work cross-functionally? Do you also want to drive the finance partnering and processes for a fast-growing affiliate in Europe, as well as having leadership responsibility? If your answer is YES to these questions, we have an exciting job opportunity for you as **Finance & Operations Director** in Vienna, Austria**.** **About the role and the department** As our Finance & Operations (F&O) Director for the Austrian affiliate, you will be reporting to the General Manager and play a key role as a member of the Austrian management team. You will lead a team of highly engaged employees and be responsible for Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting and Tax, Supply Chain, Commercial Excellence, Procurement, Fleet and IT. Your main responsibility will be to: - secure strong financial performance of Novo Nordisk Austria and lead the financial planning processes with line of business - Undertake financial assessments of proposed investments, launches and business opportunities in close collaboration with the organisation - Secure daily commercial operations, including fleet management, accounting, supply chain/logistics, wholesaler relations, etc. - Secure efficient procurement operations according to business needs - Act as a financial advisor to the General Manager and the Management Team - Drive various projects and ad-hoc tasks in close co-operation with other functions throughout the organisation - Ensure compliance with relevant tax, accounting and commercial regulations and with Novo Nordisk, global and local Business Ethics Regulations - Be an active member to the Austrian Leadership team, a role model in leading and ensure continuous development and motivation of the F&O team In addition to your affiliate responsibility - you will be part of the F&O network in “North West Europe” Business Area, with a dotted line to the VP Finance & Operations of the area. **About you** - You hold a relevant academic degree within Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a similar - You have minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience working with Finance partnering - You have knowledge and experience in the major finance processes - You have outstanding clear business mindset, analytical skills and turn data into meaningful insights - You have exceptional experience and strong affinity to work with numbers, processes, tools, and various IT systems - You bring outstanding problem-solving and planning skills with you, as well as strong project management skills and a proven track record of successful project implementation - You have a one-team approach and “all hands-on deck” mentality - You are an experienced people leader with strong management skills and team player qualities - Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills with an open personality and high networking ability - You have excellent English written and spoken language skills; German language is of advantage but not mandatory. **Application and contact** If you believe you are qualified and are willing to take the challenge, please submit your updated CV with cover letter in our platform. If you have questions, feel free to contact Thomas F. Thorsen (TFTH), former F&O Director, or Jens Looft (JLFT), P&O Director. **About Novo Nordisk Austria and our offer** “GREAT PLACE TO WORK®” Novo Nordisk Austria has been certified as “Great Place to Work” and Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort.” We are committed to climate protection and are working to achieve climate neutrality by focusing on circular economy as part of our company-wide "Circular for Zero" strategy. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 47,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. We offer a competitive compensation based on the collective labour agreement, reflecting your competencies and experience, starting at EUR 110.000 annual gross salary. In addition, we offer company car (private use possible), a voluntary company pension plan, as well as fringe benefits (i.e. annual public transportation pass “Klimaticket”, etc.) and flex-able working arrangement. 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