VP Business Finance, Food

VP Business Finance, Food & Beverage Biosolutions page is loaded## VP Business Finance, Food & Beverage Biosolutionsremote type: Nolocations: Lyngbytime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 5 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: December 11, 2025 (9 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.**Our purpose points the way**In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.**We’re here to better our world with biology.**You’ll join Novonesis at an exciting time of growth and opportunity. The company is present across multiple end markets with strong capabilities to deliver value-adding solutions for tailored customer needs. Novonesis’ distinct position is built on three capabilities: deep customer understanding, unparalleled innovation and an exceptional ability to scale and produce robust and affordable biosolutions. In a world with a growing population, increasing energy needs, evolving nutritional and health trends, as well as climate risks, the company sees a strong and increasing demand for biosolutions. You will steer and navigate the business to meet the clear growth ambitions.**Welcome to Business Finance at Novonesis**In this role, you will act as a close and trusted strategic business partner to the Executive Vice President of one of our largest and fastest-growing business areas. Here you will drive key initiatives, provide actionable insights, and facilitate decision-making to support the continued success, working closely with senior leaders across the organization to help chart the best course for the business area.In addition to leading a small, dedicated team within a global organization spanning multiple regions and cultures, you’ll join a large and diverse global Business Finance function of nearly 100 colleagues, offering a strong professional environment with skilled and inspiring individuals.Reporting directly to the SVP of Group & Commercial Business Finance, you will be a key player in collaborating across financial and commercial areas to guide, support, and share best practices to continuously raise the bar, while fostering cross-functional collaboration and an enterprise mindset.**As VP Business Finance you will make an impact by:*** Acting as the strategic finance business partner for the Food and Beverage Biosolutions business area – working closely with commercial leadership, Operations, and R&D.* Translating the business unit’s strategy into actionable financial and operational KPIs, investment plans and forecasts, supported by robust business cases where relevant.* Acting as a trusted partner and advisor by delivering actionable insights, challenging assumptions, and supporting strategic decisions to drive growth, improve margins, and sustainable value creation including sustainability-focused finance practice.* Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing finance team positioned at the intersection of business and corporate finance, driving agile execution, fostering collaboration, and ensuring robust financial control.**What we’re looking for in the ideal candidate:*** Proven experience leading finance functions within commercial or business-focused areas, ideally in dynamic, international, and growth-oriented environments.* Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to collaborate closely with business leaders, while being able to balance the responsibility of both supporting and challenging when necessary.* Prior experience in a global role - extending beyond European markets - is highly valued.* Confidence in your strategic and financial toolbox to voice your opinion, argue your case, and support it with fact-based data to strengthen your recommendations.* The ability to apply analytical rigor, develop models, and work effectively within complex environments involving global operations and diverse portfolios.* A mindset oriented to both growth and operational discipline - supporting a company scaling rapidly in demanding markets.* Proven passion for sustainability, biosolutions or transformative industries is highly regarded, but not a requirement.* While relocation to Denmark is an option, it is not a strict requirement if it presents a challenge for the ideal candidate.Ensuring gender diversity in the candidate pool is key for us, and we believe that diverse perspectives are essential to driving innovation and success.**Location:** Lyngby, Denmark **Application deadline:**Wednesday 10/ .If this role sounds interesting and relevant to you, please apply by submitting your CV along with a few lines about your motivation for the position. 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