Finance Analyst - all genders
Job title: Finance Analyst
Location : Reading
% Remote working : 50%
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.
Our team:
Sanofi Consumer Health displays a large portfolio of OTC medicines including loved brands like Allegra, Bisolvon, Buscopan and Dulcolax. We are a dedicated team driven to improve the self-care treatments available to the public. In our zone we are a fast-paced team of 200 plus and have strong values – high integrity and work ethic, respect and teamwork as well as courage and dare to risk approach - which we live and breathe every day. We are looking for a like-minded individual who will help grow the different brands using new initiatives and ideas.
An exciting opportunity has arisen join our Finance team in the Consumer Healthcare business unit for the Western Europe Zone (AT, BE, CH, ES, GR, PT and UK), in this position you will supporting all aspects of Financial Performance in our countries and brands.
Main responsibilities:
Be a partner for the Business teams
Support Business teams in their decision-making process based on sound judgment, finance expertise and business acumen,
Partner with business teams to provide a financial perspective on the analysis and evaluation of business opportunities.
Collaborate on ad hoc projects (portfolio optimization, digital, e-commerce...)
Focus on financial performance
Monitor, drive and report the business performance in coordination with the Financial Performance Lead and Business teams ensuring access to accurate, timely and relevant financial data and key metrics.
Analyze figures and support the preparation of the Performance Reviews: monitor performance vs set targets and defined KPIs, identify gaps vs. plan – in collaboration with the Financial Performance Lead and Business teams.
Review P&L, cash-flow and other KPIs (GTN / SIT / destructions) and participate on validation meetings with business stakeholders.
Support planning processes
Contribute to integrated business planning process, supporting business teams to understand rationale of forecasts, ensure data consistency and alignment with CHC ambitions. Challenge Business assumptions, ensure consistency from a finance standpoint and monitor forecasts including identification of risks and opportunities.
Collaborate on the financial processes in forecast/budget periods: run of scenarios based on Global guidelines and ambitions, support stakeholder alignment within zone & global teams, ensure consistency of information and data, identify risks and opportunities.
Team up in leaning operations
Contributes into data & analytics journey, supporting maintenance & development of user-friendly tools (i.e., Power BI) for cross-functional teams. Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems.
Collaborates realizing efficiencies in multi-country processes through verticalization and digitalization supporting self-service culture in procedures.
Ensure a comprehensive compliance with all internal control and financial/accounting principles within their perimeter.
Share and implement finance best practices and focus on simplification.
About you
You bring 3 to 4 years of experience in the finance sector to the table, accompanied by a degree in finance, accounting, management, or a related field.
Your track record reflects a strong ability to meticulously analyze, effectively multitask, and meet deadlines even in high-pressure environments.
Your collaborative and proactive approach not only facilitates seamless teamwork but also ensures proactive problem-solving. Your adeptness in simplifying complex information through strong analytical skills makes you a valuable asset to any team.
Your communication skills shine as you effortlessly engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, and your fluency in English is indispensable for effective professional interaction.
With your expertise in Excel and familiarity with financial systems such as SAP and TM1, you are poised to thrive and drive success in any role within the finance domain.
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!
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