JOB PURPOSE

• Finance business partner supporting business teams on all finance related topics, with key objective to help deliver continued dynamic growth.

• Responsible for end-to-end forecasting processes, including implementation of 36mo rolling forecast process leveraging inputs from marketing, commercial and supply chain.

• Be the key owner of the P&L reporting and Cash Flow reporting, liaising with GBS A2R to ensure correct data reporting and searching for adaptations to correctly report business financials.

• Own local reports and master data management, building the bridges to ensure consistent data is shared, while preparing for iSHIFT (SAP) implementation,

KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Be a Business Partner for operational teams.

• Support business teams in their decision-making process based on sound judgment, finance expertise and business acumen.

• Manage P&L per brand and customer: follow up the evolution of the brand and customer P&L to support the business performance and ensure the right return on investments.

• Support marketing teams in assessing the ROI of different investment opportunities, driving the resource allocation process.

• Analyse monthly figures and support the preparation of performance reviews to help monitor performance vs business case.

• Participate in the brand development and commercial policy definition processes and ensure they are executed in line with the strategy.

• Support implementation of IBP/RF process.

• Help build an end-to-end IBP process that feeds into financial rolling forecast process, ensuring coordination between marketing, commercial and supply chain to build an accurate forecast which helps prevent OOS and overstocking.

• Implement monthly cash requirement forecast, liaising with Sanofi treasury teams to ensure adequate funds availability for monthly operations while limiting cash trapping.

• Participate actively and lead BUs in forecast and budget preparation: Identify assumptions underlying the Business plan (such as market, inflation, remuneration, prices, organisation, projects, and costs).

• Challenge business & sales assumptions and participate in the understanding of market dynamics with business teams to support sales predictions.

• Liaise with Sanofi CHC finance to identify reporting requirements in financial systems.

• Perform closing activities.

• Responsible for closing of sales, headcount, P&L, ensuring data quality in systems.

• Partner with Controlling and Accounting to understand Balance Sheet balances, provisions, and movements. Ensure alignment and that topics are pro-actively shared and resolved.

• Master data & Finance tools support

• Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems with focus on setting up interfaces for adequate data sharing.

• Co-ordinate master data management via offshore COE (cost center, my TP, profit center, …).

• Support preparation of iShift (SAP) implementation.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting or related field

• 5+ years of experience in financial roles

• Experience in Consumer Package Goods or Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies

• High acumen in managing financial systems (ERPs, finance planning applications)

• Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines

• Ability to take ownership and ensure the integrity of the financial operations through an impeccable understanding of the finance drivers

• A well-developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity

• Strong analytical and presentation skills with the ability to combine and present complex information in a simple manner

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

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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