Sanofi · 1 day ago
Director Global Technical Accounting Transaction Support
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expSanofi is an innovative global healthcare company dedicated to improving people's lives through science. The Director of Global Technical Accounting Transaction Support will perform identification, research, analysis, and documentation of various accounting topics to ensure compliance with accounting standards and facilitate interactions with senior management and auditors.
Health CareLife SciencePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Provide technical advice in such areas as revenue recognition from out-licensing, mergers & acquisitions, divestments, alliances, collaboration agreements, R&D in-licensing arrangements and lease agreements among other operational topics and strategic projects
Review accounting treatments with respect to financial instruments proposed by Corporate Treasury
Review contemplated business transactions and agreements and assess Group accounting consequences (also on the basis of facts and circumstances)
Collaborate with other groups within Consolidations and Statutory Reporting regarding the reporting and disclosure consequences on various accounting topics including operational projects, business initiatives and contractual agreements of which technical advice was provided
Collaborate with other groups outside of Consolidations and Statutory reporting regarding the accounting consequences of various accounting topics including operational projects, business initiatives and contractual agreements, specifically Account to Report, Tax, External Auditors etc
Write and communicate formal accounting position papers and memos for internal purpose to be distributed to the groups impacted internally as well as for external auditors
Interact with Internal Control as it relates to formalization of accounting treatments in regard to technical advice on key transactions and operational projects provided and perform SOX requirements as deemed necessary
Assess preliminary impacts of new accounting and reporting pronouncements as it relates to existing and new contractual arrangements and key operational initiatives
Provide input and examples for the Group accounting manual based on prior experience with historical complex transactions
Participate in global accounts committees to provide technical accounting expertise on various projects and initiatives raised by the various countries as well as contractual agreements etc
Contribute to the Finance organizations hard closing process by ensuring that all one-off complex transactions are appropriately documented and concluded on in order to ensure a smooth year end process
Contribute to the Finance organizations hard closing process by supporting initiatives made by the department to ensure the completeness around all one-off complex transactions occurring globally are documented and concluded on in a timely fashion and also aligned with internal key stakeholders as well as external auditors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
Area of specialization: Accounting
7 – 10 Years of Job Related Experience
CPA Certification
Must have management/supervision experience in a public accounting firm
Knowledge of US GAAP & IFRS required
Excellent organizational and communication skills - written and oral
Strong interpersonal, proven leadership and team building skills are a must
Detail-oriented
Preferred
Pharmaceutical industry knowledge a plus
Benefits
High-quality healthcare
Prevention and wellness programs
At least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
Company
Sanofi
Sanofi is a global biopharma company focused on prescription drugs, vaccines, and treatments for chronic, rare, and infectious diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.97BKey Investors
Blackstone Life SciencesEvotec
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.74B
2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.59B
Leadership Team
Paul Hudson
Chief Executive Officer
Francois-Xavier Roger
Chief Financial Officer
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