About the job

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

The Controller 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.

The position is in Budapest, Hungary, and requires legal residence and eligibility to work in the country.For candidates selected for this role who are residing abroad at the time of application, we provide relocation support.We also provide assistance in securing a work permit for those selected for the role.

Experience:

• Diversified financial controlling experience

Soft skills:

• Demonstrated results building partnerships with multi-levels across businesses required.
• Must have the ability to influence and shape business decisions
• Must have high attention to detail, quality and proven ability to operate effectively under pressure and strict deadlines
• Ability to lead through influence including demonstrated facilitator skills
• Strong organization skills: ability to track and manage a high volume of projects at a detailed level
• Ability to develop a rapport and credibility with key stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively across international work streams
• Demonstrated organization savvy and self- awareness
• Adaptable and able to work in complex matrix environment
• Change agent who can propose, lead, and drive changes

Technical skills: Advanced excel skills

• Must be able to download data and use pivot tables, V-look ups, macros, etc.
• Demonstrated experience modeling ethical behavior in challenging situations required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills  in English and in German language as well
• Strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail and strategic thinking
• Proven experience working across multiple internal stakeholders
• Technology savvy, business orientation, and agile learning abilities required
• Capable of working in multiple systems and tools
• Solid grasp of evolving Sanofi technology platforms, processes, and controls including SAGA

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or any related field is required

• MBA and/or CPA
• Pharmaceutical and public accounting experience
• Commercial Finance and Gross to Net
• TM1 and SAP experience

• An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
• An attractive, market-oriented salary and cafeteria benefits
• Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 60% of time from home / where you can easily schedule your office days
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2020" finalist office
• Collective life and accident insurance
• Yearly medical check-up
• Exposure to training and certification pathways for technical and functional skills from AWS, SnowFlake, Informatica and others
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
• Your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully
• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)
• For candidates selected for this role who are residing abroad at the time of application, we provide relocation support. We also provide assistance in securing a work permit for those selected for the role.

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.