Internal Control Automation Expert

ABOUT THE JOB

Internal Control is an organisation and a process whose objective is to provide reasonable assurance regarding the:

• Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
• Reliability of financial and management information/reporting
• Compliance with applicable laws, regulations and Sanofi policies

Internal Control is the one of the 2nd lines of Defence for Sanofi & we:

• Support and challenge Sanofi policies & standards proposed by operations
• Provide guidance to operational teams
• Report on implementation of controls & report deviations to ExCom
• Report on implementation of action plans by operations

Reporting to the Head of Business System Controls, the Internal Control Automation Expert will support the overall implementation of the Internal Control Digitalization roadmap for automating controls supported by our Sanofi Core IT systems and related to their respective business processes.

Mission:

• Identify opportunities and implement (with the support from functional and technical team) ways to automate Internal Controls execution as well as their evaluation
• Map Sanofi Internal controls to either continuous monitoring candidates or to automation of controls that contribute to the implementation of the Digitalization of Internal Controls at Sanofi
• Contribute to all Finance Digital strategic projects with impacts on Internal Control framework, notably (i)Shift and other SBS Transformation programs, to support identification and design of system-based controls which can support controls automations
• Suggest evolutions/enhancements for the overall data analytics process and systems, and notably identify opportunities to leverage data warehouses and data lakes, or any other data sources and their capabilities to support the monitoring of key Internal Controls indicators
• Support the implementation of the automated activities and controls into the Internal Control CCM (Continuous Control Monitoring) tool
• Once in place, transition control monitoring activities to the Business System control experts and external auditors as part of their annual SOX testing scope

Main responsibilities:

MANAGE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT

• Design and maintain the Automated Controls related to Control objectives defined in the Internal Control Manual
• Ensure automated controls mitigating key risks for all global processes are embedded or developed when appropriate in IT systems so that less manual controls are required
• Coordinate the update of Sanofi Operating Model/Process Book, Internal Control Manual, Control Implementation Guidelines, questionnaires and detailed test scripts for the scope of automated controls

ALIGN STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND OTHER LINES OF DEFENSE

• Support business operations or functional team in identifying opportunities to automate control activities
• Support Internal Control CoE Experts to evaluate control automation opportunities based on control objectives and bringing them expertise on systems/applications capabilities

MANAGE CONTROL ACTIVITIES (CSA, IC Testing, SOX testing)

• Support IC and SOX testing for the automated controls and in that objective work closely with IC&P CoE experts and process specialists to support the end to end view of control design and effectiveness evaluation

PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS

• Support iShift and other core model implementation projects in any area related to design, implementation and effectiveness of automated controls to respond to or to mitigate risks

DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Support implementation of Continuous Control Monitoring Framework for automated controls requirements
• Design the way to monitor these automated controls and their continuous evaluation within the GRC solution that will be selected

ABOUT YOU

Professional Experience:

• Previous experience in Finance functions or IT supporting finance functions
• Experience in IT audit and more specifically with a good understanding of IT Application Controls (ITAC)
• Good knowledge of SAP concepts (modules, tables, Transactions)
• Knowledge/Understanding of Accounting Principles
• Knowledge of the integration of the finance modules with controlling, order to cash, purchasing and manufacturing processes preferably in a Pharmaceutical / Consumer Products industry is a plus

Major skills (soft and technical) and competencies:

• Knowledge of Financial Systems
• Internal Control & Processes
• Develop problem solving skills
• Improving Transversal collaboration
• Applying Data Analytics (Including AI) to business Solutions
• Managing & Influencing key stakeholders
• Developing Change Management

Education:

• Engineering degree in Computer Sciences with at least one minor in Finance Accounting or in Audit
• Or vice-versa, Master in Finance Accounting with at least a minor in Computer Science/IT
• Experience in Finance Data Analytics is a plus

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