Finance Performance Lead North West Africa / French Speaker
Cairo, Egypt Fixed Term Date posted Sep. 18, 2024Job title:Finance Performance Lead NWA - French Speaker
Location: Cairo, Egypt.
About the job
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world. As Finance Performance Lead NWA - French Speaker within our Finance Operations and Transformation team, you’ll help find new, innovative ways to control sales and operating expenses. The team is heavily focused on transformation, so there will be lots of opportunities for you to improve processes and implement best-in-class ways of working.
JOB PURPOSE
Be accountable for the financial performance of CHC North West Africa perimeter, which includes: Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and SA ZA
Be the strategic partner to the Commercial Head of this geography.
Provide assistance to FPL Partner Markets AMET as and when required
Be exposed to a very dynamic environment, working in close partnership with local Business team members and with stakeholders from all functions of the CHC NWA organization.
KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES
Be a Business Partner for the Business leader
Support in decision-making process, based on sound judgment, finance expertise and business acumen
Drive cash flow optimization initiatives at local level and monitoring of stock in trade
Focus on Financial Performance
Provide to the local leadership team accurate, timely and relevant financial data and reports, and key metrics and analysis
Be accountable for the monthly closing, before closing (landing, accruals etc.) and after closing (monthly performance reports for Sales, P&L, Headcount, SIT…)
Drive the Monthly Performance Reviews: monitor business performance vs targets (budget, forecasts) and defined KPIs, gaps vs. plan
Propose corrective actions to mitigate risks
Lead the reconciliation forum to align Sales Performance Reviews proposals (IBP) between Commercial Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Affaires and ensure alignment with CHC country / Zone ambitions
Accountable for OPEX management of supporting functions and headcount
Partner with A2R to understand Balance Sheet balances, provisions and movements. Ensure alignment and that topics are pro-actively shared and resolved
Lead budget & forecasts
Prepare budget and forecasts. Work in close cooperation with Supply Chain team to align on monthly IBP 36-month forecasts.
Drive the reviews with Zone and Region finance teams, challenge Business assumptions, identify risks and opportunities and ensure strategic alignment between Commercial Business, Industrial Affairs, Supply Chain and Finance
Challenge Business assumptions and ensure consistency of the forecasts from a finance standpoint
Perform other finance tasks
Accountable for the control environment (assessing risks and performing controls) over their local areas of responsibility and fully aware of internal control requirements (“guardian of the rules”), with the capability to raise concerns to Internal Control
Share and implement finance best practices and focus on simplification to limit the workload and focus on performance
Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems
Support local finance and business teams in case of data inconsistencies and questions in systems and reporting
Lead ad hoc projects
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Other Finance teams (Zone, Region, IA, BA&C), Business teams (GM, Marketing, Commercial), Supply Chain, Regulatory, HR…
About you
Degree qualified in finance and accounting or a related business discipline and / or a professional accounting qualification with 5-8 years of working experience in FMCH/FMCG
Fluent in French language - is a must
Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines
Display agility skillset to operate in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Collaborative, highly proactive and assertive attitude, commitment to excellence, and ability to interact and communicate appropriately with numerous stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with the ability to combine and present complex information in a simple manner
Very good knowledge of tools & systems (TM1, SAP)
Key Dimensions
Reports to the Head of Financial Performance CHC AMET Zone (Africa Middle-East Turkey)
Location: Egypt
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