Senior Financial Controller

1 month ago

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden MSD Full time

Job Description

Senior Financial Controller

Do you want to help our Company become a highly relevant company in Sweden – while opening the doors to exciting, international career opportunities for yourself? Do you dream of a job where you manage your own time, and where your efforts make a tangible difference to the lives of real people? Then you could be our new Senior Financial Controller for our company's activities in Sweden. We need you on our journey

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.

Please apply before Friday 7th.

Position Overview

The Senior Financial Controller reports to Accounting & Controlling Lead and:

  • Ensures financial accounts are maintained in line with Swedish statutory requirements and US-GAAP by applying appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
  • Ensures accurate maintenance of General Ledger Accounts in cooperation with internal & external Business Partners and maintains supporting documentation.
  • Supports month, quarter and year-end close.
  • Oversees payroll process and payroll accounting with external service provider.
  • Supports global and local projects and initiatives.
  • Back up of Accounting & Controlling Lead.

Major Activities

  • Leads and manages General Ledger and month end close activities for Animal Health legal entity. Demonstrates understanding of inventory movements.
  • Manages assigned General Ledger accounts and supports month end close activities to ensure that financial statements are in accordance with US GAAP and statutory requirements for legal entities of our company.
  • Prepares VAT returns for accuracy and completeness and ensures timely submission.
  • Manages payroll accounting and cooperates with outsourced payroll providers & HR as necessary. Expatriates' payroll accounting and relationship with Ernst & Young Payroll Team. Ensures all assigned accounts are reconciled in a timely manner, balances are accurate, and transactions correctly booked.
  • Ensures accounting transactions have appropriate supporting documentations and maintains the records in a systematic manner.
  • Manages intercompany transactions.
  • Manages tax payments and reporting.
  • Educates local organization on our company's standard processes as they relate to accounting topics.
  • Liaises and cooperates with internal and external Service Providers (BSC Prague / Tax team / Genpact)
  • Supports Business Compliance activities from a financial perspective.
  • Managing transactions in the local banks for both legal entities of our company
  • Supports Internal, PwC and Tax audits.
  • Supports and back-up the Accounting & Controlling Lead in corporate reporting requirements.
  • Lead/participate in Ad Hoc global and local projects.

Expertise Required / Core Competences

  • Master ́s or bachelor ́s degree in finance or Accounting and at least 5 years of experience in accounting/finance, CPA is a benefit.
  • Advanced English and Advanced Swedish language skills.
  • Demonstrates understanding of national and regional finance laws, regulations, and standards (i.e. Local GAAP, US GAAP, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act) and applies them in moderately complex situations to ensure the financial integrity of the business and financial statements.
  • Understands our company's organizational structure and how subject matter expects are identified to help accomplish finance tasks, including support of change management activities.
  • Adheres to the highest standards of trustworthy and ethical behavior in all interactions and hold others to the same standards; comply with all laws, policies and regulations; identify and address ethical issues without hesitation.
  • Ability to manage assigned processes and tasks independently with minimal supervision, with ability to meet due dates under time constraints.
  • Stakeholder focused, structured and reliable person that adheres to agreed timelines.
  • Experience with SAP FI/CO modules, advanced user of Excel.
  • Poses strong communication and relations leadership capabilities.
  • Poses ability to influence.

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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.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

06/8/2024

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Job Posting End Date:06/08/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R296697

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