Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

It's not unusual to work with numbers – but in this role, you'll turn financial insights into business impact, helping shape Novo Nordisk's success in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Your new role
As our new Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager, you'll be at the centre of financial planning, business partnering, and strategic decision-making. You'll lead a dedicated team of 2 to 3 members and act as a trusted advisor to management, ensuring financial performance drives our purpose of improving patient outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead, engage, and develop the FP&A team to deliver high performance and continuous improvement.
• Own the budget and rolling estimate processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business priorities.
• Lead month-end closing, reporting and financial analysis, with a focus on sales, costs, productivity, and margins.
• Partner with Business Units and management, providing insights, proposals, and strategic recommendations.
• Oversee our Palestine Authority business, managing supply to private and tender markets while ensuring compliance and quality.
• Drive cross-functional projects that simplify processes, align resources, and explore offshoring opportunities within FP&A.
• Act as a proactive partner to our regional finance colleagues, providing insights on market developments.

Your new department
You will join Finance & Operations in Israel, part of Novo Nordisk's global Finance, Legal & Global Solutions organisation. We are enablers – safeguarding the business, driving value creation, and ensuring we have the insights and resources to succeed.

Locally, the FP&A team partners closely with our management, business units, and regional office. We work across Israel and the Palestinian Authority, ensuring financial excellence and compliance while supporting growth in one of Novo Nordisk's most dynamic markets.

Your Skills & Qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated finance professional with strong analytical and business orientation. To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A master's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or similar.
• At least 5 years of experience in financial planning and controlling in a global company.
• Proven ability to partner with business leaders, turning complex data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel and presentation skills, with a structured and detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of the local market and Novo Nordisk products is an advantage.
• 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 an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What We Offer
Employees receive performance-based incentives, annual bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous vacation allowances, pension and severance contributions, health insurance, company cars and additional perks. Moreover, we offer continuous professional development support.

Deadline
September 30th, Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

Novo Nordisk is 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.