Intercompany Center of Excellence (CoE) Operations Senior Accountant

Job title: Intercompany Center of Excellence (CoE) Operations Senior Accountant

• Location: Hyderabad, INDIA

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Opella in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions of consumers around the world. As Intercompany Center of Excellence (CoE) Operations Senior Accountant within our Intercompany Financial Management team, you’ll be responsible for managing and executing key operational tasks related to intercompany services, product flows, and financial reconciliations. This role ensures the accurate and timely booking of intercompany transactions, effective payment management, and compliance with internal controls. Additionally, the position contributes to tax and external audits, playing a vital role in maintaining the integrity of intercompany financial processes.

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. 

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. 

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main responsibilities:

• Operational Accounting:

• Accurately book intercompany service transactions in compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Execute manual bookings for intercompany product flows, ensuring proper documentation and approvals.
• Perform payment management activities, including cash application and clearing of transitory accounts.
• Manage and resolve issues related to missing invoices for intercompany product flows, working closely with relevant stakeholders.

• Reconciliation and Reporting:

• Perform Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt (GRIR) account reconciliations for intercompany transactions, ensuring discrepancies are identified and resolved promptly.
• Support periodic reviews and reconciliations to maintain intercompany accounting accuracy and alignment.

• Collaboration and Problem Resolution:

• Act as a key point of contact for operational issues related to intercompany accounting, supporting internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Closing & Reporting and CPI teams to streamline workflows and enhance process efficiencies.

• Audit Support:

• Provide detailed and accurate documentation to support external audits, internal audits, and tax audits.
• Assist in responding to audit queries and addressing any identified discrepancies.

• Deliver Operational KPIs and Compliance:

• Ensure the achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs) related to intercompany operations, including timely processing and settlement of invoices.
• Ensure strict adherence to Opella policies and guidelines.
• Maintain control procedures to ensure the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of intercompany transactions.
• Complete all activities as per the global Core Model and operational KPIs.
• Execute in compliance of processes, transactions and reports with Opella accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit requirements.
• Consistently achieve and sustain KPI for Intercompany.

• Participate in Continuous Improvement Initiatives:

• Proactively participate in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining intercompany accounting processes and improving operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process enhancements within the intercompany accounting function.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and CPI Lead to implement best practices and new tools that improve the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of intercompany financial reporting.
• Pro-actively anticipate operational issues and coach junior accountants.
• Connect with other senior accountants for potential productivity gains with fostering more interactions / shared knowledges / advising between accountants over the world.

• Stakeholders’ Management:

• Sets up close relationships with other stakeholders (A2R, S2V, IFSA, Treasury, Customer Services, Tax teams) when needed to allow smooth activity completion.
• Set up close relationship within the organization to provide improvements in the process & solutions to secure an End to End optimized & efficient process.

About you

• Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience in accounting, with a focus on intercompany or operational accounting.
  • Strong experience with GRIR reconciliations, cash application, and invoice management.
  • Advanced knowledge of accounting principles and intercompany processes.

• Soft and technical skills:  
  • Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
  • Strong Excel skills: familiarity with automation tools or data analysis platforms is a plus.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proactive and resourceful in resolving operational challenges.
  • Collaborative team player with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance.
  • Ability to lead and mentor teams, driving operational efficiency.
  • Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to issue resolution.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
  • Collaborative and communicative, able to engage with stakeholders across regions.
• Education: (ask for qualifications only if they are essential for performing the role)
  • Good accounting technical skills.

• Languages:
  • Fluency in English mandatory and other European languages are desirable.

Why choose us?

• Innovative Healthcare Solutions: Sanofi is dedicated to discovering and developing innovative healthcare solutions that improve the lives of patients around the world.
• Global Presence: With a strong global presence, Sanofi operates in over 100 countries, ensuring that their products and services reach a wide range of patients and healthcare providers.
• Commitment to Research and Development: Sanofi invests heavily in research and development, focusing on creating new treatments and therapies for various diseases and medical conditions.
• Patient-Centric Approach: Sanofi prioritizes the needs of patients, striving to provide high-quality, effective, and safe medications that enhance patient outcomes and quality of life.
• Opella dynamic : integrate challenger mindset team spirit where you can bring innovation
• International flows team : with multiple origins, join a knowledgeable team of flows over the world and learn more about tax and accounting constraints

“Join a multi-cultural dynamic team where all ideas matter and build all together efficient intercompany accounting process over almost 50 companies.”

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.
 

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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!