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• % Remote working and % of travel expected
• Job type: Permanent, Temporary, Full time, Part time

About the job

Our Team:

Main Purpose of The Role

Interco is a complex environment with many departments involved, different solutions and different sub-process leading the need to focus on:

• Increase automation
• Optimize process
• Centralize master data
• Build a robust Governance

Accordingly and in line with best practices, Sanofi decided to create an integrated interco Center of Excellence (CoE) combining a deep knowledge in business processes, technical expertise and software delivery with a passion for user experience.

This role is reporting to the Interco CoE Operations Lead based in Kuala Lumpur

The purpose of this role is to deliver and manage intercompany accounting services, address operational issues and follow through to resolution in an effective and timely manner, deliver operational KPIs and comply with Sanofi policies and guidelines and participate to continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is based at Plaza 33 Office, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure issuing invoices, booking invoices and reconciliation of Interco Services.
• Ensure issuing invoices or credit notes, booking invoices and reconciliation of Manual Interco product flow including support to identify the root cause/issue resolution
• Perform accruals for the not invoiced items for automated product flows at month-end
• Perform calculation & booking for accruals of goods in transit
• Clearing interco services and product invoices
• Clear COGS and Non-COGS GRIR interco
• Contribute to business reviews
• Execute in compliance of processes, transactions and reports with Sanofi accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements
• Complete all activities as per the global Core Model and operational KPIs
• Develop expert level knowledge of the activities in scope as well as local knowledge of entities in scope and become a super-user
• Identify and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in process automation initiatives and ensure seamless adoption and transition

Stakeholders\xe2\x80\x99 Management

• Sets up close relationships with other Finance stakeholders (controlling, treasury, IFSA, tax, internal control,...), other SBS departments, Customer Service and A2R team.
• Set up close relationship within the organization (Continuous Improvement Interco CoE Team, Operations analyst and Master Data, Technology & automation) to provide improvements in the process & Solutions to secure an End to End optimized & efficient process.

Geographic scope

• Intercompany transactions for all JPAC/Greater China/International affiliates with other affiliates.
• The intercompany transactions for Latin-American affiliates will be managed by Captive in Bogota and the intercompany transactions for European, North America will be managed by Captive in Budapest.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on expertise in intercompany processes and activities (essential)
• Knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs (essential)
• Knowledge of GL accounting and reporting (essential)
• Experience in working within a Business Services organization (advantageous)
• Good business acumen (advantageous)
• Hand-on experience with spreadsheets, data entry and word processing skills
• Strong problem solving skills, deductive, well organized and attention to detail
• Delivery oriented
• Fluency in English mandatory
• Knowledge of other European languages (advantageous)

About you

• Graduate degree in accounting or finance
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree or Professional Certification in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent
• Good and proven experience in GL accounting preferably in an international multicultural environment
• Experience in accounting with direct work experience in Interco operations and its delivery
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel
• Hands-on experience of SAP FICO and other accounting closing solutions (e.g. Cadency, Blackline as example)
• Positive and agile mindset
• Well rounded individuals, with participation in extra curricular activities
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently

Sanofi Behaviors and Skills

This position is required to demonstrate behaviors such as Stretch, Put the interest of the organization, Act in the interest of our patients and customers and Take Action. During the interview we will also be asking for examples of skills such as Strategic Thinking, Result Orientation, People Leadership (if applicable), Relationship and Influence.

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn\xe2\x80\x99t happen without people \xe2\x80\x93 people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let\xe2\x80\x99s be those people.

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At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

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