Finance & Operations Director

Do you want to be part of a fast growing and developing organisation, and being engaged in helping people? If yes join us by applying for the new role of the Finance & Operations Director in Egypt.

The position

Reporting to the General Manager for Egypt, you will be a member of the Leadership Team and be jointly responsible for the Affiliate’s results. You will be responsible for providing the General Manager support within the financial area and overall business. You will have a dotted reporting line to the Senior Finance & Operations Director of Business Area Africa (BAAF).

You will be responsible for accounting, finance, treasury and tax, ensuring the provision of financial information and necessary support for decision-making. You will initiate and implement policies and processes to enhance the financial performance of the company in accordance with strategic objectives. You will optimize the financial resources of the company to maximize shareholder wealth.

You will also be responsible for the management and oversight of the Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Digital Data & IT functions. You will ensure optimal working of and investments in IT solutions. You will oversee Procurement functions and support sourcing activities in line with the targets of the affiliate.

Qualifications

You hold a university degree in accounting or finance or other relevant area with 10 years of experience in Finance including in leadership position, from a multinational corporation.

You have experience in budget procedures, financial analysis, and knowledge of local tax. A good understanding of legal contracts, compliance matters and ability to understand commercial challenges and insights will be preferred.

We expect our candidates to be able to communicate effectively in English and Arabic (preferred), discuss strategies in a way that impacts key stakeholders and able to build trusted relationships.

You are experienced with managing others, coaching, and giving feedback.

About the department

The Egypt affiliate is a part of the Business Area Africa (BAAF), in Region Emerging Markets and has shown exceptional performance year on year. It is a fast growing and dynamic affiliate aiming to cement Novo Nordisk’s position in the Egyptian Diabetes, Obesity & Rare Diseases market.

You will join the Finance and Operations department that is providing multidimensional support in financial insights and Business Analytics for all business units while ensuring finance house is in order to drive excellence across the organization and support the digital transformation agenda.

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 employees 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.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline

Apply before 31st July, 2025

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.