Business Finance Partner

Interested in a career that matters?

Interested in a career that matters?

Join Novonesis as a Business Finance Partner and help drive informed business decisions across key EVP functions including R&D and enabling functions. Based in Bangalore, you will serve as a trusted finance partner to senior business leaders, delivering insights, financial planning, and performance analysis that support operational excellence and strategic decision-making across the organization.

The role & your impact

As a member of the Business Finance India team within Corporate Shared Services, you will partner closely with executive stakeholders and finance leadership to drive planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and business performance management. This role combines financial expertise, stakeholder management, and analytical insight to support business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your key responsibilities in this role

• Act as the primary finance partner for assigned Line of Business leaders, supporting operating expense planning, controlling, reporting, and performance management activities.
• Collaborate with Business Finance leadership and business stakeholders to prepare and facilitate business review meetings and consolidated forecasts.
• Support the annual budgeting process by partnering with stakeholders to develop budget packages for leadership review and approval.
• Deliver accurate forecasts, performance reporting, business analysis, and actionable insights to support management decisions.
• Drive data-based decision-making through quantitative analysis, effective communication, and alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Participate in projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of finance processes.

What you'll need to be successful in this role

• Master's degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, CA, ICWA, or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 6-7 years of experience within Business Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, or a comparable analytical finance function in a multinational environment.
• Practical experience in financial management reporting, forecasting, and annual budgeting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver accurate results within defined timelines.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with experience partnering with senior business leaders.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• High attention to detail while maintaining a broad business perspective.

Additional skills & interests we value

• Experience working with SAP, ERP platforms, or BI tools.
• A positive approach to change and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to build sustainable relationships across functions and organizational levels.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and a structured approach to complex challenges.
• Interest in driving business performance through data and analytics.

What we offer you
An opportunity to partner with senior leaders across global Operations functions, contribute to strategic decision-making, and work in a collaborative international environment. You will be part of a team focused on delivering business value through financial insight, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Working conditions
This is a hybrid position based in Bangalore, India. No regular business travel is required for this role.

Application deadline
12 October 2026.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Our History

In 2024, Chr. Hansen and Novozymes joined forces to form Novonesis.

We are 10,000 people worldwide whose expertise spans more than 30 different industries. All around the world our biosolutions already create value for thousands of customers and benefit the planet. Our biosolutions enable feeding and fueling the world more sustainably, from healthy and sustainable nutrition to biofuel. Our biosolutions also reduce the use of fossil-based resources, chemicals, energy and water. And this is just the beginning.