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Finance Modeling Specialist
Facility: Finance
Location:
Plainsboro, NJ, US
About the Department
The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?
Position
This job exists to drive digital transformation efforts and streamline data integration across solutions in the North American Finance Organization. The Finance Modeling Specialist plays a critical role in developing and maintaining financial models that support planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This position ensures accuracy, reliability, and usability of models while fostering collaboration across Finance, IT, and operational teams.
Relationships
This individual will report to a Director in Finance & Supply Chain. Daily, the individual in this position will interact with stakeholders across the Finance organization with frequent interaction at the manager, senior manager and director level. Moreover, the job regularly interacts with IT and data management teams. From an external perspective the individual will likely interact with vendors in the digital space, e.g. analytics or developing consultants. In terms of global interaction this person will communicate with teams performing similar operations across the globe. The position does not have any direct reports, has no dotted line reporting to anyone, and will not manage any contingent workers.
Essential Functions

• Model development and implementation
• Data, logic, and quality validation
• User support and continuous improvement
• Cross functional collaboration
• Key Area #1

• Design, build and deploy models aligned with business requirements
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and governance

• Key Area #2

• Validate data inputs and model logic for accuracy and consistency
• Perform quality checks and resolve discrepancies promptly
• Key Area #3

• Build expertise within finance digital solutions and data infrastructure and provide technical guidance
• Provide training and guidance to end users on model functionality. Gather feedback to improve usability and performance

• Key Area #4

• Collaborate with IT and data experts across the organization to ensure our solutions adhere to best practices
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment and adoption

Physical Requirements
0-10% overnight travel required.
This position is onsite in Plainsboro, NJ.
Qualifications

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Engineering, or similar
• Experience Level: 2 years
• Specific or technical job skills:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in driving digital transformation initiatives, process automation, data strategy implementation, data governance or similar
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in Python, R, SQL or other software development
• Data analysis skills and experience working with large data sets
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage and data governance
• Advanced Excel skills (experience in Anaplan is an advantage)
• Technical understanding of finance processes is preferred
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Eager and willing to learn new systems and tools where any necessary training or certifications would be provided

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.
The base compensation range for this position is $81,010 to $145,820. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance.
Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.
Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
We're not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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