Controlling Operations M&S Financial Analyst
Employer · Sanofi Group
AccountantFull-timeBudapest, Váci Greens
The role is part of a high performing team centered on Finance transformation and becoming a best-in-class Finance organization. The Financial Analyst will provide controlling support to their local Business Units, including preparation of budgets and forecasts, monthly closings, project approval and tracking, and other financial planning & analysis activities.
Tasks
- Be responsible for operational controlling activities for 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
- Identify risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of 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
- 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