Job Description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Finance & Operations (F&O)
Seoul, Korea

Are you passionate about forecasting the future and analysing the past and providing actionable insights to drive strategic decisions? If so, we are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join our Finance & Operations team in Korea. Read more and apply today!

Your new role
As a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager, you will:

• Lead and coordinate our budget cycles: prepare, consolidate, validate, challenge and analyze inputs, and present findings and recommendations in budget meetings with management and region.
• Monitor and analyze Korea’s financial performance monthly/quarterly, provide performance updates to business units and management, propose and track corrective actions to ensure targets are met.
• Act as a proactive finance business partner to Director F&O, Korea Management Team, business units, APAC FP&A and other stakeholders: support/challenge sales and market modelling, drive resource-allocation decisions, and share best practices across Korea and APAC.
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses to optimize pricing, ensure Return on Investment (ROI), and ensure resource allocation for strategic initiatives. Support commercial or cross functional projects beyond F&O.
• Drive standardization, continuous improvement and digitalization: lead projects to simplify processes, standardize tools/files, assess offshoring to Global Business Service (GBS), and enhance reporting via SAP BW, Excel and BI tools.
• Participate in and lead cross functional and regional F&O projects (local and APAC), collaborating closely with other functions such as Business Insights, Supply Chain and others.
• Lead and develop the finance team: set performance expectations, conduct reviews, foster cross functional collaboration mindset, and champion innovation and change initiatives.
  

Your new department
The Finance & Operations team in Korea is at the heart of our organisation's financial and operational success. We are a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to ensuring the smooth running of financial processes and delivering actionable insights to drive strategic decisions. With a focus on excellence and innovation, we work together to support Novo Nordisk's mission of improving the lives of patients worldwide.

Your skills & qualifications
We’re looking for a new Financial Planning & Analysis Manager who will value working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll bring with you:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in business, finance, or economics.
• 3–7 years’ FP&A experience with proven success post-qualification and ownership of planning processes and stakeholder management.
• 2–3 years’ people management experience preferred.
• Solid analytical experience, including extensive work with ERP systems and data warehouse tools with the ability to translate technical output into actionable business insights.
• Mastery of numbers and business reporting; advanced Excel and spreadsheet modelling skills.
• Good presentation, written and verbal communication skills; business-level fluency in English.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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 defeating 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.

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