Sanofi
biopharma
ControllingOperations,GBUFinancialAnalyst
“Controlling Operations, GBU Financial Analyst at Sanofi. Skills: Controlling support, Financial planning & analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Monthly closings reviews, Project approval and tracking, Advanced excel skills. Provide controlling support to their local Business Units. Preparation of budgets and forecasts (Budget / C1 / C2 / Quarterly Landings / Rolling Forecast)”
What You'll Achieve.
Become a best-in-class Finance organization; Improve processes; Improve collaboration; Grow and demonstrate your analytical and interpersonal abilities; Identify and implement new ways of working; Ensure accurate and timely monthly closing; Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances; Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan; Develop Opex and headcount forecasts; Identify risks and opportunities; Track headcount; Track all assumptions; Approve project spend; Continuously challenge legacy ways of working; Increase Financial and business acumen; Ensure compliance with pertinent SOX controls; Ensure compliance with all internal control requirements; Promote efficiencies and improved ways of working; Ensure best practice sharing; Educate client groups on all aspects of financial policies and processes to ensure compliance; Support all key Finance initiatives; Ad hoc projects and analyses as required
Industry & Context.
Analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking; Identify risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of these forecasts; Challenging where necessary; Identify gaps, and recommend new ways of working
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years work experience in a related field, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required, Advanced excel skills, Must be able to download data and use pivot tables, V-look ups, macros, etc., Demonstrated experience modeling ethical behavior in challenging situations required, Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking, Proven experience working across multiple internal stakeholders, Technology savvy, business orientation, and agile learning abilities required, Capable of working in multiple systems and tools, Solid grasp of evolving Sanofi technology platforms, processes, and controls including SAGA, Ensure compliance with pertinent SOX controls, Ensure compliance with all internal control requirements
Nice to Have
MBA and/or CPA, Pharmaceutical and public accounting experience, Commercial Finance and Gross to Net, TM1 and SAP experience
What You'll Do.
Provide controlling support to their local Business Units
Preparation of budgets and forecasts (Budget / C1 / C2 / Quarterly Landings / Rolling Forecast)
Monthly closings reviews
Project approval and tracking
Other financial planning & analysis activities on a timely basis
Identify and implement new ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi Controls Opex
Position may be responsible for operational controlling activities for sales/gross to net and/or operating expenses
Ensure accurate and timely monthly closing and share monthly results with Finance Business Partners as well as Budget Owners
Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and/or budget and forecasts
Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan
including tracking actuals
approval of projects & providing direction to business owners
Develop Opex and headcount forecasts for designated areas
in partnership with FBPs and Budget Owners
Identify risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of these forecasts
Track headcount on a monthly basis and compare to budgeted and forecasted vacancy rates
including trend analysis for key drivers of change
Track all assumptions built into budget and forecasts
Approve project spend and ensuring projects are budgeted properly
challenging where necessary
Continuously challenge legacy ways of working
and recommend new ways of working
Increase Financial and business acumen
Promote efficiencies and improved ways of working across designated region and ensure best practice sharing
Educate client groups on all aspects of financial policies and processes to ensure compliance
Support all key Finance initiatives
Ad hoc projects and analyses as required
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Finance Business Partners across GBUs, to provide cohesive and seamless support to Business Leaders; Work effectively across international work streams; Work in complex matrix environment
Communication Scope
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Process & Methodology
Project approval and tracking, Approve project spend and ensuring projects are budgeted properly, challenging where necessary, Organization skills: ability to track and manage a high volume of projects at a detailed level
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