Invoice Auditor

<p><i><b>About the job</b></i></p><p></p><p>As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science.</p><p></p><p>To support this transformation and Take the Lead, Sanofi Business Operations brings together global business services under one umbrella, with a strong focus on efficiency and excellence. Within this organization, the Contract Obligations Management &amp; Audit team—part of the Contract Excellence function in Global Procurement Services—ensures that vendors fulfill their contractual commitments through proactive monitoring and targeted supplier audits.</p><p></p><p>Reporting to the Invoice Audit Team Lead, the <b>Invoice Auditor </b>plays a critical role in protecting Sanofi’s financial integrity by ensuring that payments align with contractual terms, purchase activity, and financial expectations. They will work across Procurement, Finance, and external vendors to detect errors, reconcile balances, and prevent value leakage in the contract-to-pay process.</p><p></p><p>In addition to operational activities, they will actively contribute to shaping this recently established function, helping define methodologies, documentation standards, and continuous improvement practices.</p><p></p><p><b>Responsibilities: </b></p><p></p><p><b>Reconciliation &amp; Transaction Review</b></p><ul><li><p>Reconcile vendor statements with Sanofi records; track open items, identify missing or outstanding credits, and mismatches</p></li><li><p>Review billing logs, system extractions, and large data sets to detect errors such as duplicate charges, overpayments, or contract deviations</p></li><li><p>Identify financial discrepancies and initiate recovery actions including credit application, repayment, or dispute escalation</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Issue Resolution &amp; Stakeholder Engagement</b></p><ul><li><p>Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, and suppliers to validate issues and support timely resolution</p></li><li><p>Escalate recurring or high-impact issues, and assist in root cause analysis</p></li><li><p>Maintain clear records of findings, resolutions, and recovery actions</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Controls &amp; Reporting</b></p><ul><li><p>Support the preparation of reports and dashboards showing trends, risks, and recovery opportunities</p></li><li><p>Track and document recovery outcomes, including credits applied, payments reclaimed, and disputes resolved</p></li><li><p>Help identify systemic issues in transactional processing or master data management that impact financial accuracy</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Team &amp; Process Development</b></p><ul><li><p>Support the creation of this new function by contributing ideas to improve workflows, tools, and collaboration</p></li><li><p>Participate in pilot initiatives and testing of process enhancements or automation</p></li><li><p>Share learnings from day-to-day execution to refine methods and increase team impact</p></li><li><p>Contribute to internal documentation (e.g., checklists, SOPs, issue logs)</p></li></ul><p></p><p><i><b>About you</b></i></p><p></p><p><b>Required</b></p><ul><li><p>A BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business discipline </p></li><li><p>2-4 years of experience in auditing or transaction-level financial controls, vendor reconciliation, or payment compliance activities, with exposure to large data sets and ERP systems (e.g. SAP)</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and identify discrepancies.</p></li><li><p>Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify and analyze financial discrepancies and anomalies.</p></li><li><p>Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple priorities and deadlines.</p></li><li><p>Proficiency in Excel</p></li><li><p>Fluent in English; comfortable working in a global team</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred</b></p><ul><li><p>Exposure to vendor statement reconciliation, transactional data review, or supplier engagement</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with tools such as Power BI or other automation platform</p></li><li><p>Experience in a matrixed or global business services environment</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1>Pursue <i>progress</i>, discover <i>extraordinary</i></h1><p>Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.</p><p></p><p>At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.</p><p></p><p>Watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;SkpDBZ-CJKw&amp;t&#61;67s" target="_blank">ALL IN video</a> and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at <a href="https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness" target="_blank">sanofi.com</a>!</p>