Head of Finance and Operations

Are you interested to have a high impact on the business activity of our affiliate in Tunisia? Would you drive or financial activities? Are you willing to manage and coach our dynamic team? Then, keep reading!

The position

As Head of Finance, you will ensure strong financial management, reliable forecast and excellent business partnership according to Novo Nordisk Tunisia strategy. You will also manage, coach a team and make sure they have all the resources to fulfill their responsibilities. In more details, your missions will be to :

• Optimize the overall financial performance, especially Operating Profit. You will undertake financial assessments of proposed investments, health care reforms, business launches/opportunities, plan profitability and financial risks;
• Ensure a high quality financial planning and reporting. You will set tax and cash procedures, accurate sales forecasting, product availability, customer billing and manage relationships with internal and external auditors; 
• Ensure that overall purchasing activities are performed cost effectively. You will drive strategic procurement and digital transformation projects to deliver savings. You will improve Procurement processes;
• Ensure compliance with Novo Nordisk systems and policies and local regulations 
• Manage your team. It involves to manage and develop the department ; to ensure performance ; to coach and develop each individual

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you have a :

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Economy, Business, or other relevant areas
• 6-8 years of experience within Finance & Operations in a multinational company. Ideally, you have experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• You have strong leadership skills, a team player mindset and are able to prioritize tasks. You enjoy managing, coaching and developing your team.

About the department

You will be reporting to our General Manager and will oversee a team of 2 people. Your role will involve engaging with various internal departments as well as external stakeholders, including auditors, vendors, and consultants, in addition to the business area.

Working at Novo Nordisk

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. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 50,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

We kindly invite you to apply for/to this position to exchange with our team

Deadline

The position is to start as soon as possible. We invite you to apply before the 13/12/24

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.