External Reporting Specialist – IFRS

External Reporting

Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you ready to drive an efficient reporting process at a fast-growing, innovative company? Do you thrive on solving complex accounting issues with your IFRS expertise while rethinking existing processes?  If so, we want you on our team! We are looking for a new colleague to help us drive innovation in external reporting. Apply now for a life-changing career!

 

Your New Role

Together with the team, you will be responsible to:

Prepare the annual report and quarterly company announcements of the Novo Nordisk Group and maintain the high quality of our external reporting Take lead in cross-functional projects to provide accounting guidance on significant and complex business transactions Take part in optimising the financial reporting processes through digitalisation and automation initiatives Participate in preparing materials for the Audit Committee, CFO and external auditors Assessing the impact from new or amended IFRS accounting standards and taking part in updating the Novo Nordisk Accounting Manual

Your New Department

In Finance, Legal & Global Solutions, we enable Novo Nordisk to fulfil our purpose by safeguarding the business, providing corporate infrastructure, and driving value creation. We are a team of 2,300 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Denmark and our Global Business Services centres in India and Mexico.

 

You will be part of the External Reporting team, a team of 6 professionals responsible for delivering high-quality financial reporting to top management and external stakeholders.

 

The team is part of a larger department which is also responsible for the closing of consolidated financial statements, M&A Finance and integration, as well as the external ESG reporting. Working on these topics will also provide an opportunity for cross-collaboration within the department, fostering a more integrated approach to our external reporting.

 

Your Skills & Qualifications

The successful candidate would have a master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a similar field, with 4-7 years of relevant experience.

 

You should also possess the following skills and qualifications:

Knowledge of and keen interest in IFRS accounting standards, whether at a specialist level or with a solid foundation that we can build on together A proven ability to challenge existing routines and rethink how we ensure continued high quality in our external reporting A strong sense of responsibility for tasks and projects, with a collaborative spirit and willingness to take the lead. Experience or interest in digitalisation of data and processes will be an advantage as this is a priority for our organisation. Fluent in written and spoken English

 

Our team partners with all parts of the organisation to find solutions to complex accounting issues, so we need a colleague with excellent people and communication skills.

 

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

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. 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.

 

More Information

For further information, please visit our website, where you can find further information, or contact Head of External Reporting, Michael Hansen at +45-30756362.

 

Deadline

17 August 2025.

 

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position may be closed before the deadline, so don’t hesitate to submit your application as soon as possible.

 

Please include in your application a few sentences about you as a person and your motivation for applying. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

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.