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Associate Director, Accounting to Reporting

Employer
MSD
Location
Petaling Jaya, MY
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Nov 20, 2020

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Job Role
Director/Board
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Description

Position Overview:

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Business Service Centers (BSCs), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC in Petaling Jaya, Malaysiais responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across the business divisions and markets for the Asia Pacific, Japan & China (APJC) region.

The Associate Director, Accounting to Reporting (ATR) will be responsible for ensuring that the transactions of all the markets that BSCKL supports in the APJC region have been properly accounted for and accurately reflected in the company's accounting records. The objective of this role is to work closely with Local Finance Teams to ensure that the accounting records: (i) accurately reflect the results of the business, (ii) are in line with US GAAP and (iii) comply with respective local statutory and tax requirements. The Associate Director is also responsible for maintaining a robust control environment following all audit requirements. This role enables the ATR function based in Petaling Jaya to partner with its Finance and Business counterparts to ensure that business objectives are met.

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Oversee general ledger activities and analysis inclusive of period end financial close responsibilities for cluster of countries within the APJ region
  • Manage across General Ledger and other sub-process activities
  • Implementing policies, operational controls and procedures to ensure efficient and accurate services to customers in the APJ region
  • Ensure that all transactions are correctly reflected in the entity ledger
  • Direct & Lead accurate and timely period reporting that complies with Corporate and country requirements
  • Manage activities outsourced to the company's partner for General Ledger and monitor monthly performance
  • Ensure monthly Account Reconciliation processes are complete on a timely basis and adhere to all corporate standards and guidelines
  • Champion opportunities for streamlining and rendering service delivery more efficiently, leading to process improvement projects
  • Coordinate & balance with team members to effectively distribute workload and increase exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within the company
  • Approve the period-end financial packages and the Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  • Ensure robust control environment is maintained by driving compliance of accounting standards & SOX requirements
  • Work with internal and external auditors to complete statutory and internal control audits on time.
  • Create competitive environment to foster innovative ways of process improvements & enable others to perform at the best of their capabilities
  • Drive and Implement Continuous Improvement initiatives/robotics
  • Partner closely with other Managers and Senior Leaders to effectively develop and implement strategic initiatives and gain exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within the company
  • Achieve required accuracy on all defined KPIs and SLA's
  • Lead and staff ad hoc projects as needed
  • Collaborate and work together with the Virtual Finance Teams and other onsite BSC towers
  • Lead Global Projects and Initiatives

  • Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
  • Professionally qualified accountant (CPA, CA, ACCA or CIMA)
  • Minimum of 12 yrs of experience in a finance or accounting department of a multinational company including demonstrated experience in dealing with US and ex-US accounting (Pharmaceutical industry a plus)
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in a supervisory position (people manager: team leader, supervisor, coordinator, first level manager).
  • Excellent business-level English skills (speaking and writing) required
  • Professional Experience at an organization managing both Local and US GAAP requirements
  • Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes
  • Solid communication, interpersonal, and organization skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management required
  • Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development
  • Demonstrated experience in shared services and/or migrations projects (knowledge transfer, process documentation, project management, status reporting and stakeholder relationship management)
  • Ability to remain focused and lead through change or uncertainty
  • Strong customer service mindset
  • Ability to build, lead, and manage an effective team of highly-qualified and culturally diverse professionals

  • Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

    Who we are ...

    Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as "Merck" in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as "MSD" in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

    We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world's biggest investors in Research & Development.

    What we look for ...

    In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

    INVENT.

    IMPACT.

    INSPIRE.

    We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

    Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
    Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, 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.

    Employee Status:
    Regular
    Relocation:
    No relocation
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