Controlling Operations, FP&A - Japan / SK & AU / NZ

Overview

Controlling Operations, FP&A - Japan / SK & AU / NZ role at Sanofi. Our hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives.

As an FP&A professional, you will help identify and implement new ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi controls Sales & Opex by supporting your local finance operations team in various responsibilities such as budget and forecasting, project tracking analysis, month-end and quarter-end closing activities (journal entries, reconciliations, etc.) to help ensure the completeness and accuracy of the financials to meet targets and drive results.

As part of the Controlling Operations team, there will be opportunities to improve processes and collaboration with Finance partners and business partners to grow and demonstrate analytical and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end and quarter-end closing activities : prepare accruals and journal entries to be posted in SAP, and manage and correct master data in financial systems (SAP and TM1). This includes supporting Sales, Opex and areas with complexities such as Gross to Net, Fringe, CAPEX, etc.
• Understand and apply allocation methods during the closing process, where applicable.
• Manage Personnel Costs controlling, including STI (Bonus) accrual and True-Up process.
• Prepare analyses to substantiate balance sheet accruals, prepaids or reserves (gross to net).
• Partner with A2R (Account to Report) to ensure a timely and accurate close process.
• Support identification of new ways of working with Finance Business Partners (FBP) across Business Units and Controlling Operations to provide cohesive support to Business Leaders.
• Support the financial reporting process, providing results to Controllers for monthly commentary; analyze results and identify risks and opportunities for review by management.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and explain balance fluctuations; itemize balance components.
• Prepare specialized reporting (AI schedules) for off-balance-sheet reporting.
• Provide commitments tracking to help FBPs and Controllers understand year-to-date and year-to-go actuals and support monthly variance commentary.
• Support Business Partners to analyze spend activities and prepare monthly accruals vs forecast as needed.
• Act as process owner for master data maintenance and system-related activity; ensure compliance with Sox & internal control processes and monthly controlling checklist activities.
• Utilize continuous improvement to identify process simplifications and tool enhancements; educate client groups on financial policies to ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with Finance and provide technical guidance; challenge legacy ways of working and identify gaps to recommend new approaches.
• Increase financial and business acumen and promote efficiencies across the designated region with best-practice sharing.
• Work on standard cost calculation (for commercial products) and collaborate with different departments; contribute to the improvement and standardization of monthly reporting.

About You

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