Are you experienced in strategic budgeting and managing R&D investments? Do you enjoy setting up and driving financial processes like performance management, business planning and financial strategy follow-up? Would you like to play a key role in solving climate change with new technologies?  

The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC) is seeking a finance manager specialist to join our team to drive our strategic and tactical finance processes. As a part of our team, you can look forward to a dynamic work environment where you will actively engage with a diverse group of people from many backgrounds.

 

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a permanent position starting on 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible.


Job description

The Finance Manager role is a newly established position at the CO2 Research Center (CORC). The Finance Manager will become a key member of the CORC Operations team, reporting directly to the COO. The role will not only lead the overall strategic finance activities for the COO but also support the CEO and the Operations team on all strategic and tactical financial matters.

The CO2 Research Center is based with headquarters at Aarhus University (AU) and five University hubs within Denmark, Germany, and USA. The Finance Manager is therefore required to collaborate closely with the Finance Office at AU, where our financial controlling is operated, but also integrate financial planning and reporting processes across the University hubs. This is to ensure a seamless integration across our CORC operating model.

The Finance Manager’s main tasks include:

• Implement and lead the CORC annual financial business processes and collaborate with the AU Finance team to ensure seamless integration.
• Develop financial analyses and investment plans to support strategy development and implementation across the scientific project portfolio.
• Co-driving reporting material and insight analyses for presentation to our board and stakeholders at Novo Nordisk Foundation. This includes transforming data and facts into clear messages to support the ongoing mission-based performance dialogues.
• Supporting development of mission-based performance management including introduction of internal and strategically focused research and innovation KPIs.
• Developing and implementing financial templates and support structures for investments, such as life-cycle assessments, instrument purchase forms, and scientific business cases ect.
• Supporting our research operations team with implementation and maintenance of a research project portfolio across all CORC activities. This responsibility includes ensuring monthly updates of financial data in the portfolio through close collaboration with our University finance partners and scientific leaders at AU and abroad.
• Providing financial guidance to our core scientific leaders (Principal Investigators/Professors) on CORC financial matters.
• Support and collaborate with the AU Finance controller and AU Finance team to ensure seamless financial collaboration with our research departments.
• Engage in a range of ad hoc assignments including for instance short-term forecasting, business impact analysis, development of excel templates for internal use, and more.

 

Your profile

We are looking for a person who works well as lead specialist on financial management but who also enjoys engaging as an equal part in a diverse team. You share our passion for combatting climate change through new technologies and can support the team with your financial management expertise.

Furthermore, the following background is required:  

• You have a relevant master degree within Finance or Business Development or similar.
• You have at least 3-5 years of experience within finance management and strategic management support, including yearly budgeting processes from either R&D portfolios in industry or research-related institutions.
• Experience with developing financial tools and templates for management purposes, such as business case templates and performance management templates.
• Preferably experience with LCAs on sustainability initiatives and understanding of SBTi.
• Preferably experience with development of KPIs and performance management systems.
• Fluent in both Danish and English.

In addition, we value:

• A strong personal drive and ambition for high-quality work, a talent for achieving results, as well as a creative drive to push boundaries and embrace challenges.
• A robust business acumen and the ability to approach challenges pragmatically and with solution-oriented thinking.
• Management specialist skills with a capacity to oversee tasks and drive development and results independently.
• Strong team focus, where the delivery of value together comes before delivery according to individual plans.

 

Who we are

The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC) was established in 2022 and is a mission‐oriented center based at Aarhus University. The center’s purpose is to develop novel science and early technologies for carbon capture and conversion. The Center comprises 15+ research groups at Aarhus University and Stanford University (US), University of Tübingen (DE), Potsdam University (DE), University of Copenhagen (DK) and Technical University of Denmark (DK).
You will be part of the Operations team at headquarters in Aarhus University, consisting of 10+ engaged colleagues.

See more on www.corc.au.dk
 

What we offer

At CORC we offer:

• a key position in the global climate change journey with the opportunity to develop state-of-the-art financial backbone structure and processes for achieving global impact.  
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international, and industrial collaborators
• a work environment encouraging lively, open and engaging dialogues
• a work environment with close working relationships, networking, and social activities
• a workplace characterized by professionalism, equality, and  work-life balance

Join us in building an innovative research center dedicated to driving change through advancing sustainable CO2 technologies.
 


Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is at Gustav Wieds Vej 10c, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with affiliated institutions.

 

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Tine A. Malden, Administrative Officer  +45 4189 3017


Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 11 May 2025.
Interviews are planned to take place during May and June 2025. 

Formalities and salary range

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

 

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/