ANZ Hybrid Financial Accountant Automate & Elevate Reporting

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Hybrid work arrangement

Career growth

Professional development

Competitive remuneration and benefits

Job summary

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme in New South Wales is seeking a Financial Accountant ANZ to deliver accurate statutory reporting across Australia and New Zealand. You will strengthen controls, partner with stakeholders and drive finance process improvements in a large, multinational environment.

You will manage statutory reporting, US GAAP close activities, balance sheet governance, inventory and government subsidy reporting, while automating processes and maintaining a strong control

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; CA/CPA or equivalent qualification completed or in progress.
• Relevant financial accounting experience in a complex or multinational organisation.
• Sound knowledge of financial reporting, close processes, balance sheet controls and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system, together with strong Excel capability.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to turn financial detail into practical conclusions.
• A disciplined approach to documentation, controls and data integrity, balanced with a proactive and adaptable mindset.
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Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements and coordinate audit deliverables, supporting schedules and responses to external auditor queries.
• Complete assigned month-end, quarter-end and year-end activities, including journals, accruals, provisions, reclassifications and supporting analyses.
• Review results for completeness and accuracy, investigate unusual movements and provide clear variance commentary.
• Prepare high-quality balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and support timely remediation of control issues.
• Review inventory movements, valuation adjustments, provisions, cost-of-goods-sold entries and stocktake adjustments.
• Monitor receivables, ageing, collections and working capital drivers.
• Complete customer eligibility assessments, reconciliations and claims for government subsidy reporting.
• Provide practical accounting and control advice, and partner with business, shared-services, Tax, Supply Chain and other stakeholders.
• Deliver process improvement initiatives that make finance activities simpler, more consistent and more efficient.

Skills

Accounting

Audit Trails

Balance Sheet Accounting

Corporate Financial Reporting

Credit Management

ERP

External Audit

Financial Accounting Controls

Financial Analysis

Financial Forecasting

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Financial Statement Review

GAAP

Inventory Valuation

Legal Reporting

Monthly Close Process

Process Simplification

Job description

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme in New South Wales is seeking a Financial Accountant ANZ to deliver accurate statutory reporting across Australia and New Zealand. You will strengthen controls, partner with stakeholders and drive finance process improvements in a large, multinational environment.

You will manage statutory reporting, US GAAP close activities, balance sheet governance, inventory and government subsidy reporting, while automating processes and maintaining a strong control