Job Description:

Student Assistant for Finance & Procurement

Your new workplace

With more than 40 years of experience, Syntese is the most significant supplier of Mesalazine in the world. We manufacture this Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in treating inflammatory bowel diseases., which is produced according to cGMP and sold to the pharmaceutical industry around the world.

Syntese is a part of the Ferring Pharmaceuticals global matrix, and you will work at our manufacturing site in Hvidovre. We are a relatively small site with 150 colleagues collaborating closely across functions, and you can look forward to a dynamic role that blends operational coordination, process optimization, and team support.

Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Job description

Your overall responsibility as a Student Assistant at Syntese is to support the Finance & Procurement organization in day-to-day operations, month-end closing as well as strategic decision-making processes that impact the company profitability. You will be directly reporting to the Head of Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain and working as the right hand of the Financial Controllers and the Procurement Manager.

The role offers many opportunities to contribute with process improvements, productivity enhancements and BI optimizations. The role also provides significant opportunities to support the business and develop your Finance skills. You will be seen as an important part of the team with your own independent tasks and deliverables from day one.

As a Student Assistant in Finance & Procurement, you will be a part of a team of 4 senior employees and be a business partner to the rest of the organization. The role requires analytical understanding, stakeholder management skills as well a strong business acumen.

Your day at the office

Assist the team on executing the long term strategy aligned with financial goals Support the procurement strategy including contract and legal support Act as an active business partner to purchase requesters Be the bridge between the Purchase-to-Pay and local Finance teams Assist the Head of Finance in updating monthly reporting decks Support the team with ad-hoc data analysis and modelling

Job requirements

Studying or graduated from a Bachelor’s in Business, Accounting, Finance or similar Professional working proficiency in English language Experience with basic finance and accounting principles Analytical mindset and being able to learn new systems and programs Strong communication and time management skills Work independently with the ability to influence international stakeholders

We offer

• Good opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working environment and working hours
• International colleagues and independent tasks
• Good canteen arrangement
• An active sports/social club

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

For any additional information, please get in contact with the Head of Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain, Ege Boysan ege.boysan@syntese.dk.

We only receive applications through the link and our recruitment system, and not by e-mail.                                                                       

About Syntese
Syntese A/S is part of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical leader in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Syntese was founded in the early 1980s when a Ferring Group team in the Synthesis department invented the 5-ASA purification process that was to become the cornerstone of their business. Today, Syntese manufactures Mesalazine, an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Syntese is renowned worldwide for stable Mesalazine of exceptional quality. The company has been growing steadily during its lifespan and is now among the world’s biggest manufacturers of Mesalazine – and still the only company that is dedicated only to Mesalazine and nothing but. Syntese’s Mesalazine is registered in more than 100 countries, including the EU, the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Russia.

Location:

Denmark API Production (Syntese)