Finance Business Partner

As Finance Business Partner for Tours Site within our Manufacturing & Supply Finance team, you'll deliver strategic financial insights and partner with operational leaders to drive performance at one of Sanofi's key manufacturing sites. Ready to get started?

Built in 1967, our Tours pharmaceutical production facility is one of the leading industrial enterprises in Indre-et-Loire. With over 300 employees, the site manufactures and packages treatments in solid oral form, with recognized expertise in complex sustained-release processes such as micro-granules, multi-layer tablets, and organically-coated tablets. Each year, Tours produces over 3.5 billion tablets and capsules for France and the world, serving cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, and hypercholesterolemia. With 93% of production destined for international export (Europe, United States, Japan, Australia), Tours is at the heart of France's pharmaceutical sovereignty and innovation.

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.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide accurate and timely financial analysis and reporting, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and Group standards.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to operational management, delivering financial insights and challenging assumptions to drive optimal decision-making.
• Lead the development of entity forecasts, including Budget, Trends, and Long Range Plans, while monitoring key performance indicators tied to site activities.
• Maintain legal responsibility for all finance matters within scope, including financial statement preparation and compliance with Group policies.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analyses for operational, strategic, and project-related matters, including new opportunities and partnerships.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities in accordance with established timelines.
• Oversee reporting, accounting, financial systems, treasury, and tax functions, optimizing resources while minimizing risk exposure.

What we offer you:

• A fixed salary over 12 months, supplemented by a short-term incentive [for L3+ Managers and certain L2 positions to be validated - mention to be removed from the job posting], as well as a collective variable compensation based on Sanofi Group results.
• Because taking care of our employees is also our mission: 31 days of paid leave + RTT depending on your status, remote work up to 2 days/week, quality health insurance, public transport coverage up to 80%, extended maternity/parental leave (18/14 weeks), Group Savings Plan & PERCOL with employer matching, PERO, numerous CSE benefits, internal and international mobility opportunities, learning & development opportunities, and many other benefits to discover here.

About you

Experience:

• Proven track record in finance roles such as controlling, financial analysis, or business partnering
• Experience in manufacturing environments is a strong advantage
• Knowledge of international accounting standards and regulatory requirements

Soft and technical skills:

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities,
• excellent communication and stakeholder management skills,
• ability to challenge and influence operational leaders

Education:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Languages:

• Fluent in English and French

Why choose us?

• Shape the future of medicine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless operations and a resilient global supply.
• Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale.
• Transform lives worldwide by supporting the delivery of life-changing treatments to over 20 countries across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
• Support a site investing in innovation: in 2023, we invested €15 million to launch production of a hypercholesterolemia treatment with a capacity of 700 million tablets annually.
• Be part of a unique mission: Tours hosts Sanofi's Central Laboratory for Counterfeit Medicine Analysis, a global resource protecting patients worldwide.
• Develop new skills and explore cross-functional roles in an environment that values growth and discovery.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest i