Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description

Are you a skilled financial analyst seeking a new challenge? Join a dynamic team at one of the largest pharma companies in the Netherlands! We're hiring a Senior Financial Analyst for our COSI Human Health team in Haarlem. Make a real impact on people's lives and work in a dynamic high-tech environment.

Welcome in our team

Our Finance team leverages sophisticated financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation techniques to propel medical innovation and enhance people's lives. As part of this role, you'll manage, review, report, and analyze inventory, production, and product cost data, and support monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches across the world in the Cost of Sales & Inventory (COSI) matrix organization.

Next to these core activities you will be also involved in the annual budget cycle of the company where you will be working side by side with your stakeholders in determining manufacturing cost and inventory valuation based on our supply chains. As we are a global finance team. There will also be plenty of opportunity to be involved in company wide projects, where our team plays a vital role having end to end oversight on our manufacturing cost.

Main responsibilities

Your main tasks will be, but not limited to:

· Maintain and create product cost according to US GAAP rules

· Control and analyse monthly production results and variances

· Ensure accurate data reporting for product cost and inventory

· Analyse global standard revisions by plant

· Prepare annual profit plan

· Maintain costing and accounting master data

· Identify cost control and efficiency improvement initiatives

· Meet S404 requirements and update documentation

· Address customer inquiries and provide accurate financial data

· Perform supervisory function and participate in projects and management discussions

Your profile

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance/business/administration/economics.

· 3-5 years of relevant Finance experience.

· Preferably finance experience in manufacturing environment.

· Experience in analytical roles/cost accounting and production analysis with SAP preferred.

· Practical experience in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.

· Team player with a strong improvement mindset.

· Fluency in English.

What we offer

We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic, and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.

· Competitive salary and a 3% year-end allowance.

· Flexible working arrangements.

· 35,5 days of leave.

· Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates.

· Solid Pension Plan.

· Annual bonus based on own and company performance.

· Company fitness.

· Travel allowance for commuting.

· Numerous trainings, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development.

If you like what you read, but not matching on all points. Please still apply, we would like to meet you!

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Main responsibilities
Your main tasks will be, but not limited to:

• Maintain and create product cost according to US GAAP rules
• Control and analyse monthly production results and variances
• Ensure accurate data reporting for product cost and inventory
• Analyse global standard revisions by plant
• Prepare annual profit plan
• Maintain costing and accounting master data
• Identify cost control and efficiency improvement initiatives
• Meet S404 requirements and update documentation
• Address customer inquiries and provide accurate financial data
• Perform supervisory function and participate in projects and management discussions

Your profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance/business/administration/economics.
• 3-5 years of relevant Finance experience.
• Preferably finance experience in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in analytical roles/cost accounting and production analysis with SAP preferred.
• Practical experience in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
• Team player with a strong improvement mindset.
• Fluency in English.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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Requisition ID: R288827