Sr Business Finance Analyst

Novo Nordisk, a global leader in care for chronic diseases, is seeking a Senior Business Finance Analyst to turn numbers into strategic action and guide investments as the company expands its reach to patients worldwide.

The role is based onsite in North Sydney, and you’ll work with a close-knit business finance team that sits near the operations it supports to ensure financial insight aligns with business needs.

If you enjoy turning data into decisions and presenting clear recommendations to leadership, this could be a strong fit for you.

Your day-to-day work

You’ll be a trusted financial partner, pairing rigorous analysis with commercial awareness to help allocate resources and measure performance across the organisation.

Expect to deliver financial analysis, forecasts and performance reporting that inform strategic and operational decisions, and to collaborate with business stakeholders to challenge assumptions and uncover opportunities for value creation.

You’ll support the annual budgeting and long-range planning cycles, ensuring alignment with business priorities and translating insights into actionable plans.

Leading the communication of financial findings to senior leadership, you’ll turn complex data into clear recommendations and influence decision-making at the highest level.

You’ll drive improvements in financial processes, tools and reporting to improve accuracy and efficiency, and you’ll contribute to ad hoc financial projects and investment evaluations as needed.

What you’ll bring to the role

Here’s what Novo Nordisk is looking for in a candidate.

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field
• Several years of experience in business finance, FP&A or a similar analytical finance role, ideally within a large international organisation
• Strong proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting and data analysis, with advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as SAP
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-financial audiences
• A proactive, curious mindset with meticulous attention to detail and a track record of improving processes and challenging the status quo

Nice-to-haves that help you stand out

Experience with business intelligence tools is a plus.

• Experience with business intelligence tools, such as Power BI

Pay, benefits and practical details

The role is based onsite in North Sydney, Australia, and Novo Nordisk emphasises learning and development across its global operations. The benefits package includes Health and Wellbeing days, gifted days between Christmas and New Years, extensive learning and development opportunities, career growth and regular team-building and company offsite events.

The company commits to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all applicants, and First Nations people are encouraged to apply.

Advice for applicants

Lead your resume with a concise, numbers-focused summary that highlights your FP&A track record, your degree, and your hands-on experience with ERP systems like SAP or equivalents.

When you describe your experience, include concrete examples of financial modelling, forecasting and reporting you’ve done, and quantify the impact you achieved while partnering with stakeholders to drive value.

In interview, be ready to discuss how you supported annual budgeting and long-range planning, and bring an investment case or scenario you worked on that demonstrates clear, demonstrable outcomes.

Ask a question about how the team translates financial insights into resource allocation decisions, and about the cadence of budgeting and which metrics matter most to senior leadership.