Transversal Finance Lead

Reference Number: R2873854 Position Title: Transversal Finance Lead Department: Finances Canada Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid) About Sanofi We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system –and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are committed to creating an engaging and all-inclusive culture that empowers individuals to unleash their talents & creativity and develop aspired skills. About the Job The Transversal Finance Lead – Canada is a newly created, future-ready finance leadership position that consolidates and elevates the finance function across Sanofi Canada. This position is the single point of financial leadership for all transversal, cross-GBU, and corporate finance matters in Canada, acting as the primary finance partner to the CFO Canada and GBU Finance Business Partners. The role is uniquely positioned at the intersection of finance modernization, digital/AI innovation, and hub partnership, driving the next generation of finance capabilities for Sanofi Canada (and Sanofi North America). The incumbent will serve as the architect of a modern, data-to-foresights driven finance function — embedding AI-powered P&L forecasting, leading legal entity governance, and championing the Bogotá Hub as a strategic delivery partner. Main responsibilities: Transversal & One-Canada Finance Lead Serve as the single transversal finance lead for Canada, ensuring a unified "One-Canada" financial view across all GBUs (Specialty Care, General Medicines, Vaccines) Coordinate legal entity oversight for all Canadian Sanofi entities, including statutory reporting, tax compliance coordination, and regulatory financial submissions. Lead corporate functions partnership (Legal, P&C, Procurement, HSE, Business Operations, Communications, Market Access & Pricing etc) as the primary finance interface, ensuring alignment of financial planning with Sanofi priorities Coordinate consolidated Canada-wide financial reporting: monthly actuals, rolling forecasts, Strategic Plan, and Budget Act as CFO Canada deputy for transversal financial matters; prepare and present consolidated Canada financials and analytics to senior leadership including Country Council Drive internal control excellence across all transversal finance processes; ensure zero material deficiencies and full audit readiness Lead and arbitrate cross-functional financial governance, resolving conflicts and aligning priorities across GBUs and corporate functions Champion the "One Finance" culture across Canada, standardizing processes, tools, and ways of working Digital / AI Capabilities Lead Own the digital and AI transformation agenda for Finance Canada, acting as the primary champion and delivery lead for technology-enabled finance capabilities Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of AI-based P&L forecasting models for Canada, in partnership with Global Digital and Data Science teams Extend digital/AI capabilities beyond Finance — partnering with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Medical functions to embed data-driven decision-making across the affiliate Serve as the Canada Finance representative on global digital finance initiatives, ensuring local needs are reflected in global tool design and rollout Drive adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and self-service reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, AI-driven scenario planning) across the finance community Identify and pilot emerging AI use cases relevant to the Canadian market context (e.g., GTN optimization, demand forecasting, working capital analytics) Build digital fluency within the Finance team through training, upskilling, and change management Act as a thought leader and internal c…

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