GBS Senior Closing and Reporting Accountant

at  Sanofi

GBS Senior Closing and Reporting Accountant

• Location: HU / Budapest / Vaci Greens
• Remote working: 60% home 40 % office
• Job type: Permanent, full-time

About the job
At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.
Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfill this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the “Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World”.
We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.
To achieve this, we need strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business and challenge our industry. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world.

Ensure compliance of processes, transactions and reports with CHC/Corporate accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements

• Execute operational KPIs and pro-actively alert execution issues
• Supervise and coach the team of captive junior accountants
• Contribute to resource allocation for effective and efficient delivery
• Contribute to A2R Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to GL monthly closing and reporting service

Experience:

• 3+ years experience in closing and reporting preferably in an international multicultural environment
• Good knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs
• Hands on expertise in GL accounting, closing & reporting processes and activities
• Strong deductive and analytical skill

Soft skills:

• Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner
• Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally with an end to end mindset
• Ability to organize, prioritize and structure the tasks for oneself and direct reports
• Attentive to detail and works with precision
• Action oriented, delivery driven, change agent
• Transversal mindset and ability to work across processes, geographies, languages, cultures, business maturity level

Technical skills:

• Hands on knowledge of SAP ERP and other accounting applications
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Exce

Education:

• Degree in Accounting / Finance / Economics or equivalen

When joining our team, you will 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
• 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

This position will play a key role ensuring for CHC A2R GL accounting and Closing and Reporting process are running both local and GBS level.

The purpose of this role is to supervise and execute:

• Monthly closing and reporting activities as per group timetable
• Technical accounting - functional and technical support across A2R processes and systems and drive operational and continuous improvement projects
• Support management, legal and statutory reporting at Group and country levels
• A2R Master Data Management services
• Address operational issues and follow through to resolution in an effective and timely manner
• Perform operational KPIs and compliance with CHC policies and guidelines
• Supervise team of captive junior accountants
• Drive continuous improvement

GBS Senior Closing and Reporting Accountant will review and monitor technical process implementation, controls and compliance in all topics related to accounting, closing and reporting, and respective area of accounting. He/she will be work together with ITS to implement new or existing tools in CHC LE and to ensure that they operationally ready at CHLOE Day.
GBS Senior Closing and Reporting Accountant will be involved on GBS processes improvements, further standardization and will supervise and contribute to related projects.
Main responsibilities

Deliver GL accounting, closing and reporting services to CHC GBS within perimeter

• Perform corporate reporting on time according to closing calendar
• Define and drive accounting, process and systems changes operationally and facilitate A2R service delivery
• Ensure all automatic postings have been booked, AR & AP sub-ledgers closed and Balance Sheet and P&L accounts closed
• Ensure that all recurring and non-recurring items are collected, accounts reconciled and Manual Journal Entries (MJE) booked
• Support preparation of management, legal and statutory reporting at Group and country levels
• Prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis
• Support internal and external audits
• A2R Master Data Management (PCoA, FA, ICO)

Ensure compliance of processes, transactions and reports with CHC/Corporate accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements

• Execute operational KPIs and pro-actively alert execution issues
• Supervise and coach the team of captive junior accountants
• Contribute to resource allocation for effective and efficient delivery
• Contribute to A2R Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to GL monthly closing and reporting services

Contribute to development of Process vision, strategy and objectives defined globally

• Support benchmarking activities
• Contribute to implementation of policies and procedures governing processes
• Provide process expertise to relevant stakeholders as required and when needed
• Contribute to review ITS tool and make proposal to improve, reduce # tools when needed
• Improve user experience to perform their job more efficiently
• Communicates with captive management.
• Ensure Compliance and Internal Control/ SOX standards are met.

About you

Experience:

• 3+ years experience in closing and reporting preferably in an international multicultural environment
• Good knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs
• Hands on expertise in GL accounting, closing & reporting processes and activities
• Strong deductive and analytical skills

Soft skills:

• Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner
• Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally with an end to end mindset
• Ability to organize, prioritize and structure the tasks for oneself and direct reports
• Attentive to detail and works with precision
• Action oriented, delivery driven, change agent
• Transversal mindset and ability to work across processes, geographies, languages, cultures, business maturity levels

Technical skills:

• Hands on knowledge of SAP ERP and other accounting applications
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel

Education:

• Degree in Accounting / Finance / Economics or equivalent

Languages:

• Fluency in English mandatory and other European languages are desirable

When joining our team, you will 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
• 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)

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
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, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
Watch our
ALL IN video
and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at
sanofi.com
!
Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
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