Financial Controller

Our organization is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

**Primary Activities**: The FInancial Controller's main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Responsible for accurate and compliant results in the Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay legal entities for US GAAP, local Accounting & Tax standards

Manage and develop AtR team to ensure objectives achievement, continuity of processes and succession planning

Establish local statutory accounting policy

Establish & manage methodology & GL accounts structure for US GAAP, statutory & tax accounting

Establish & manage transfer pricing set-up & documentation

Establish & manage Actual Cost Accounting

Monitoring of legislation changes as an example but no limited to: Tax, Exchange Controls, Transfer Pricing, Information reporting to governmental agencies, and ensure timely implementation as well as required changes in SAP and accounting processes

Preparing and closing of books on a monthly basis

Timely submission of statutory & tax reporting in local tax authorities in accordance with legislation

Ensure appropriate archiving of all hard copy documents incl reporting forms to ensure compliance with local legislation

Making decisions on statutory and tax related processes, policies, and procedures

Managing all types of issues in statutory and tax areas as well as GAAP reporting

Interface with OtC and PtP teams managing impacts on financial books

Perform & Control Balances Sheet Reconciliation

Ongoing process optimization

Support of new system implementations

Fixed Assets Accounting (GAAP, Statutory & Tax), Direct / Indirect Asset Capitalization, Value & Track of Fixed Assets, Perform Asset Disposals, Obligatory physical inventory counting & tagging.

**Background Requirements and Qualifications**:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Minimum 7 years in relevant roles, ideally within multinational companies, having been in multiple roles within the team and not only in a linear development.

Strong knowledge of Statutory and Tax legislation, transfer pricing, financial processes, accounting, corporate governance procedures, such as SOX, US GAAP and internal controls

Knowledge of Central Bank foreign exchange regulation

Experience & knowledge of SAP system

Advanced MS Office user (incl Excel & Power Point)

English language (advanced)

**Skills**:
**Primary skills include but are not limited to**:
Strong oral & written communication skills

Knowledge of agile methodologies.

Digital-oriented skills

Open-minded, pro-active, result-driven and self-organized

Ability to take ownership

Client-oriented, conflict resolution / problem solving

Strong analytical skills and mindset.

Comfortable in an environment of changing technologies and processes, demonstrate flexibility to new ways of working

Be prepared to deal with different country environments such as High vs Low devaluation risks, High vs Low Inflation impacts

Ability to manage stakeholders based in different locations

Strong interpersonal skills to work and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

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