Sr. Spclst, Fin. Planning & Analysis

Job Description

Position Description:

Reporting into the Finance Director, Large Molecule External Manufacturing, the Senior Specialist within our Manufacturing Division, External Manufacturing (ExM) Finance team will support Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) associated with budget, forecast, LROP, and actuals reporting processes as well as partner and provide business support to assigned areas of the ExM business.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide ongoing financial business support to ExM Vaccines Focus Factory team.

• Support forecast, budget and LROP preparation and submission.

• Execute on monthly close activities as well as provide key insights to leadership on actual results including, projects, other spending, discards, and manufacturing variances.

• Lead the forecasting and reporting for prepaid across all ExM Finance

• Manage financial controls associated with overall External Manufacturing balance sheet items.

• Lead the ExM capital and supplier investment process, including forecasting and reporting, as well as investment monitoring to ensure accounting treatment is compliance with accounting rules.

• Develop and recommend new and/or improved methods, plans, policies, and changes in present practices for the purpose of accumulating, reporting and controlling costs.

• Provide finance support for any other ad hoc request that may develop.

Position Qualifications :

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BS/BA required, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 2 years of demonstrated experience in an accounting, finance or forecasting related role.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and problem solving skills

• Ability to lead through change and ambiguity

• Good knowledge of systems (e.g. Excel, Powerpoint, SAP, PowerBI or other analytical tools)

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience in a manufacturing or cost accounting related role.

• MBA/CPA

• Ability to work independently and be decisive in ambiguous environment

• Excellent data analytics required alongside ability to take an assumptions-based approach.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Budget Analysis, Business Financial Planning, Business Management, Business Partnerships, Business Planning, Communication, Cost Accounting, Cost Management, Data Forecasting, Data Visualization, Detail-Oriented, Economic Research, Finance, Finance Strategy, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Review, Investments Analysis, Leadership, Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF) {+ 3 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$104,200.00 - $163,900.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

10/18/2025

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Requisition ID: R365957