Are you an experienced project controller with a track record in monitoring and managing project progress, status and finances, communicating these to senior stakeholders and collaborating with diverse business areas and stakeholders? 

Are you ready to take on a key role in the planning, managing and cost controlling for some of Novo Nordisk’s most important strategic projects? If yes, then you are the Senior Project Controller we are looking for! Apply today and start your life-changing career!  

 
The position 
As a Senior Project Controller, your key responsibilities, amongst others, will include:  

Continuously monitor and furnish valuable insights to project managers, to support in ensuring projects stay on track, meet deadlines and stay within budget.  Craft and present comprehensive reports including financial data and risk overview to management in an engaging and accessible manner.  Implement, conduct, and maintain regular review meetings with project managers and work package owners.   Dive into financial data to uncover trends and variances, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making.  Proactively forecast, monitor, and report on cost burn-rate and contingencies, ensuring transparency and enabling proactive cost management.  Support Project Managers and line managers with creating easy-to-understand presentations and reports for various meetings. 

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Qualifications 
The ideal person will have all or most of the following: 

A degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management or similar.  Track record of working with project management methodologies   Track record and solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.  Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.  Fluency in both written and verbal English. Proficiency in Danish is an advantage. 

 

As a person, you will be self-motivated with a collaborative nature, enabling you to work with diverse teams, fostering an environment of shared success. You’ll possess the ability to set clear direction, guiding projects towards success, while speaking with confidence to influence and inspire others towards achieving common goals. 

 
About The Department 
The CFa Strategy team is part of Corporate Facilities with around +350 colleagues from numerous professional fields, which is anchored in the area Finance, Legal and Global Solutions. In Corporate Facilities we enable Novo Nordisk to focus on the core business by delivering simple and agile solutions for physical infrastructures (campuses, real estate, utilities, workplaces), facility management services as well as security operations, while progressing a major project portfolio. We create tangible business results by partnering with all areas of the business. What we do impacts all Novo Nordisk’s Danish colleagues.  
 
Working at Novo Nordisk 
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing. 

 
Contact 
For further information, please contact Ida-Sophie Astrup Wrisberg at ISPW@novonordisk.com or call on +45 34482645 

 
Deadline 
11 February 2025 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.  

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

Please note that only applications in English will be considered. 

 

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

 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.