Receivable & Revenue trainee

Ci2C Receivables & Revenue Trainee is supporting delivering AR accounting and reporting services for CHC business across countries within CHC perimeter in Europe and MEA.

Operation – Accounting and reporting services

Deliver accounting and reporting services to CHC Europe for CHC entities with the following responsibilities: 

• Invoice booking & revenue recognition 
• AR monthly closing  
• AR Reporting services  

KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Operation – Accounting and reporting services

• Support revenue recognition (Trade & non-Trade) and related accounting 
• Actively contribute to analyze AR ageing reports, recommend bad debts reserves and post entries 
• Provide support in month end closure activities: reconcile AR postings with GL, analyze & resolve discrepancies, post adjustment entries  
• Prepare month end and ad-hoc reports for revenue and AR analysis by defined deadlines with guidance by Senior Analyst
• Contribute to business reviews and periodic reviews
• Execute in compliance with Sanofi policies and guidelines    
• Complete all activities as per the global Core Model and operational KPIs 
• Build a deep level knowledge of the activities in scope as well as local knowledge of entities in scope and become an expert
• Build CI2C Core Model process knowledge relating to invoicing, AR monthly closing & reporting activities 

Continuous improvement

• Identify process improvement opportunities through elimination of redundant activities 
• Participate in process automation

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 

• Ci2C Receivables & Revenue Analysts
• Ci2C Head of Invoicing, Cash Application, & Reporting 
• Ci2C Credit and Revenue Partner 
• A2R GBS team 
• Customer service team 

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Functional

• Knowledge of accounting and monthly closure process 
• Good business acumen 
• Strong deductive and analytical skills 

Technical

• Computer literate and familiar with accounting applications (knowledge of SAP will be an advantage) 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office 

Interpersonal

• Ability to interact with internal and external clients in a professional manner 
• Team player, able to work collaboratively transversally and with Ci2C front line teams with an end to end mindset 
• Good communication skills 
• Attentive to customer needs and feedback 

Leadership

• Ability to organize, prioritize and structure the tasks  
• Attentive to detail and works with precision 
• Action oriented, delivery driven

Background

• Ongoing College/University studies in Finance, Accounting 
• Previous experience in Accounts Receivables or other accounting functions preferably in an international multicultural environment is a plus 
• Fluent in English; knowledge of other European languages is desirable 

Key Dimensions

The Receivables & Revenue Accounting Trainee reports to Receivable and Revenue Team Lead/ Head of Invoicing, Cash Application & Reporting / Receivables & Revenue Accounting Lead and works closely with Ci2C team, Account to Report, Finance and Customer Service.