Job title: Interco CoE Operations Analyst

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Flexible working: 60% home 40 % office

Job type: Permanent full-time

About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Services (SBS), one of the 4 pillars of Sanofi’s Business Transformation organization, is setting up a captive Business Services center in Budapest to provide Finance & Accounting (Account-to-Report, Customer-Invoicing-to-Cash) as well as Employee oriented (Employee Experience) services.

With respect to Account to Report (A2R) the Business Services center will be covering the following areas of the process:

• Assets Management
• Tax Accounting
• Intercompany Accounting
• Treasury Accounting
• GL Accounts Closing and Reporting

The Interco CoE Operation Analyst reports to Interco CoE Operations Team Lead Lead and works closely with Finance (Controlling, Treasury, Tax, Internal Control), other SBS departments, Customer Service and the A2R team.

Main responsibilities:

The purpose of this role is to:

• Deliver intercompany accounting services to Interco CoE Operations
  • Reconcile intercompany accounts, analyze and solve discrepancies and declare in netting system
  • Perform, tax calculations including deferred tax and prepare tax returns
  • Manage external relations including tax authorities’ queries or audits
• 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
• Pro-actively anticipate operational issues and coach junior analysts
• Build, document and transfer A2R Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to tax & intercompany accounting activities

Continuous improvement:

• Identify process improvement opportunities through elimination of redundant activities
• Participate in process automation initiatives and ensure seamless adoption and transition

About you

Experience:

• Good and proven experience in GL accounting preferably in an international multicultural environment
• Hands on expertise in corporate tax accounting and intercompany processes and activities
• Knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs

Technical skills:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel
• Hands-on experience of SAP FICO
• Desired but not mandatory:  Experience in accounting-related IT tools (e.g. Trintech Cadency)

Ability to:

• Organize, prioritize, and structure the tasks for oneself and direct reports
• Attentive to detail, precise, action oriented and change agent
• Role model / coach to junior analysts
• Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner
• Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally and with A2R front line teams with an end-to-end mindset
• Good communication skills, attentive to customer needs and feedback

Education:  Bachelor or equivalent. Graduate degree in Accounting or Finance

Languages: English fluent (written and oral). Knowledge of French language is advantageous

When joining our team, you will experience:

• An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
• An attractive, market-oriented salary and cafeteria benefits
• Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 60% of time from home / where you can easily schedule your office days
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2020" finalist office
• Collective life and accident insurance
• Yearly medical check-up
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
• Your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully
• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)

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