Interco CoE Related 3rd Party Operations Analyst

Location:

Budapest, Hungary

Job type:
Fixed-term (until: 31st Dec, 2026), full-time, hybrid

Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France with one purpose:
Chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. The company is focused on accelerating development to deliver breakthrough medicines and vaccines to patients, delivering excellence through Diversity.

Sanofi operates in 90 countries with 91,000 employees worldwide, working in 59 manufacturing and 20 Research & Development (R&D) sites. In 2022 business net income was €10.3 Billion, delivered by 4 Global Business Units:
Specialty Care, Consumer Healthcare, Vaccines & General Medicines.

Sanofi covers major therapeutic areas, including immunology, cardiovascular, diabetes, oncology, rare diseases, etc.

Sanofi Business Operations (BO), is operating a captive Business Services HUB center in Budapest to provide Finance & Accounting as well as Employee‑oriented (Employee Experience) services.

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

• Assets Management
• Tax accounting
• Intercompany Accounting / Related Party flows management
• Treasury accounting
• GL accounts closing and reporting

The purpose of this role is to:

• Deliver related party accounting services
• Manage the accounting and reporting of related 3rd party accounts
• Manage external relations
• Address operational issues and follow through to resolution in an effective and timely manner
• Deliver, monitor operational KPIs and comply with Sanofi policies and guidelines
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives

The Interco CoE Related 3rd Party Operation Analyst reports to Head of Interco CoE Operations Related 3rd Party. Lead and works closely with Finance (Controlling, Treasury, Tax, Internal Control...), other BO departments, Customer Service and the A2R team.

• Deliver intercompany accounting services to Interco CoE Operations Related 3rd Party flows
  • Reconcile intercompany accounts, analyze and solve discrepancies and declare in netting system
  • 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 accounting activities

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

Education:

• Graduate degree in accounting or finance (essential)

Experience:

• Min. 3 years of proven experience in GL accounting preferably in an international multicultural environment (essential)
• Knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs (essential)
• Hands on expertise in corporate tax accounting and intercompany processes and activities (essential)
• Knowledge of GL accounting and reporting (essential)
• Experience in working within a Business Services organization (advantageous)
• Good business acumen (advantageous)

Soft and technical skills:

• Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner (essential)
• Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally and with A2R front line teams with an end to end mindset (essential)
• Good communication skills (essential)
• Attentive to customer needs and feedback (essential)
• Strong problem solving, deductive and analytical skills (advantageous)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS Excel (essential)
• Hands‑on experience of SAP FICO (essential) and other…