Associate Manager - FP&A

Department – Financial Planning & Analysis

Are you skilled in financial analysis and reporting? Do you have a knack for collaborating with business units to drive sustainable growth? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Associate Manager position! Join us in Bangalore and become a key player in our financial operations team, apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As an Associate Manager-Financial Planning at Novo Nordisk, you will:

• Support and actively participate in data collaboration for budget exercises and computing targets for the Business Unit.
• Conduct monthly financial performance reporting to Business Units.
• Draft monthly financial MIS, including MMR, inventory monitoring, and product mix analysis.
• Track monthly sales development and highlight YTG sales targets versus planned periods.
• Drive every element of P&L and report variance analysis to monitor sustainable growth.
• Report price development and coordinate timelines for proposed implementations.
• Act as a business partner for the line of business, supporting them on a need basis.
• Partner with business units for cost forecasting and report variances monthly.
• Review monthly collections/receivables and report collection performance for institutional business.
• Drive automation projects and manage multiple internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant experience in financial operations.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant OR MBA in Finance from Institute with strong accounting experience.
• Strong Advance Excel and presentation skills.
• Understanding of IT systems like SAP, SAP BI, and Power BI, SAP HANA.
• Knowledge of the reimbursed market/institution business in the Pharma or FMCG Retail Industry is an advantage.
• Experience in managing Anchor Budget (AB), Rolling Estimates (RE), and similar financial planning processes.

About the department

Our department is in Bangalore and is responsible for managing Anchor Budget (AB), Rolling Estimates (RE), and similar financial planning processes. We focus on analysis and management reporting to local management to ensure transparency in the organization’s performance against short and long-term targets. By leveraging data, business understanding, and interpersonal skills, we interact with local management to drive value creation for the Business Unit and the company. The atmosphere is collaborative and dynamic, providing an exciting environment for professional growth.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 

Deadline

10th March 2025

Disclaimer

It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.

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 communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.