Job Title:  

Finance Internal Control Support

Division / Function: 

Corporate Finance

Manager’s Job Title: 

Director Group Internal Control & Accounting processes

Ipsen Job Profile:

Internal Control

Location:

Paris Office, France

WHAT - Summary & Purpose of the Position

Under the responsibility of the Group Internal Control & Accounting processes Director and in a context of increase of activity within the team due to a technology change (ERP Polaris) requiring to rapidly adapt policies and increased monitoring to ensure that internal controls remain effective:

• Contribute to execute the 2025 Group Internal Control roadmap milestones
• Contribute to set the tone of a control environment on the Global level, acting as a Finance Business Partner to 2nd line of Defense support functions and to the Corporate & Local Finance Teams

WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

In the context of the implementation of the new ERP (Polaris), participate to expend the new Group Accounting Handbook by providing clear guidance

• Adapt and write policies, processes, and controls ensuring the reliability of financial information, especially regarding Purchase to Pay (including PO/no PO, new approval workflows, Financial DOA policy, KPIs…) and Revenue Recognition
• Share good practices between the different subsidiaries of the Group
• Participate to deploy communications and training related to these new policies and procedures

Support the Group Internal Control team by executing the new Finance Internal Control roadmap for 2026, and more precisely related to the following initiatives:

• New T&E monitoring program (T&E financial controls improvement)
• Developing advanced Fraud prevention training and communication
• ERP access rights review (in collaboration with IT)
• Segregation of Duties review campaign
• Partner with UK SSC for new processes, process improvements or country deployment / integration (acquisitions, new countries) including Vendor master data SIS-ID connectors, BlackLine Journal entries 

Participate to the maintenance of a reliable control environment and its periodic evaluation:

• Execute the strategies for the internal control monitoring program (SAQ, fraud reporting, etc.)
• Provide insight and recommendations to subsidiaries in the implementation of improvement actions (self-assessment follow-up, internal audit recommendations)
• Collaborate with other risk management players (Risks & Insurance, Internal Audit, Business Ethics & Compliance...) on specific projects

HOW - Behavioural Competencies Required

• With very good interpersonal skills, understanding but firm, to be comfortable in daily exchanges with different employees / senior managers / other functions / different countries around the globe.
• International openness and basic knowledge of the different functions / departments of the company is required.
• Agile, autonomous, and proactive, be ready to communicate on your achievements.
• Rigorous and concise, to be ready to compile information in different formats.
• Curious, reliable and responsive, you know how to meet deadlines and your commitments.

HOW - Knowledge & Experience

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bac+4/5 Business School or University
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in Finance functions, including ideally a first proven experience in the field of internal control or audit
• At ease with computer tools, master the office pack.

Languages:

• English – fluent/native
• French - optative