Stagiaire / Intern - Finance Controlling

**Summary**

Ipsen is a growing and dynamic specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care.

The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and we also care for our employees because they are the ambassadors who truly make a difference. We attract and develop bold, agile and entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions, leaders drawn by a purpose to make a direct impact through their work in people’s lives, all of which is underpinned by our Ipsen Way of Being.

**6-month internship - January 2025 to July 2025**
- Within the Corporate Functions Finance Controlling department, you will participate in monitoring the financial performance of the **Corporate Functions Division scope**, in the preparation of budget and forecasts. In this role, you will act as a business partner to Corporate Functions leaders, by providing them insights on financial performance and support decision making process.
- ** Corporate Support Functions scope**: CEO, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Communication External Affairs & Sustainability, Business Development, Business Ethics, Strategy & Transformation, R&D Foundation, Holding, Facility Management, Global Real Estate, Procurement, TSA

**Main responsibilities**

**1**/ You will actively participate in the budgeting cycles (Forecast & Budget)**
- Business partnering: participate in budget reviews with the business and provide financial support to the Budget-holders
- Participate in the development of reportings for the scope and coordination with local controllers
- Integration and control of budget and forecasts in the financial systems (SAP, TM1)

**2/ You will be involved in the preparation and review of the month-end close reportings**
- Business partnering: participate in monthly routines aiming to present the financial results to the Business and the Group
- Participate to monthly closing process activities in accordance with Group guidelines and calendars
- Partner with the Accounting Shared Financial Services for the closing process (monitoring of PO receptions, manual accruals )
- Track and account for all key intercompany agreements and re-charges across legal entities
- Update monthly reporting, highlight and analyze variances Actual vs. Budget
- Help the team to maintain Finance master data

**3/** **You will contribute to various Finance transformation projects**
- Review and reshuffle the templates / dashboards used for performance monitoring
- Participate in actions to improve internal control and finance process (eg. formalize procedures and operating methods)

**Profile**

Education: you are currently preparing a Master 2 degree in Finance and Management in a Business School or University

A first internship experience in the field of Finance controlling/Audit/Accounting is a must.
- Fluent in English and French with strong verbal and written communicational skills,
- Master Excel and PowerPoint,
- Curiosity about understanding the business
- With very good interpersonal skills, you will be comfortable in daily exchanges with different people / different functions,
- Agile and proactive, you communicate with the team on your achievements or difficulties.
- Very rigorous and concise, you will know how to compile information in different formats,
- Reliable and responsive, you know how to meet deadlines and your commitments

**Other Information**

Duration : 6 months from January 2025

Location : Boulogne -Billancourt (92 - France)