Contract obligations Management Support - Senior Specialist

Job title: Contract obligations Management Support - Senior Specialist Location: Hyderabad

About Job:

At Sanofi we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science. To facilitate this transformation, the Business Operations Business Unit brings together pre-existing business service activities and drives further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity. It enables the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas into new global Service Delivery Towers, such as Procurement Services to which this role reports.

Reporting to the Team Lead, within the Contract Obligations Management & Audit organization, the Contract Obligations Management Support - Finance Specialist is a detail-oriented and proactive team member who plays a critical role in ensuring that all contractual obligations specific to pricing and commercial terms are met and that any potential issues are identified and addressed promptly. It contributes to the continuous enhancement of Sanofi’s relationship with third party suppliers, while identifying opportunities to maximize value from each contract and more generally improvements to contract and supplier governance.

The ideal candidate will leverage Obligation Management tools (e.g. Sirion) to monitor vendors financial obligations.

Main Responsibilities:

• Financial Obligations Setup and Management (Invoice Validation):

  • Perform vendor onboarding activities, such as contract and price book set-up according to defined workflows and contractual financial conditions,

  • Review contracts to identify commercial terms relevant for invoice validation, including pricing models, payment terms, and milestone conditions.

  • Ensure that contract and PO data required for invoice validation are accurately captured and structured in the Obligation Management/CLM tool.

  • Review and upload invoice validation documentation (service consumption or invoice backup information) in tools, and perform gap analysis leveraging tools capabilities and reporting.

  • Manage identified Vendor Invoice Discrepancies liaising with adequate departments and stakeholders.

• Contract Obligations Monitoring: Timely review and monitor all contractual agreements using AI-powered Obligation Management/CLM tools to ensure compliance with terms and conditions.

• Proactive Issue Identification: Utilize obligations management tools to identify early potential breaches in contractual obligations and general performance issues, escalating to relevant stakeholders as needed. Review recurring mismatches and recommend changes to contract/P2P processes to mitigate risks. Engage with suppliers and internal teams to clarify and resolve mismatches before payment processing.

• Reporting: Prepare periodic detailed reports on the status of Invoice Validation, compliance rates and any identified issues, leveraging insights from AI analytics.

• Collaboration: Work closely with legal, compliance, and operational teams to notify, address, and resolve, any contractual issues and instances of non-compliance.

• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of invoice validations, exceptions, approvals, and resolutions. Contribute to documentation of invoice validation processes, workflows, and escalation protocols.

• Continuous Improvement:

  • Suggest and implement improvements to the monitoring process, including the adoption of new AI technologies or ways of working to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Contribute to (i) identify gaps in current practices and suggest enhancements for control and efficiency, (ii) the re-assessment of best Invoice validation solutions to maintain best-in-class contract oversight and performance monitoring. Contribute to the development of a robust set of Contract Excellence analytics. 

Qualifications

Required:

• A BA/BS degree in Legal, Finance, or other business discipline. 

• 4+ years of experience in contract obligations management focused on Invoice Validation.

• Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Results-oriented with strong problem-solving skills; ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven insights. 

• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Fluent in English (spoken and written). 

Preferred:

• Experience in healthcare and/or life-science industry. 

• Experience in accounting / P2P processes.

• Experience using contract management software (preferably AI-powered Obligation Management/CLM tools), and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge of other obligations management modules (e.g. Service Levels Collaboration). Global or international experience and ability to work with a diverse team. Experience working in a matrixed international environment. Multilingual, e.g. French, Spanish (verbal and written).