Controlling Operations, GBU - SK & AU/NZ Manager

Job title : Controlling Operations, GBU - SK & AU/NZ Manager   ●         Location: KL, Malaysia ●         Hiring Manager: Head of Controlling Operations GBU SD - Controlling Operations Lead - Hub Representative About Sanofi: We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.About the job   Our Team:     The role is part of a high performing team centered on Finance transformation and becoming a best-in-class Finance organization.   The purpose of the Controlling Operations Hub Team Manager is to implement and build a high-performing and service-oriented team to drive process centralization and standardization and implement transformation projects for the ContOps controlling processes, while ensuring the daily business continuity across countries and markets.  This includes the preparation of budgets and forecasts (Strategic Plan / Budget / C1 / C2 / Quarterly Landings), monthly closings (sales reviews, scorecards), project approval and tracking, and other financial planning & analysis activities on a timely basis.  This manager will need to manage multiple stakeholders to ensure all internal and external factors impacting the GTN area are understood, communicated and applied in the development of financial forecasts and budgets. He/ She will develop partnerships with the GBU Finance Business Partners as well as Budget Owners to drive results and control forecasts and budgets.   The Global Business Unit (GBU) is a process organization which captures the Gross to Net (GTN) and Operating Expenses (OPEX) activities of a Global Business Unit.  Gross to Net (GTN) activities relate to the Gross to Net Sales lines up to Gross margin in P&Ls, balance sheet reserves and to provide a holistic view on the evolution of topline, gross margin and cash flow forecasting.  Such activities include, but not limited to the following: -       Sales Trend, Landing and Rolling Forecast process -       Ensure GTN provisioning and reserves -       GtN & Gross margin reports & analyses At the same time, the Operating expenses (OPEX) activities relate to the brand, cost center, headcount and business expenses in P&Ls, supporting the accrual process and providing a holistic view on the evolution of OPEX and forecast spending.  Such activities include, but not limited to the following: -       Headcount and OPEX Trend, Landing and Rolling Forecast process -       Ensure OPEX provisioning and accruals -       Running allocation cycles -       OPEX and Project Tracking (Internal orders/ WBS) -       Headcount & OPEX reports & analyses   Main responsibilities:   Service Delivery: ·         Accountable for the efficient, high quality and compliant delivery of services related to the budgeting and forecasting as well as closing and reporting sales/gross to net • Ensure that this end-to-end service is highly efficient, cost-effective, high quality and agile in order to meet internal customer satisfaction (Sanofi employees, GBUs) and achieve strategic KPI targets • Create a culture of cooperation, collaboration and teamwork across ContOps and FBPs team within the countries and ensure a smooth interface & communication to the relevant stakeholders of the businesses. ·         Define, propose, understand and apply best practices from within ContOps or external best-in-class service organizations ·         Ensure Compliance and Internal Control/ SOX standards are met. Perform necessary controls and act as a role model, in line with all ethical & complia