Business Controller - DPM US DU

Novo Nordisk•Durham, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Controller is responsible for strategic processes that connect short- and long-term targets to organizational strategy. The role provides information and business analysis to support decision-making and follow-up, supports improvement projects through business-impact analysis, and continuously improves business-information processes. The position acts as an implementation partner for Line of Business when introducing corporate processes or providing Finance Partnering, and identifies relevant global Finance and Procurement improvements for local implementation. The role is based at Novo Nordisk’s Emerging Technologies – Solid Dosage Forms US facility in Durham, North Carolina, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site focused on tableting and packaging oral treatments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in logistics, finance, or a related field.
At least five years of experience in financial reporting, accounting, or related disciplines.
High degree of experience in strategy deployment and long-term target setting.
Advanced knowledge, experience, and interest in IT, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Tableau.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets.

Nice To Haves

MBA in logistics, finance, or a related field preferred.
Experience in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry preferred.
Strong verbal and written communication skills preferred.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple deadlines preferred.
Excellent customer service skills preferred.
Excellent presentation skills preferred.
Proven process-improvement and problem-solving skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as Business Support Project Manager for strategic projects and their implementation.
Drive improvement initiatives at site and department levels.
Ensure the site works according to the Global Finance Strategy.
Optimize processes internally in Business Support and across the site.
Prepare benchmarks for the management group against other sites or external companies.
Drive Finance and Procurement automation efforts.
Create site goals and ensure appropriate targets in cooperation with IFP Business Support.
Prepare presentations for Site Leadership.
Partner financially with a business unit to provide insight and create business value.
Analyze, budget, and forecast financial data.
Ensure Business Review agendas and materials are delivered on time and to a high standard.
Manage the process for updating site goals and presenting status to the Site Leadership Team.
Prepare the site’s monthly management report (MMR).
Trend, analyze, and forecast site KPIs; prepare detailed analyses related to goals and KPIs to clarify questions for management.
Follow up on corrective actions when KPIs deviate from target.
Organize the site business-plan process and biannual Business Reviews.
Complete ad hoc business-controlling and business-analysis tasks.
Lead and prepare investment-project budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
Challenge and support investment projects, ensuring financial impacts are clear and appropriate financial governance is applied.
Participate in investment-project meetings, including Project Team, Senior Leadership, Steering Committee, and Investment Governance Group meetings.
Manage the risk-management process across the organization and report risks in a timely, organized, and informative manner.
Perform assigned month-end processes and monthly reporting, and support financial processes and audits.
Consolidate investment data for financial reporting.
Manage site Material Consumption and Material Deviations budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
Prepare monthly reporting to Denmark on production accounting activities, including variance analysis, scrap provisions, inventory reconciliation, and unit-cost reconciliation.
Perform weekly scrap-detail analyses and investigations with production and warehouse teams.
Manage Finance master data and costing activities for produced and purchased items.
Follow all safety and environmental requirements while performing duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.