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Head of Financial Performance Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil Permanent Posted on   Jan. 21, 2025 Closing on   Feb. 07, 2025
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Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.  

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. 

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.  

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. 

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. 

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

About the job

  • Be exposed to a very dynamic environment, working in close partnership with CHC zone business team members and cross-country finance community, regional and global GBU Finance.
  • Be accountable of the financial performance on all aspects (Sales, Trade, Brand, OPEX) and be the key and strategic partner of Business teams.

Be Business Partner for Business teams.

  • Support Business teams in their decision-making process based on sound judgment, finance expertise and business acumen,
  • Partner with business teams to provide a financial perspective on the analysis and evaluation of business opportunities
  • Lead ad hoc projects (portfolio optimization, digital, e-commerce...)

Focus on financial performance.

  • Monitor, drive and report the business performance in coordination with the Zone Leadership team and Brand teams, also ensuring that teams have access to accurate, timely and relevant financial data and key metrics.
  • Analyse monthly figures and leads Performance Reviews: monitor performance vs set targets and defined KPIs, identify gaps vs. plan – in collaboration with Finance and local Business teams.
  • Analyse and provide financial input on Pricing and other Trade topics.
  • Review P&L, cash-flow and other KPIs (GTN / SIT / destructions) and drive validation meetings with business stakeholders

Coordinates financial planning, budget & forecast.

  • Leads rolling forecasting from integrated business planning process (IBP), supporting business teams to understand rationale of forecasts, ensure data consistency and alignment with CHC ambitions. Challenge Business assumptions, ensure consistency from a finance standpoint and monitor forecasts including identification of risks and opportunities.
  • Leads integration of IBP with financial processes in forecast/budget periods: run of scenarios based on Global guidelines and ambitions, support stakeholder alignment within zone & global teams, ensure consistency of information and data, identify risks and opportunities.

Leads leaning of operations.

  • Enables team through data & analytics journey, ensuring maintenance & development of user-friendly tools (i.e., Power BI) for cross-functional teams.
  • Oversees Master data management in systems to ensure proper reading of financial KPIs for our business teams.
  • Champion in realizing efficiencies for multi-country processes through verticalization and digitalization supporting self-service culture in procedures.
  • Ensures a comprehensive compliance with all internal control and financial/accounting principles within their perimeter.
  • Shares and implements finance best practices and focus on simplification.

Animate local Finance community

  • Animates locally the CHC Finance community (talent planning, finance resource optimization) of financial Performance, operational finance (GBS retained local) and other group activities.
  • Leads and develops his/her finance team (3 direct reports)

About you

List here ideally the must-haves criteria to be successful on the role. Don’t forget: the less criteria you will request, the more diverse candidates you will get in the pool.

  • Master’s degree in finance or equivalent with an experience in a challenging finance role
  • Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines
  • Ability to take ownership and ensuring the integrity of the financial operations through very good understanding of the finance drivers
  • A well-developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity
  • Strong analytical and presentation skills with the ability to present complex information in a simple manner
  • Able to attract and develop talents
  • English speaker is mandatory.

Collaborative and highly proactive attitude and ability to interact and communicate appropriately with numerous stakeholders 

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At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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