Financial Analyst

About the Job

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The role is part of a high performing team centered on Finance transformation and becoming the best-in-class Finance organization. As part of the Controlling Operations team, there will be many opportunities to improve processes and improve collaboration with your Finance partners and business partners to grow and demonstrate your analytical and interpersonal abilities. This person will help to identify and implement new ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi Controls Sales, Industrial Costing, Opex & CAPEX.

Main Responsibilities:

• SAP (I-shift) implementation project – responsible for workshops, performing GAP analysis and UAT testing, acts as a liaison between the project team and the Hub team.

• Analyze results, including trends, to extract potential risks and opportunities to present to management for review.

• Assist in preparing reports and presentations for management on project status, action plans, and issues.

• Participate in governance meetings with tool/solution service owners.

• Assist in maintaining documentation and contribute to the team's knowledge base.

• Support the month-end and quarter-end closing activities – prepare accruals and journal entries to be posted in SAP/Blackline, manage and correct master data (as part of the process owner) in financial systems (SAP 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.)

• Prepare analysis to substantiate appropriate balance sheet accruals, prepaids or reserves.

• 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.

• Provide commitments tracking to help FBPs and Controllers understand year-to-date and year-to-go actuals as well as support monthly commentary for variance analysis.

• Support Business Partners to analyze spend activities and prepare monthly accruals vs
  forecast as needed.

• Ensure Standard Cost are calculated, POV analyses are followed, and manufacturing performance monitored.

• Ensure compliance with all Sox & internal control processes and responsible for monthly controlling checklist activities.

• Initial point of contact for Financial Controller to provide technical expertise and guidance as needed.

• Utilize continuous improvement in daily activities, challenge legacy ways of working, identify gaps, recommend new ways of working and ensure best practice sharing across teams.

• Ad hoc projects as required.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is required.

• Minimum 3-years of working experience as a financial analyst or doing Industrial Costing, preferably within pharmaceutical industry.

• Able to work with multiple systems & tools, preference on those who has the exposure to SAP.

• Must have high attention to detail, quality and proven ability to operate effectively under pressure and strict deadlines.

• Strong organization skills - able to track and manage a high volume of projects at a detailed level. Experience in project management is a bonus.

• Adaptable and able to work in complex matrix environment.

• Change agent who can propose, lead, and drive changes. Strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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 health insurance, out-patient benefits along with a range of family friendly policies such as maternity, paternity, and solo parent leaves to name a few.