Junior Analyst

Description
Junior Analyst (student), Finance & Operations
We are looking for a new colleague to join our Accounting team at Novo Holdings in Copenhagen. We offer you a great opportunity to develop your talent in an ambitious, engaged, and international working environment with clear purpose and values.

Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company that is responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world’s largest enterprise foundations.

We are a world-leading life science investor, driven by the purpose of improving people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. Since 1999 we have been investing to promote groundbreaking solutions in healthcare and bio-sustainability while generating attractive returns that advance the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s grant-giving activities - supporting scientific, humanitarian, and social causes. As of year-end 2023, Novo Holdings had total assets of EUR 149 billion.

We conduct ourselves with attention to performance, responsibility and respect, as represented by the Novo Holdings set of values (Novo Holdings Way).

Our Team
The Finance team is part of Finance & Operations that encompasses Finance, Valuation & Performance, Legal, Strategy Office, IT & Facility. Within the Finance team, you will join the Accounting team, together with six colleagues, including two other Junior Analysts. The Accounting team is responsible for all services, processes and systems related to accounting for Novo Holdings, the Novo Nordisk Foundation as well as +30 other group entities. You will be a part of a highly experienced and motivated team and work together with colleagues who respect and appreciate each other.

The Job
As part of the Junior Analyst team, your daily tasks and responsibilities will mainly be bookkeeping, reimbursement of expenses and monitoring and maintenance of accounts payables and accounts receivables. You will also participate in the preparation of bank reconciliations, month-end closing processes and various ad hoc tasks.

Our Junior Analysts play an important role in the department and you can expect to have your own areas of responsibility as well as participating in developing and documenting work areas within the department.

The working hours are approximately 15-20 hours per week with flexibility in relation to your studies.

Our working environment is very dynamic and diverse, with plenty of daily complex financial tasks that involve our stakeholders in Novo Holdings as well as in the Novo Nordisk Foundation,. Partnering up with our stakeholders across the organisation is key to managing the tasks in a professional and proactive way.

Professional and Personal Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who has strong commercial understanding and a passion for finance. Furthermore, you are:

• Studying for a BSc in Economics and Business Administration (HA Almen) at Copenhagen Business School or similar
• Experienced, or interested within accounting
• A super user of Excel and have strong IT skills
• Fluent in Danish and English at a professional level, both written and oral
• Experienced with Microsoft D365BC; this will be an advantage

As a person you are:

• Thorough, systematic and have a high attention to detail
• Structured while being able to maintain an overview
• Service and quality minded
• A strong team player who can both initiate and finish tasks independently
• Outgoing, energetic and flexible

Working at Novo Holdings
Our work environment is driven by purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised by our stakeholders and people as an exceptional enterprise. We offer a unique opportunity to work at an impactful and visionary organisation that provides resources and staying power to pursue substantial proposals that enable us to meet our strategic goals.

You will enjoy the opportunity to be part of a dedicated, international, and dynamic team with diverse backgrounds and be trusted with significant operational freedom. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, and therefore recruit with the purpose of hiring the best talent who can contribute with their unique perspectives and experience to make a positive impact on people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet.

We employ over 180 professionals from various nationalities and backgrounds, all sharing the same goal: to generate attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our teams operate from offices in Copenhagen, London, Boston, San Francisco, Singapore and Shanghai.

Application and Information
If you have any questions please contact Accountant, Katja Utzon Lindgreen at e-mail:

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible and no later than September 5, 2024. To apply, please send your CV by clicking on the “Apply” button. We will conduct interviews in ongoing basis.

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