Senior Financial Analyst

Sanofi Group; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 198,092,000 - 297,138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 50%

Private medical care

Life and health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Sanofi Group in Bogotá, Colombia, seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to strengthen Controlling Operations and lead transformation initiatives. You will support month-end close, manage personnel costs, and ensure accurate financial reporting in SAP and TM1, while collaborating with multiple stakeholders globally.

The role emphasizes centralization, automation, and process simplification in finance operations, with a focus on strong controls, SOX compliance, and cross-functional partnership to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 5+ years in finance controlling or related role.
• Experience in hub/GBS or shared services environment preferred.
• Fluent English and Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, prepare accruals and journal entries in SAP.
• Manage Personnel Costs controlling, including Bonuses/Incentives Accrual and True-Up.
• Prepare analysis for balance sheet accruals, prepaids, or reserves and monthly reconciliations.
• Provide monthly commentary and variance analysis to Controllers.
• Identify opportunities to centralize, automate, and simplify processes.

Skills

Finance Controlling

Process Improvement

SOX Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP

TM1

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst Location: Bogotá, Colombia

About the job Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As Senior Financial Analyst within our Controlling Operations Team, your role will have two core components: Operations and Transformation. You will provide excellent controlling support for day-to-day operations while also identifying opportunities to improve processes, support centralization initiatives, and contribute to our evolving controlling model.

Main responsibilities:

Service Delivery (Operations): Support the month-end and quarter-end closing activities: prepare accruals and journal entries to be posted in SAP and manage and maintain and ensure the accuracy of master data in financial systems (SAP and TM1). Manage Personnel Costs controlling, including Bonuses/Incentives Accrual and True-Up Process. Prepare analysis to substantiate appropriate balance sheet accruals, prepaids or reserves, and prepare monthly account reconciliations with clear explanations of balance fluctuations. Support the financial reporting process, providing results directly to Controllers for monthly commentary and variance analysis, including trends, risks, and opportunities. Partner with Finance Business Partners and Controllers to analyze spend activities, commitments tracking, and support monthly commentary for variance analysis between actuals and forecast. Ensure compliance with all SOX and internal control processes, complete monthly control checklist activities. Build and maintain effective relationships with multiple stakeholders Be a reliable team member, fostering efforts to transform the way controlling operations delivers services and adds value to Sanofi.

Transformation Management: Identify and prioritize processes for centralization, automation and simplification Lead or support the transition of processes to relevant teams and propose designs for more efficient operations and process simplification opportunities. Support global transformation initiatives related to finance operations aligning to the Global core model (TM1, ERP, rolling forecast, Business Operation Optimization Model ). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

Experience: 5+ years in finance controlling, ideally within a Hub, GBS, or shared services environment Proven track record in financial operations and process improvement Soft skills: Growth mindset with agility in adapting to changing business needs Strong partnership-building skills across multiple organizational levels Ability to influence and shape business decisions Exceptional attention to detail and analytical thinking Collaborative team player with a transformation-oriented approach Technical skills: Advanced Excel skills, SAP knowledge and proven experience working across multiple internal stakeholders.TM1 knowledge is highly desirable. Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required. Languages: Strong B2 or above in English.

Why choose us?

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. You’ll be part of leading the first experiences a job seeker has with Sanofi and ensuring it is best‑in‑class and driving conversions. You’ll be part of a truly diverse cross‑cultural team and can have real business impact. Flexible working policies, including up to 50% remote work. Private medical care, life and health insurance, and gender‑neutral paid parental leave Colombia is one of Sanofi’s key locations for new talents, having a big footprint with the Bogota HUB and its best‑in‑class operation. Mexico and Argentina Play an instrumental part in creating best practice and innovation within our 3 vaccines production plants. Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary. Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com! #LI-LAT #LI-Hybrid Pursue progress, discover extraordinary Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com! We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug‑discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.