Finance Analyst – Group Financial Planning & Reporting

LOCATION: Hellerup

Do you want to develop or kick-start your Finance career in a global, growing, pharma company? Look no further! At Bavarian Nordic we are seeking a passionate and driven individual to join our Finance department as a Finance Analyst. If you are ready to apply your academic knowledge and eager to learn from experienced professionals in a supportive environment, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

It is not a job, it’s a career

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to join our diverse finance department which currently consists of around 40 dedicated employees. Your main base will be at our headquarters in Hellerup, where you will join the Group Financial Planning & Reporting team. Our primary goal is to enhance financial transparency, analysis, and guidance for the business. As a small but ambitious team, we have a significant impact and collaborate closely with executives and department heads across Bavarian Nordic.

Ideal qualifications to succeed in the role

The qualifications needed to be a success in this role could include:

• Holds a master’s degree in finance or economics 
• 2-5 years of experience with finance exposure from accounting to business consulting or controlling
• With the right mindset you can also be a recent master graduate within Finance with relevant experience through your studies
• Experienced user of Microsoft Excel and with a natural flair for IT systems in general
• PowerBi experience is an advantage but not a requirement

Take charge of the financial steering of a global, growing vaccine company

Our team is overall responsible for ensuring best possible financial steering of our business by thoroughly understanding our performance, and through sound financial foresight. Additionally, we continuously seek improvement opportunities aligned with our overall financial strategy. Some key responsibilities include:

• Forecasting: Leading the global forecasting processes, which forms the basis for our external guidance and internal financial steering
• Internal Financial Reporting: Managing the monthly Financial Group reporting, the primary means of performance communication to Executive Management and the Board of Directors
• Financial systems: Ownership and continuous development of our reporting tools, as well as our financial planning tool, to fit changing business needs
• Performance Management: Fostering a stronger performance culture by developing relevant business KPIs, enhancing financial transparency and optimizing and streamlining tool utilization
• Ad hoc assignments: Providing analysis and financial insight to support business & management decisions. This could be in relation to potential M&A cases or new funding considerations, which have been highly relevant in recent years

You will work closely with finance stakeholders at all levels of the organization daily, while also collaborating directly with the line of business on an ad hoc basis. In our mid-sized organization, the right candidate with a strong Business Partner mindset can truly make a difference through effective collaboration with the business.

Who are you as a person?

 Key characteristics for success in this role include:

• Analytical mindset
• High dedication and engagement
• Strong and proactive drive
• Systematic and structured approach to work
• Holistic and pragmatic approach to driving change and simplicity
• Team player, who enjoys collaborating across all finance functions

Does this sound like something for you?

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible. We can’t wait to get to know you better!

Founded in 1994, we have more than 25 years of experience in developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies and tick-borne encephalitis and an Ebola vaccine. We are a global company headquartered in Denmark with a state-of-the-art production facility and sites in Germany, Switzerland, and USA. Our values – our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it – are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
www.bavarian-nordic.com