About the job
Our Team:
Internal Control team Plan to Manufacture plays a critical role in strengthening the risk assessment for the end-to-end operational processes and ensures processes and controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives, in the following categories:
- Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
- Reliability of financial and management information / reporting
- Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Sanofi policies.
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His/her initiatives aim at strengthening risk assessment for the end-to-end operational process and ensuring processes and controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives, in the following categories:
- Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
- Reliability of financial and management information / reporting
- Compliance with applicable laws, regulations and Sanofi policies.
Main responsibilities:
MANAGE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
- Implement and supervise the Internal Control Program for Plan to Manufacture process in the perimeter International
- Perform the end-to-end process reviews on M&S sites Plan to Manufacture process.
ALIGN STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
- Manage alignment on IC&P topics for his/her process with local Management
- Support the LPOs to implement core model and global initiative at M&S site level
- Identify and report to the global Internal Control Process Leads any potential deviations to the core model of PtM
- Support the implementation of process alignments and harmonisations defined by the GBPO and the Internal Control Global Process Leads.
- Review and analyse of assurance functions reports from an Internal Control perspective.
- Clarify Ad-hoc questions related to his/her process from local External/ Internal auditors.
- Align with Finance Services for all related internal control topics in particular regarding roles and responsibilities (who perform the tasks, who perform the controls )
MANAGE CONTROL ACTIVITIES
- Establish and enhance a monitoring system that addresses key internal control risks in your perimeter.
- Support to LPOs during the CSA (Findings, Root cause & AP definition) to ensure completeness in Interact
- Perform SOX design walkthroughs and conduct OE testing and IC testing walkthroughs, collect evidence, record results, findings and AP's
- Perform Quality reviews with LPO to ensure consistent and relevant AP's
- Coordinate with Finance Services the presentation of CSA and testing results to the site leadership management
- Align with local external auditors over SOX deficiencies and monitoring of closure and escalade to Internal Control Global Process Lead if necessary.
- Monitor implementation plan and follow up records status updates in Interact.
- Proofread documents to ensure alignment with Global requirements
- Perform ad-hoc tests based on process criticality assessment per sites
PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS
- Establish and maintain a good working relationship with sites LPOs, sites FBP's, Regional Finance Services and sites leadership management.
- Onboard local process and local control owners on internal control processes, control framework, ICM and roles / responsibilities
- Organize the training for local process and control owners on control-specific topics including CIGs with the support of the relevant Internal Control Global Process Lead.
- Support key projects in the region (incl. M&A) launched by M&S from an Internal Control standpoint.
- Responsible for presenting the self-assessment and internal control testing results to LPOs and local M&S Management
- Carry out regular touchpoints with key local stakeholders
DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- Implement end-to-end Core Model reviews and monitoring
- Support the implementation of LEAN process improvement initiatives and workshops
- Support the implementation of Continuous Control Monitoring projects and the SCAD projects
About you
- Experience:
- Strong experience at Sanofi preferably in a multi-cultural environment
- Relevant experience in internal audit/internal control or business operational role in related functions preferably in Manufacturing environment
- A consulting (Big4) or Controlling background is a plus.
- Soft skills:
- Proven capabilities in Developing Business Partnering.
- Problem solving oriented and enhance a Thoughtful Risk-Taking culture.
- Strong inter-cultural skills and eagerness to work in a very international setting.
- Curious and eager to challenge status quo and leverage digital tools.
- Developing Agility in Project Execution with cross-functional partners and drive process improvement initiatives across an organization
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills as well as communication skills to build commitment create adherence and report to management.
- Technical skills:
- Microsoft Office
- Power BI / click sense is a plus.
- Languages:
- Fluent in English