FP&A Manager- ADC- Rungis H/F

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Primary Objective

Reporting directly to the ADC (Diabetes Care) Controller in France, the FP&A Manager will oversee France’s financial planning and analysis activities, ensuring accuracy of forecasts, compliance with internal controls, and alignment with commercial objectives.

• Lead the France LBE (Last Best Estimate) process, ensuring high standards of forecast accuracy and alignment with the Commercial Demand Review (CDR) by business partnering with all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage one direct reporting relationship.
• Coordinate and manage forecast accuracy goals and targets throughout France mainland and overseas.
• Lead all FP&A activities for France, including maintenance of LBE submissions, monthly closing and daily sales reporting.
• Issue strategic recommendations to facilitate and optimize commercial positions (channel profitability, product/partnerships, new product implementation, end‑of‑life).
• Ensure that internal controls are applied and properly implemented in compliance with Abbott’s internal standards, policies and procedures.

Main Accountabilities

• Ensure models and business analyses are completed accurately and on time.
• Contribute to the achievement of forecast accuracy KPIs by working closely with the Demand Manager and Commercial Excellence.
• Perform financial planning and actuals analysis for France mainland and overseas across channels.
• Ensure that all activities comply with quality system requirements.

Closing

• Manage month‑end close (monthly, quarterly, yearly) in interaction with financial teams and commercial stakeholders, especially gross‑to‑net sales and expenses.
• Prepare and validate accruals and commissions related to sales (gross‑to‑net, government rebates, commissions to pharmacy chains).
• Prepare and validate accruals for SG&A (OPEX) spend, freight & distribution, and bonus/tax.
• Review and validate journal entries for B2B/B2C pharmacy sales in coordination with the financial team.
• Ensure requested bookings are properly recorded and match expectations.

Reporting / Forecasting

• Perform gap analysis between actuals and forecasts by P&L line and balance sheet line; identify risks/opportunities and develop mitigation plans.
• Prepare and validate reporting packages on actuals vs. forecasts for P&L & B/S, focusing on sales, gross margin fall‑through, and accounts receivable/DSO.
• Identify root causes for variance, develop analysis plans, and control measures to reduce gaps.
• Prepare presentation decks for highlights, S&OP, Commercial Demand Review and LBE.
• Prepare forecasting packages in DODECA and reporting templates for EMEA/Global.
• Work on risks/opportunities alternative scenarios to assess financial impacts.
• Resubmit and recycle forecasts as per timelines and guidance.

Budgetary Controls and Efficiency

• Track forecast accuracy and identify growth opportunities in sales and margin.
• Review specific spend and propose yearly action plans to reduce costs on identified buckets with Procurement.
• Optimize cash‑flow management by improving ageing customer balance, doubtful customers, DPO, and DSO.

Recommendation on Strategy

• Support profitability analysis to design optimized commercial offers (hospitals, pharmacies).
• Provide recommendations to orient strategy toward the most profitable/high‑potential business areas.

Internal Controls

• Support and relay best practices for internal controls via training and ad‑hoc checks, especially on purchasing, no‑charge products, and samples.

Profile

• Master’s degree or above from a Business School, major in Finance, Cost Control, or Audit.
• 10 to 15 years of finance experience in multinational companies.
• High level of numeracy.
• Strong organizational and delegation skills to manage workload across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate and present cross‑functionally.
• Ability to handle pressured timelines calmly.
• Patience and understanding to coach and develop direct reports.
• English: Good level.
• Role based in Rungis.

Job Family: Financial Planning and AnalysisDivision: ADC Diabetes CareLocation: France > Rungis

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