Controlling Operations CF Senior Financial Analyst

• Location: Budapest, Váci Greens
• Job type: Permanent, Full time, Hybrid

The role is part of a high performing team centered on Finance transformation and becoming a best-in-class Finance organization. 

The Senior Financial Analyst will provide controlling support to their local Business Units, including preparation of budgets and forecasts (Budget / F1 / F2 / Quarterly Landings / Rolling Forecast), monthly closings (sales & expense reviews, scorecards), project approval and tracking, and other financial planning & analysis activities on a timely basis.

As part of the Finance Operations and Transformation team, there will be many opportunities to improve processes and improve collaboration with your Finance Partners and Business Partners to grow and demonstrate your analytical and interpersonal abilities.

This person will help to identify and implement new ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi Controls Sales, Industrial Costing, OPEX & CAPEX.

• →Position may be responsible for operational controlling activities for sales/gross to net and/or Industrial costing and or operating/capital expenses,
• →Partner closely with Finance Business Partners across GBUs, to provide cohesive and seamless support to Business Leaders,
• →Ensure accurate and timely monthly closing and share monthly results with Finance Business Partners as well as Budget Owners,
• →Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and/or budget and forecasts,
• →Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan, including tracking actuals, approval of projects & providing direction to business owners,
• →Develop OPEX and headcount forecasts for designated areas, in partnership with FBPs and Budget Owners,
• →Oversee and ensure opening and closing of projects as well as the timely capitalization beside compliance with Sanofi methods and procedure regarding Asset Management,
• →Ensure Standard Cost are calculated, POV analyses are followed, and manufacturing performance monitored,
• →Identify risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of these forecasts,
• →Track headcount on a monthly basis and compare to budgeted and forecasted vacancy rates, including trend analysis for key drivers of change,
• →Track all assumptions built into budget and forecasts,
• →Approve project spend and ensuring projects are budgeted properly, challenging where necessary, 
• →Continuously challenge legacy ways of working, status quo; identify gaps, and recommend new ways of working,
• →Increase Financial and business acumen, 
• →Ensure compliance with pertinent SOX controls,
• →Ensure compliance with all internal control requirements, 
• →Promote efficiencies and improved ways of working across designated region and ensure best practice sharing, 
• →Educate client groups on all aspects of financial policies and processes to ensure compliance, 
• →Support all key Finance initiatives, 
• →Ad hoc projects and analyses as required. 

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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!

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.