Job Description:

Location : Aimargues

Segment : Royal Canin

Type of contract : CDD (maternity leave replacement until april 2026)

As Governance & Controls Manager, you’ll be the key driver of financial integrity and compliance across Royal Canin’s Corporate Office.

Your mission: ensure robust internal controls and processes are in place and consistently applied across all key areas—Campus, two French factories, the International Division, and our Shared Service Center.

You’ll work hand-in-hand with a wide range of stakeholders, including the RC Group Controller, Campus GM, VCO Europe Finance Director, International Division Finance Director, French Market CFO and Controller, SCC FinOps Manager, and internal/external auditors.

This role sits at the crossroads of local and regional governance, offering you a unique opportunity to influence how we embed control, accountability, and continuous improvement across multiple business layers.

What are we looking for?

You have a degree in Finance, Accounting or similar, and you speak French and good English.

You’ve got 2+ years of experience in finance ops or controllership (including apprenticeship & internship)

You know how to work with finance processes, controls, and ERP systems (Navision or similar).

You feel confident talking to senior leaders and can challenge or support when needed.

You love digging into how things work and spotting gaps or risks in processes.

You’re curious and not afraid to try new things to solve problems.

You bring structure, clarity and a collaborative mindset to everything you do.

What will be your key responsibilities?

You lead the Governance & Control roadmap for the Corporate Office, set clear priorities, and track progress with visibility on challenges and needs.

You drive consistency in internal control design and monitor its effectiveness through scorecards, audits, and continuous improvement actions.

You support the rollout of the new internal control standard (ICE Framework) and ensure compliance with Hard Close requirements.

You share and embed learnings from audits (internal, external, R25), and follow up on remediation plans (IA, MLCs, ICE gaps).

You act as the go-to person for internal control matters—answering Finance Manual questions, deploying training, and leading comms.

You coordinate with the Global PwC team and take part in the European Controller Community.

You foster a strong “tone at the top” on control and lead Total Quality Management for the Keep-the-Book process.

What can you expect from Mars?

You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office!   

You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group  

Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world 

All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate 

Since 2017, Royal Canin has supported the K-DOG program of the Curie Institute, which trains dogs to detect breast cancer via olfaction

A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!  

You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you, on a daily basis  

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.