Job Description

Job title: Asia R&D Opex Controller

• Location: Malaysia
• Job type: Permanent

The Cluster R&D OPEX Controller will drive consistency and standardization for the R&D Opex management (perso costs, projects costs) across the geography and functions in collaboration with other Controllers. This person will develop partnerships with the Finance Business Partners, other Controllers as well as with the Budget Owners to drive results and control forecasts and budgets. He/She creates a positive and supporting atmosphere for the team and neighboring functions as we work together to strengthen the finance partnership with the business.

This role is part of the Opex Center of Excellence (COE) within the Finance Operations and Transformation team. This person will help to identify and implement new ways of working as we transform the way Sanofi controls Opex.

Main responsibilities:

• Track headcount on a monthly basis and compare to budgeted and forecasted vacancy rates, including trend analysis for key drivers of change
• Manage accurate and timely month-end and quarter-end closing activities in collaboration with other OPEX COE members (accruals, journal entries, HC tracking...)
• Educate client groups on all aspects of financial policies and processes to ensure compliance
• Ensure compliance with all internal control requirements
• Ensure compliance with pertinent SOX controls
• Ad hoc projects as required
• Support all key finance initiatives, including iShift implementation and SMART Spend
• Develop transversal expertise and calculate impacts in regards of salary costs and fringe benefits
• Manage country overall personnel costs assumptions and run
• Track all assumptions built into budget and forecasts
• Develop a standard dashboard and/or scorecard of Opex and headcount results
• Work effectively across multiple ERP systems, iShift, Oracle, etc., and reporting tools, Boost, etc.,
• Design and implement new ways of working with FinOps GBU Controllers & Finance Business Partners across GBUs, as well as Transversal Opex Team to provide cohesive and seamless support to Business Leaders
• Continuously challenge legacy ways of working and status quo, identify gaps and recommend new ways of working - focus on best practices
• Improve the business partner experience to focus on value creation
• Promote efficiencies and improved ways of working across designated region and ensure best practice sharing

About you

Experience:

• 2-3 year of financial controlling experience

Soft skills:

• Ability to develop a rapport and credibility with key stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work effectively across international work streams
• Adaptable and able to work in complex matrix environment
• Change agent who can propose, lead, and drive changes
• Customer focused and results oriented
• Demonstrated organization savvy and self- awareness
• Experience in collaborating amongst senior management, business, and functional leaders
• Must have high attention to detail, quality and proven ability to operate effectively under pressure and strict deadlines
• Strong organization skills: ability to track and manage a high volume of projects at a detailed level

Technical skills:

• Advanced excel skills
• Capable of working in multiple systems and tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly capable working in multiple systems and tools
• Proven experience working across multiple internal stakeholders
• Solid grasp of evolving Sanofi technology platforms, processes, and controls including SAGA
• Strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail
• Technology savvy, business orientation, and agile learning abilities required

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required

Preferred:

• Commercial Finance
• Experience in SAP Unity, CASA and TM1
• MBA and/or CPA
• Pharmaceutical and public accounting experience
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• TM1 and SAP experience

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