**About the job** Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands. **Our Team:** _BA&C Regional team monitors regional financial performance and trajectory, drives finance planning and forecasting processes, provides support to regional management on financial assessment of the business performance & making informed business decisions, as well as contributes / drives transversal initiatives to improve region’s profitability and promotes simplification, harmonization, and automation in Finance organization._ **Job Purpose:** + _Ensure_ **_accurate and timely closing_** _of the structural & personnel costs and headcount._ + **_Support country/zone finance teams_** _during forecasting process._ **Main responsibilities:** **_Participate in Monthly closing activities_** + _Responsible for monthly closing activities on structural & personnel costs, including accruals review and booking, expenditure reclass, allocations, etc._ + _Warranty that costs are correctly booked in local systems._ + _Analyse on a monthly basis all country/zone central costs notably: structural cost, personnel costs and headcount._ **_Be a Business Partner for business teams_** + _Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and/or budget and forecasts for structural & personnel costs._ + _Track headcount on a monthly basis and compare to budgeted and forecasted vacancy rates, including trend analysis for key drivers of change._ + _Manage Personnel Costs controlling, including STI & Sales Force Bonus Accrual._ + _Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan, including tracking actuals, approval of projects & providing direction to business owners._ + _Support stakeholders in sound understanding of structural costs, personnel costs and headcount trajectory._ **_Participate in budget & forecast_** + _Develop forecast related to structural & personnel cost: work in hand with local teams, run scenarios based on local guidelines and ambitions in order to deliver best estimate expenditure forecast (ensure data accuracy in a timely manner)._ + _Proactively identify related risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of this forecast._ **_Perform other finance tasks_** + _Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems._ + _Participate in internal control and audit processes to ensure compliance within his/her perimeter._ About you + **Experience** : _1+ years of financial controlling experience. Strong expertise in financial processes. Prior experience of working in a global environment._ + **Soft skills** : _Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines, Ability to take ownership and ensuring the integrity of the financial operations through an impeccable understanding of the finance drivers, A well-developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity, Strong analytical and presentation skills with the ability to combine and present complex information in a simple manner, Collaborative and highly proactive attitude and ability to interact and communicate appropriately with numerous stakeholders, Highly capable working in multiple systems and tools._ + **Technical skills** _: Proficiency in Excel, ERP (e.g., SAP), reporting tools (e.g., TM1) and data visualization platforms (Power BI, Qlik sense, etc.)_ + **Education** : _Degree qualified in finance and/or accounting_ + **Languages:** _fluency in English is required, 2nd foreign language knowledge is preferred (French, German, Italian)_ **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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)