Accounting Manager Animal Health

Job Description

OurFinanceteam 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 performanceevaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.Responsibilities:Accounting to Reporting

• Perform monthly closing activities according to both policy and requirement checklists.
• Bank Transfers and purchasing currency process
• Revise monthly bank accounts reconciliations.
• Review Trial Balance monthly to acknowledge adjustments when needed
• Coordinate with the various tax inspections.
• Coordinate with the external auditors in the preparation of annual financial statements and annual tax returns.
• Participate in preparing budget annually and quarterly updating forecast.
• Good knowledge of payroll, benefits and personal income taxes calculations
• Good knowledge of VAT laws and application.

Order to Cash

• Review aging report monthly, monitor customers? overdue balances, discuss it
• With related stakeholders and propose solutions
• Rebates accrual review against company scheme and deals with customers to identify differences and deviations.
• Review Customers Cash discount against company policy and special deals
• DSO calculation monthly and communicate it to related stakeholders along with illustrative comments.

Inventory and Cost Accounting

• Co-ordinate in products? transfer pricing yearly update with supply chain team
• Participate in updating and preparing standard prices upon submitting on SAP
• Inventory controlling activities such as Physical Count and timely review with
• warehouse team.
• Acquainted with Cost of Goods Sold calculation and review according to
• Accounting Principles

Source to Settle

• Check POs? document accuracy and review with procurement upon payment request
• Monthly analysis check and review Imported Shipments related cost, monitor the changes on month to month basis compared to PY
• Follow up timely with BSC (Business service center) vendors? blocked cases

Controlling activities including but not limited to

• Interpret Standard Operating policies and procedures, prepare memorandums outlining and explaining administrative procedures and policies for the purpose of internal control.
• Perform and/or review specific account analysis andreconciliationson a periodic basis to ensure compliance with internal policies andinternal controlsystem standards.
• Support the external auditors during the annualstatutory audit, including preparation offinancial statements, respectivedocumentationand assistance during the audit process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor?s degree in Accounting
• Relevant working experience from 3 - 5 years with multinational companies, pharmaceutical companies will be preferable
• Excellent English language writing and speaking
• SAP user is preferable
• Big 4 experience is highly desirable
• Excellent Knowledge with Microsoft office applications
• Excellentanalyticalandcommunication skills

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 continueInventing For Life, Impacting LiveswhileInspiring 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.Search Firm Representatives Please Read CarefullyMerck & 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.Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERESearch Firm Representatives Please Read CarefullyMerck & 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: RegularRelocation:No relocationVISA Sponsorship:Travel Requirements:10%Flexible Work Arrangements:Work WeekShift:Not IndicatedValid Driving License:YesHazardous Material(s):Number of Openings: 1Requisition ID:R147354

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