Finance Assistant

Job description

Due to additional production capacity and an increased need for financial controlling, reporting and submissions we are currently looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Controller .

The goal is to produce effective reports using financial systems as well as excel. The site also needs to deepen functional expense controlling to improve business support. The successful candidate will work within the current structure of the site and will fulfill various financial needs to numerous site and network stakeholders.

Key responsibilities for this position are transformative in nature and will follow the needs of the site. This person will act as a lead for reporting, actuals, consolidation of commentary, variances, and ad-hoc reports. The successful candidate will also act as a financial business partner to the site functional organizations. This position will also be heavily involved in close activities with regards to accruals and allocations. This position will also help measure outcomes of business process improvements in functional areas like environmental and maintenance. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of process improvement and solid aptitude of financial systems/tools.

- Provide visibility on performance, challenge functions, track financial improvement plans

- Working with the site functional leaders, formulate and submit plans: HC, budget, forecasts, rolling forecasts as well as risks and opportunities

- Create awareness with regard to expenses

- Act as a business partner to the functional organizations (Quality, Technical Services, Supply Chain, MSAT)

- Enforce good, standardized use of financial systems (HFM, Essbase, Smartview, SAP)

- Prepare Industrial Dashboard (TdB) analyses and HFM submissions for LRP/Budget/Actuals/Forecast/Rolling Forecast

- Support compilation of commentary for submissions

- Help make process activities more efficient

- Support projects and perform ad-hoc analyses as necessary, helping the business define requirements and outcomes of changes

- Communicate clearly with employees from site and corporate areas both verbally and in writing

- Build relevant reporting and reports as needed

- Prepare high level and detailed monthly analysis as well as corresponding commentary for expenses. Consolidate commentary for submissions.

- Help roll out various systems and uses of existing systems/tools (TM1, HFM etc.)

- Participate in ad-hoc projects as necessary

- Support and participate in the month end close process: accrual preparation, validation, analysis. with adherence to financial controls

Required skills and competences:

- Master with focus in finance/accounting and 3-5 years of relevant experience

- Experience in expense controlling

- System minded: preferable experience with Excel, PPT, SAP, TM1, Smartview and/or Essbase

- Mindset: accurate, pro-active, team player, stress-resistant,

- Language: Dutch & English is must, French is nice to have

o supporting groups in a financial capacity

- Biotech or pharmaceutical industry work experience is preferable

- Capacity to coordinate several activities and stakeholders

- Communication and networking (transversal collaboration)

- Ability to synthesize and explain complex topics to non-experts

- Hands on and can do attitude

- Self-starter with strong drive and enthusiasm

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.