Job title: Cash Application Sr Analyst

• Location: Bogotá, Colombia
• Permanent

About the job

Sanofi Business Services (SBS), one of the 5 pillars of Sanofi’s Business Services organization, is setting up a new captive Business Services Centre in Bogota to provide Account-to-Report, integrated Order-to-Cash as well as HR services.

With respect to integrated Order-to-Cash (iO2C) the Business Services Centre will be covering the following areas of the process:

Customer Master Data, Pricing & Commercial conditions

Order Management

Credit Management

Collections & Account Receivables management

Cash Application

Claims & Disputes Management

AR Monthly closing and Reporting

The purpose of this role is to:

Deliver cash application and receivables management services to SBS North America as per their respective Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Manage incoming payments.

Perform clearing of AR, analyze discrepancies, execute securitization program and factoring.

Review AR ageing reports, perform collection & dunning, escalate & follow-up actions.

Address operational issues and follow through to resolution in an effective and timely manner.

Deliver operational KPIs and comply with Sanofi policies and guidelines.

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

The Senior Analyst, Cash Application reports to Cash Application Coordinator and works closely with Customer Service, Finance, Treasury, Account to Report, Trade or Global Business Unit and Ci2C front line teams in countries / regions.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver cash application receivables and management services to SBS North America for Sanofi entities within SBS perimeter as per their respective Service Level Agreements
• Manage incoming payments.
• Perform clearing of Accounts Receivables (AR), Analyze discrepancies related to unapplied / misapplied receipts or deductions and propose resolution.
• Execute securitization program and factoring.
• Contribute to business.
• Execute in compliance with Sanofi policies and guidelines.
• Complete all activities as per the global Core Model and operational KPIs.
• Develop expert level knowledge of the activities in scope as well as local knowledge of entities in scope and become a super-user.
• Pro-actively anticipate operational issues and coach junior analysts.
• Build, document and transfer EE Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to receivables management and cash application.

Continous improvement

• Identify process improvement opportunities through elimination of redundant activities
• Participate in process automation initiatives and ensure seamless adoption and transition

About you

Experience: Good and proven experience in Collections & Receivables Management preferably in an international multicultural environment (essential)

Education: Graduate degree in accounting or finance (essential)

Languages: Fluent in english language (essential) / Advance Portuguese (Essential)

Expected Skills:

Functional

Broad understanding of end-to-end customer invoice-to-cash process and activities (essential)

Hands-on knowledge of accounts receivable and cash application activities (essential)

Experience in working within a Business Services organization (advantageous)

Good business acumen (advantageous)

Strong problem solving, deductive and analytical skills (advantageous)

Technical

Hands-on experience of SAP FI (essential) and other accounts receivable related IT tools (advantageous)

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel (essential)

Interpersonal

Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner (essential)

Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally and with Ci2C front line teams with an end to end mindset (essential)

Good communication skills (advantageous)

Attentive to customer needs and feedback (advantageous)

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

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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.

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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