Cross-functional Business Analyst for Nat-Tech Finance

Are you skilled at handling large diverse data sets in order to deliver analyses and scenario calculations to management? Can you read the political environment and stay up to date with what happens within the universities' domain? If so, you might be the one we are looking for as a business analyst in Nat-Tech Economics.

Expected start date and duration

This is a permanent position with a start on January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

As a business analyst you will be a part of the Budget Unit in Nat-Tech Economics, which serves the two faculties, Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences. The current position has primary focus on Technical Sciences, but you will participate in the overall task solving across the faculties. You will report to the budget manager.

You will be an advisor on financial matters to the budget manager and the dean. You will be coordinating and executing in relation to analysis tasks; e.g., consequences of new political measures and changes in the university's and faculty's financial models. You will support the finance department with development of tools for use in forecasts and budget preparation. In addition you will function as a professional and sparring colleague in the finance department.

The job as a whole is a mix of steady operational tasks, ongoing development and analysis tasks and coordination. More concretely you will among other things be responsible for the following:

• Have an overview of the overall faculty economy, including appropriations, educational revenues, external revenues, strategic investments, mv.
• Budget monitoring and management reporting
• Coordination and consolidation of budgets, forecasts and year-end closing
• Advice in connection with management decisions
• Diverse ad hoc analyses

We have a persistent focus on optimizing and improving our processes. It is therefore important that you are keen to learn new systems and workflows – and can maintain an overview in the process.

Your qualifications

• Relevant economics-related education at master's level
• Very solid experience with Excel (at programming level)
• Good communication skills, enabling you to adapt and convey follow-up and analyses to the recipient (communicate economics to non-economists)
• You must be able to handle large data sets, analyses, pivot tables etc.
• Approachable and solution-oriented attitude

Experience with financial management from similar positions will be an asset.

We particularly use Navision Stat, Power BI and the Office package as well as WorkZone.

It is important that you can balance the need for a high degree of independence in task solving with the basic condition that you are part of a team where we depend on each other to deliver a complete solution. We learn a lot from each other and it is therefore important that you have the ability and willingness to share your knowledge with your colleagues and also can and will benefit from colleagues' experiences.

Who we are/about us

Nat-Tech Economics is part of the Administration Center Nat-Tech and serves the faculties of Natural and Technical Sciences.

We handle financial administration and service the faculties' institutes, centers, administration and leadership with budgets and financial follow-up.

We have employees located in Aarhus, Roskilde, Foulum and Flakkebjerg.

The vacant position is physically located in Aarhus.

Read more about us on our website: Nat-Tech Economics (au.dk)

We offer

An professionally engaging job in an informal and values-based organization with a focus on well-being, collaboration and development. You will receive thorough onboarding and a mentor who accompanies you during the introductory period.

In addition we offer

• A workplace focused on work-life balance
• A dynamic and good working environment with room for humor and diversity
• Colleagues with high professionalism and good opportunities for development through tasks and sparring
• Varied working days and broad contact surface
• Flexible working conditions, including the possibility of up to 2 days of remote work per week.
• Free parking, various staff benefits and an active staff association
• A management that prioritizes openness, trust and diversity.

Workplace and employment area

The workplace is Aarhus University, Nat-Tech Economics, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus C

Have questions?

Questions regarding the position can be directed to Budget Chief Peder Damgaard by email [email protected] or on mobile 2057 0968.

Deadline

We must have received your application no later than November 6, 2026.

We expect to hold the first round of interviews on November 13, 2026.

Formalities

Salary and employment terms follow the state academic collective agreement. You are employed as a Special Consultant with pay according to the annex 4 of the collective agreement.

You can read more about salary levels in the state here.

Aarhus University will be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and aims for a culture where each individual can develop and grow. We see equality and diversity as a resource and therefore encourage all interested to apply.

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