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Are you driven by solving complex challenges and delivering results in a fast moving environment? Do you enjoy partnering closely with commercial and operational leaders to drive strategic decisions? Would you like your finance expertise to make a tangible difference to patients’ lives? If so, we want you as our next Finance Manager for Novo Nordisk UAE.

Your new role    
We are looking for a hands on Finance Manager to strengthen our UAE affiliate finance team and partner closely with the Head of Finance & Operations. You will manage day to day finance operations, act as a business partner to the LoB, statutory and tax compliance, month end close and management reporting, and deliver commercial insights that help drive business decisions. This role is based in Dubai and offers a unique opportunity to influence local financial performance while operating within a global finance framework.

Key responsibilities

• Lead timely month end and year end close for the UAE affiliate; prepare management packs aligned with Novo Nordisk standards
• Ensure compliance with UAE statutory reporting and Tax requirements; manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors
• Own budgeting and forecasting processes for the affiliate; partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to drive meaningful bottom-up planning processes and provide insightful inputs, balancing ambition and achievability.
• Maintain robust internal controls, policies and processes where applicable
• Manage cash flow, working capital optimisation and banking relationships
• Drive continuous improvement and automation in finance processes and reporting.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner for the local leadership team and rel-evant global finance functions.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or CPA) is preferred.
• 5-7 years’ post qualification experience in finance roles, preferably within multinational companies (Pharmaceuticals, FMCG and consumer goods fields are preferrable
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements
• Proven experience with month end close, statutory reporting, audit and financial planning & analysis
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred), data modelling and BI analytics platform (Microsoft PowerBI) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication skills and commercial mindset. Fluent English; Arabic is an asset.
• High ethical standards, attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.

You new department
Finance and Operations Department is overseeing the financial management aspects of the Affiliate, acting as a trusted organization and business partners to the commercial leaders and leadership team in UAE. The F&O team is composed of 5 professionals driven operations in Accounting & Tax (CoE model), Procurement and Supply chain. 

Your skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or CPA) is preferred.
• 5-7 years’ post qualification experience in finance roles, preferably within multinational companies (Pharmaceuticals, FMCG and consumer goods fields are preferra-ble
• Strong knowledge of UAE accounting standards and tax requirements
• Proven experience with month end close, statutory reporting, audit and financial planning & analysis
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred), data modelling and BI analytics platform (Microsoft PowerBI) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication skills and commercial mindset. Fluent English; Arabic is an asset.
• High ethical standards, attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For em-ployees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things–from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

What we offer
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.

Deadline

Apply until 25th of November 2025. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

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.