Location: Budapest, Hungary

Flexible working: Hybrid

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

About the job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. As a (Senior) Industrial Costing Controller, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance by identifying innovative ways to manage sales and operating expenses effectively. Joining a team dedicated to transformation, you will have the opportunity to enhance processes, implement best-in-class practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Main responsibilities:

• Calculate Industrial standard costs per Group Methods & procedures and monitor Industrial KPIs to meet objectives.
• Deliver accurate reporting and meaningful variance analysis (Absorption, Yield, Destruction).
• Propose and implement continuous improvement and process simplification opportunities.
• Work effectively across multiple systems (SAP, Boost, Power BI, etc.) and increase financial and business acumen.
• Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, and production to build forecast requirements (Budget, T1/T2, rolling forecast).
• Support finance transformation initiatives, ensuring compliance with SOX and internal controls.
• Build strong partnerships with Finance Business Partners, promote best practice sharing, and develop a positive, inclusive team atmosphere.

About you

Expected skills and experience:

• Diversified financial controlling or accounting experience.
  

Soft skills:  

• Build partnerships across business levels, influencing and shaping decisions.
• High attention to detail, quality, and ability to operate under pressure and strict deadlines.
• Lead through influence with strong organization skills to manage multiple projects.
• Develop rapport and credibility with stakeholders, working effectively across international work streams.
• Adaptable in a complex matrix environment and act as a change agent to propose and drive changes.

Technical skills:

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, V-lookups, macros, and data downloads.
• Demonstrated ethical behavior in challenging situations and strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with proven experience working across multiple internal stakeholders.
• Technology savvy, business-oriented, and agile learner, capable of working in multiple systems and tools.
• Solid grasp of evolving Sanofi technology platforms, processes, and controls, including SAGA.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or any related field is required.

Preferred:

• MBA and/or CPA.
• Pharmaceutical and public accounting experience. 
• Commercial Finance and Gross to Net.
• TM1 and SAP experience.

​Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. ·
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

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

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Please ensure to have read this document before applying.

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