Controlling Operations MnS Junior Financial Analyst

Location: Budapest – Sanofi Business Services, Váci Greens

Flexible working: Hybrid

Job type: Permanent, Full time

The role is part of a high performing team centered on Finance transformation and becoming a best-in-class Finance organization. 

As a Jr. Financial Analyst, you will support your local finance operations team in various responsibilities such as reporting, project tracking analysis, month-end and quarter-end closing activities (journal entries, reconciliations, allocations, etc.) to help ensure the completeness and accuracy of the financials to meet targets and drive results.

As part of the Controlling Operations Transversal team, there will be many opportunities to improve processes and improve collaboration with your stakeholders to grow and demonstrate your analytical and interpersonal abilities.

This person will help to identify, design and implement new processes and ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi controls GTN, Opex and Capex.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the month-end and quarter-end closing activities: prepare accruals and journal entries to be posted in ERPs, manage and correct master data in financial systems (ERPs and TM1). This will include supporting sales and/or industrial costing and/or opex/capex and/or areas with complexities which require additional technical knowledge (i.e., Gross to Net, Fringe, CAPEX, etc.)
• As part of the closing process, understand and apply allocation methods, where applicable
• Manage Personnel Costs controlling, including STI (Bonus) Accrual and True-Up Process
• Manage HC reporting, including adjusting data in designated tools
• Prepare analysis to substantiate appropriate balance sheet accruals, prepaids or reserves (gross to net)
• Partner with A2R (Account to Report) to ensure a timely and accurate close process.
• Support the financial reporting process, providing results directly to Controllers for monthly commentary.
• Analyze results, including trends, to extract potential risks and opportunities to
  present to management for review.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and provide a clear explanation of balance
  fluctuations as well as itemization of balance components. Prepare specialized reporting (AI
  schedules) for off balance-sheet reporting.
• Support Business Partners to analyze spend activities and prepare monthly accruals vs
  forecast as needed.
• Oversee and ensure opening and closing of projects as well as the timely capitalization beside compliance with Sanofi methods and procedure regarding Asset Management
• Utilize continuous improvement in daily activities to identify process simplification
  opportunities and enhance tools improvements

• Continuously challenge legacy ways of working, status quo; identify gaps, 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   

About you

• Experience:
  • 1+ year work experience in a related field

• Soft skills:

• Must have high attention to detail, quality and proven ability to operate effectively under pressure and strict deadlines  
• Strong organization skills: ability to track and manage a high volume of projects at a detailed level 
• Ability to develop a rapport and credibility with key stakeholders 
• Ability to work effectively across international work streams 
• Demonstrated organization savvy and self- awareness  
• Adaptable and able to work in complex matrix environment 
• Change agent who can propose, lead, and drive changes 
• Motivated to grow in your career 

• Technical skills:
  • Advanced excel skills
  • Must be able to download data and use pivot tables, V-look ups, macros, etc.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking 
• Technology savvy, business orientation, and agile learning abilities required 
• Capable of working in multiple systems and tools 

• Education:
  • Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance is required

• Preferred:
  • MBA and/or CPA
  • Pharmaceutical and public accounting experience
  • SAP, Ishift, S4/HANA experience
  • TM1 experience