Head of Account to Report Bogota Hub_ - _ Location: Bogotá, Colombia_ - _ Job type: Permanent, Full time_ About the job Our Team: - Sanofi Business Services (SBS), one of the 5 pillars of Sanofi’s Business Services organization, is setting up a new captive Business Services Center in Bogota to provide Account-to-Report, integrated Order-to-Cash as well as HR services._ - The Global Account to Report (A2R) team within the Sanofi Business Services (SBS) organization. A2R is an end-to-end organization that manages Finance activities from accounting data recording to the production and sign-off of financial reports. A2R consolidates the following activities: Fixed assets, Intercompany, Closing, Reporting, Inventories, Cash Accounting, Tax compliance and tax reporting activities, Audit support and Master Data._ Main responsibilities: - The purpose of the role is to perform A2R activities as described in the activity split of the global A2R Core Model for countries in Latin America and North America:_ - _ Ensure delivery of A2R activities with consistency and reliability_ - _ Monitor performance KPIs and ensure issues are addressed in an effective and timely manner._ - _ Engage with key stakeholders, collect feedback, and monitor stakeholders’ satisfaction (e.g., A2R Country/MCO Heads)_ - _ Supervise A2R teams in the Bogota hub for daily operations and projects._ - _ Ensure adequate staffing, people development and talent management of own team contributing to employee satisfaction._ - _ Champion a delivery, performance & transformation _mindset_ - _ Drive continuous improvement and hub scope expansion._ - _ Promote and support the digitalization, automation & harmonization of the A2R processes._ Operations - Deliver efficient, high quality and compliant A2R activities in full alignment with the A2R global Core Model and according to the target performance KPI’s. A2R activities are mainly: - Fixed Assets accounting - asset life cycle management (record creation, cost accumulation, depreciation / valuation, impairment, scrapping and write-offs), - Bank accounting - perform bank reconciliation, clear transitory accounts, book entries related to financial instruments, calculate and book forex net position. - Tax compliance and tax reporting - calculate tax and prepare tax returns, provide on time MyTax reportings, support tax audits. - Financial closing and reporting - check integration of automatic transactions, analyse and close GLs, contribute to month-end closing activities (MJE’s, account reconciliations) and provide on time Group financial reportings (Solar, Marco) - Master data: maintain chart of accounts. - Internal control: perform internal control activities where the hub is control owner, support SOX audits by external auditors. - Support external financial audits. - Ensure strong collaboration with the country teams in Latin America and North America to close the books every month. - Monitor adherence to the A2R Core Model thru build/maintenance of adequate process documentation (Level 6/7) and timely resolution of Core Model gaps. - Ensure compliance of processes, transactions and reports with Sanofi accounting/reporting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements Continuous Improvement / Projects - Promote and impulse the implementation of best-in-class processes and policies. - Champion process automation initiatives and ensure seamless adoption and transition leveraging on digital technologies. - Promote standardization and simplification of A2R processes at level 6/7 - Ensure that key A2R projects deliver the expected benefits in terms of efficiency, cost, and quality. - Leverage operational experience and contribute to design of global A2R processes in close collaboration with the A2R GPO team. - Develop external network with other A2R Heads of hubs in Colombia to ensure own A2R processes are/become Best in Class - Deliver A2R projects supporting the A2R strategic roadmap and other Group projects where A2R is involved. Hub expansion & promotion - Proactively identify opportunities to expand A2R activities in the hub. - Ensure a smooth transition of new activities to the Bogota hub in line with the A2R Core Model and Target Operating Model - Contribute to arbitrate any operational issue escalated by the country teams and/or the Hub team. - As a member of the Bogota hub Leadership Team, contribute to hub activities linked to: - stakeholders’ management - employee engagement (development of the Sanofi Business Services mindset and management of staff retention and attrition on a healthy level) - employer branding (establishment of reliable internal/external relationships with the sector associations, institutes, GBS networks and government units) - Corporate Social Responsibility programs - Establishment of a robust business continuity framework Team management - Give visibility and communicate on the global and regional strategy. - Set objectives for his/h