Strategic Finance Lead, External Manufacturing & Supply

BioSpace; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Parental leave (14 weeks)

Job summary

Sanofi in Cambridge, MA is seeking an Integration Finance Lead EM&S to drive financial excellence across a broad CMO portfolio and partner with EM&S, finance, supply chain, procurement, and quality to accelerate strategic impact.

The role centers on M&S financial steps for CMO operations, budgeting and forecasting, and robust modeling to influence key business decisions, with exposure to leadership and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, global biopharma setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required. MBA or CPA in Finance, Business, or Accounting is desirable.
• 5+ years of work experience in Finance OR Accounting with emphasis on financial analysis, budgeting, and/or forecasting.
• Cost accounting experience a plus.
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment preferred.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and/or financial planning software (TM1, HFM, Anaplan) required; intermediate to advanced SAP knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and people skills.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and global environment.
• Experience working with a team and collaborating cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver M&S financial readiness for COGS and investments for CMO operations from M&A or transitioning from R&D.
• Ensure a smooth integration process without business disruptions.
• Deliver accurate budget and forecast projections while meeting all M&S and corporate FP&A deadlines with strong analytical content and a high degree of accuracy.
• Monitor key contractual manufacturing commitments, assess financial impact including cost deviations and build risk mitigation plans.
• Develop robust financial modeling and provide strong financial insights to support and influence strategic decisions.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders (EM&S, finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, etc.)
• Perform month-end closing activities with a focus on manufacturing variances (Yield, pricing, overhead, capitalization), opex, inventory, and provisions.
• Lead the key messages and analytical depth of reporting packages for annual budget, strategic plan and actual results.
• Ensure accurate and timely submissions in different accounting and reporting systems (SAP, TM1) by coordinating with central teams executing the inputs into the financial systems and reporting.
• Oversee the standard costs process in compliance with Sanofi policies and in accordance with financial clauses and pricing per CMO contracts. Close working relationship with Hub central teams.
• Regularly monitor inventory for optimization of production planning and lead the process to prevent and mitigate losses due to excess & obsolescence.
• Identify and track key KPIs driving business performance (cost per gram, P&D, yield performance).
• Maintain internal controls and apply Sanofi financial policies. Close coordination with Corporate Accounting, tax, Transfer Price, etc. Prepare deliverables necessary for SOX controls, Internal Control, and internal and external auditors.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Financial analysis

Budgeting/forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA desirable

Tools

SAP

Oracle

TM1

HFM

Anaplan

Job description

Sanofi in Cambridge, MA is seeking an Integration Finance Lead EM&S to drive financial excellence across a broad CMO portfolio and partner with EM&S, finance, supply chain, procurement, and quality to accelerate strategic impact.

The role centers on M&S financial steps for CMO operations, budgeting and forecasting, and robust modeling to influence key business decisions, with exposure to leadership and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, global biopharma setting.