CFH Morocco, Tunisia, Libya & Africa Vaccine FBP

Sanofi

Key Responsibilities

• Implements finance strategy, rules, and tools across the assigned scope. Ensures compliance with local laws and corporate procedures while protecting business interests and assets. Drives financial excellence and represents Sanofi Finance externally.
• Frame the MTL Financial strategy in alignment with Group and GBU management to simplify portfolio and maximize profitability and patient reach
• Extend strategic finance partnership to Vaccine Africa markets, supporting local teams in aligning with Group and GBU strategic priorities
• Embrace and promote bold new approaches, including digital transformation initiatives, to drive efficiency, innovation, and agility across Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets; foster a culture of continuous improvement and speed in the way finance operates and supports the business.
• Coordinate and harmonize finance strategy across Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets, ensuring consistency of approach across different market.
• Implement the Finance Function strategy roadmap, rules, and principles for all Sanofi activities in MTL and Vaccine Africa markets in accordance with local legislation, corporate procedures, and Group requirements
• Foster strategic thinking and partner in decision-making processes for business development across all markets
• Support Finance transformation initiatives, including Business Operations (A2R, CI2C, S2P, Controlling Ops) and other finance functions (i.e IC , treasury , etc) implementation.
• Provide finance expertise to support management in decision-making processes
• Cooperate with tax advisors to develop tax optimization strategies in coordination with tax teams; ensure competitive intelligence on tax impacts in liaison with legal and regulatory functions
• Infuse cash flow, internal control, and compliance culture across the Finance Community and business operations.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Own the full P&L, ensuring accountability for financial results, budget delivery, and performance targets
• Act as Finance Business Partner for Vaccine Africa markets, supporting business teams on planning, forecasting, and performance management
• Ensure consistency of macro-economic hypotheses in planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes across Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets
• Challenge GBU performance beyond budget tracking to identify risks and opportunities for dynamic resource reallocation at both country and regional level
• Prepare forward-looking analyses focusing on future risks and opportunities with actionable proposals to ensure target achievement across all markets
• Co-pilot and challenge business investments and resource allocation through appropriate KPIs, prioritization measures, and operational analysis
• Support and challenge operational management in Morocco, and across Vaccine Africa markets; provide advice, anticipate issues, and monitor performance
• Ensure reliability of statutory and managerial accounts and timely reporting for Morocco, & Vaccine Africa markets in meeting reporting standards
• Align business strategies and forecasts with M&S/Supply Chain/R&D to ensure consistency of information and data
• Challenge business hypotheses to ensure forecasts are realistic from a finance perspective
• Lead Budget and Forecast processes for Morocco, Tunisia & Libya in close cooperation with the business ; support equivalent processes in Vaccine Africa markets

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure proper flow of financial information and clear processes and governance across Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets, particularly with A2R and Finance Operations
• Coordinate regional finance governance, ensuring alignment and consistency of financial practices across all markets in scope
• Participate in defining Finance strategy and team sizing with Finance and business stakeholders at country and regional level
• Support GBU, MCO, and Functions stakeholders across Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets on all financial aspects
• Interact regularly with GBU MCO leadership team and Finance community (local, regional, and global), representing both Morocco, Tunisia & Libya and Vaccine Africa markets
• Drive country and regional performance through optimization of resources, assets, and liabilities while minimizing risk exposure, in coordination with Finance Operations and COEs
• Manage multi-market stakeholder relationships, balancing direct leadership accountability in Morocco, Tunisia & Libya with an influencing and partnering model in Vaccine Africa markets