Reference No. R2825217

Position Title: Finance Business Partner - Maternity Leave

Department: Finance IO CA

Duration: Fixed Term Contract End date December 31, 2026

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

About the Job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

 We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic Finance Business Partner (FBP) to support our Toronto vaccines manufacturing operations. This role will act as a strategic advisor to key leads in our manufacturing and supply leadership team, providing financial insight, driving performance, and ensuring alignment of manufacturing operations with the site’s broader financial objectives.

The Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in delivering accurate financial planning, analysis and decision support across multiple areas in the manufacturing environment, ensuring cost efficiency, compliance and value creation in line with the site’s objectives.

While this opportunity is a contract term, there is opportunity for high performers to transition into a full-time position.

 

Main Responsibilities:

Partner with site leadership, supply chain, and operational teams to provide financial insight and strategic decision support

Influence key stakeholders to drive operational efficiency, cost optimization, and value creation

Lead manufacturing finance planning cycles (budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning)

Deliver clear variance analysis with clear drivers and action-oriented recommendations

Monitor, analyze and challenge site-level cost performance, including COGS, inventory, overhead and productivity initiatives

Provide timely and accurate financial data, analysis and reporting to both local and global finance and operations teams

Respond to global finance requests, support ad-hoc requests while ensuring consistency and accuracy of data and information

Develop financial models to support strategic decision-making and long-term planning

Support continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing cost transparency and efficiency

Conduct in-depth cost analysis and lead cost optimization initiatives across manufacturing operations

Ensure adherence to internal controls, SOX compliance and global accounting policies

Support external and internal audits as required

Support global financial strategies and initiatives

Contribute financial expertise to cross-functional initiatives

About You

Key Competencies

Strong business acumen with the ability to link financial outcomes to operational drivers

excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly

proactive, results oriented, and comfortable managing ambiguity and competing deliverables

strong stakeholder management and ability to build trusted partnerships

High integrity, resilience, and commitment to compliance in a regulated environment

 

Education and Experience:

Professional accounting/finance qualification (CPA or equivalent)

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; advanced degree or MBA a plus

5+ years experience in finance roles, ideally in manufacturing finance with pharma, biotech or highly regulated industries

SAP Working Knowledge

Advanced Excel Skills

IFRS working Knowledge

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs

Applications received after the official close date will be reviewed on an individual basis.​

This position is for a current vacant role that we are actively hiring for.​

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

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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.

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.

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North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

$93,900.00 - $135,633.33

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.

La fourchette salariale pour ce poste est la suivante:

$93,900.00 - $135,633.33

Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociau de l'enterprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sont disponibles via le lien.