Business Analysis & Controlling Analyst

About the job

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That's why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Our Team:

BA&C Regional team monitors regional financial performance and trajectory, drives finance planning and forecasting processes, provides support to regional management on financial assessment of the business performance & making informed business decisions, as well as contributes / drives transversal initiatives to improve region's profitability and promotes simplification, harmonization, and automation in Finance organization.

Job Purpose:

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  Ensure accurate and timely closing of the structural (OPEX) & standard costs (COGS).

  
  


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  Support country/zone finance teams during forecasting process.

  
  

Main responsibilities:

Participate in Monthly closing activities

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  Responsible for monthly closing activities on structural & standard costs; including accruals review and booking, expenditure reclass, allocations, etc.

  
  


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  Warranty that structural cost & standard costs are correctly booked in local systems.

  
  


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  Analyse on a monthly basis all country/zone central costs notably: structural & standard costs.

  
  

Be a Business Partner for business teams

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  Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and/or budget and forecasts on structural cost & standard costs.

  
  


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  Provide deep analysis of financial results, including trends, in order to extract potential risks and opportunities to present to management for review.

  
  


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  Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan, including tracking actuals, approval of projects & providing direction to business owners.

  
  


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  Support stakeholders in sound understanding of structural & standard costs.

  
  

Participate in budget & forecast

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  Develop forecast related to structural cost: work in hand with local teams, run of scenarios based on local guidelines and ambitions in order to deliver best estimate expenditure forecast (ensure data accuracy in a timely manner).

  
  


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  Ensure standard cost are accurately calculated.

  
  


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  Proactively identify related risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of this forecast.

  
  

Perform other finance tasks

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  Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems.

  
  


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  Participate in internal control and audit processes to ensure compliance within his/her perimeter.

  
  

About you

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  Experience : 3+ years of diversified financial controlling experience. Strong expertise in financial processes. Prior experience of working in a global environment.

  
  


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  Soft skills : Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines, Ability to take ownership and ensuring 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, Highly capable working in multiple systems and tools.

  
  


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  Technical skills : Proficiency in Excel, ERP (e.g., SAP), reporting tools (e.g., TM1) and data visualization platforms (Power BI, Qlik sense, etc.)

  
  


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  Education : Degree qualified in finance and/or accounting

  
  


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  Languages: fluency in English is required, 2nd foreign language knowledge is preferred (French, German, Italian)