Job Description

CMC & Product Supply

Kalundborg, Denmark

Do you have an interest in finance partnering and CAPEX investment controlling? Are you eager to learn, develop your skills, and make a real difference every day for more than 45 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases? Then this opportunity might be right for you!

Your new role

As our new Associate Finance Partner, you will help create financial transparency and support accuracy in investment spending across our large portfolio of investment projects. You will join a broad team of experienced finance professionals who work closely together on financial planning and analysis, production economy and performance management. The team is fully committed to supporting your learning and professional development, and this role offers a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in investment controlling and finance partnering in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Your day-to-day areas of responsibilities include:

• Financial planning, resource allocation, and budgeting

• Financial controlling and reporting to senior management

• Helping create transparency and financial insights on investment and operating costs in close collaboration with stakeholders and team members

• Supporting and challenging project budgets in collaboration with senior colleagues

• Contributing to the development and continues improvement of financial processes

Your new department

You will join API Finance – a team covering financial planning, production economy, and performance management for all investment projects and operating factories across API. We drive business insights and support senior management in financial processes and strategic resource allocation. API is the area in Novo Nordisk producing the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for all our patients worldwide.

In the team, we enjoy maintaining the humorous and ambitious environment, to which we all contribute. Here, we are good at helping each other with complicated challenges and celebrating each other’s victories. We look forward to welcoming you to the team, and to sharing our knowledge and experience.

Your skills and qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or a related field, and have 0–2 years of relevant experience (for example from internships, student jobs, graduate roles, or entry-level positions), preferably within a manufacturing or CAPEX environment.

Additionally, to succeed in the role, you have:

• Basic experience or strong interest in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling

• An interest in CAPEX projects and investment finance

• Good analytical skills and the ability to communicate clearly

• A structured approach and the ability to deliver high-quality work, even when priorities change

• A willingness to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and learn stakeholder management

On a personal level, you bring a curious and “can-do” attitude and are motivated to learn and develop professionally. You enjoy working in a team-oriented and international environment and are comfortable asking questions and seeking feedback. You can work both independently and as part of a team. Most importantly, you are flexible, eager to take on new challenges, and enthusiastic about developing your career within Novo Nordisk.

Working at Novo Nordisk
In Novo Nordisk, it is your skills, your engagement, and ambitions, which help improve many people’s lives. In return, we offer you the opportunity to work together with very skilled and talented colleagues and offer you a lot of personal development and career opportunities.

What We Offer 
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

More information
For further information, please contact Senior Manager, Morten Gjerulff, at MTGF@novonordisk.com or +45 30 79 62 60 during normal business hours.

Deadline

31 January, 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.