**Job Description**:
This role is responsible for executing financial planning, analysis and reporting activities from the Americas Business Service Center (BSC) to a specific set of markets, regions and divisions.
Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to the following:
- Support the achievement of finance and business objectives by providing high quality FP&A support as defined in BSC scope of services to assigned divisional, regional & local finance clients
- Work collaboratively with business and finance partners to provide planning and reporting services for assigned markets / divisions on monthly actual results and periodic forecasts.
- Participate in certain budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with respective finance clients in markets and regions
- Prepare ad-hoc reports & analysis using company financial reporting tools and enterprise systems
- Enhance budgeting and forecasting processes through continuous improvement efforts while contributing to ongoing Merck/MSD efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain consistent and efficient processes to maintain and produce standardized FP&A services while ensuring compliance will all quality and control requirements and be accountable for accuracy on all defined KPIs and SLA's
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, with a high degree of integrity and personal ethics while supporting company mission, vision & values.
**Education & Experience**
**Required**:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or Accounting
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis supporting financial planning and analyses, forecasting, and management reporting and analytics
- Strong FP&A planning, analysis and reporting skills
- Working proficiency of US GAAP
- Business Level fluency 90% (oral and written) in English language.
**Preferred**:
- Professional experience at an organization with operations across multiple countries
- Experience with internal controls and process standardization preferred
- FP&A support for Sales and Marketing organizations
- Pharmaceutical industry experience
- Migrations experience
- CPA or MBA
- Business Level fluency (oral and written) in Portuguese.
**Technical and Soft Skills Requirements**
- Experience with Large ERP's and query tools, especially desirable would be experience with SAP, BPC, PBI
- Intermediate to Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret corporate financial statements
- Works effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, results oriented, with a sense of urgency, knowing how to prioritize.
- Team player with a focus on collaboration, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and with ability to create rapport with stakeholders.
- Strong organization skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects and activities
- Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development
- Ability to operate independently and navigate through change or uncertainty
- Problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes
- Process improvement orientation, innovation and change agent.
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**Employee Status**:
Regular
**Relocation**:
No relocation
**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
**Shift**:
**Valid Driving License**:
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**Number of Openings**:
1
**Requisition ID**:R190921