Manager, General Ledger Accounting

Merck; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Petaling Jaya seeks a Manager, Accounting to Reporting to ensure accurate accounting across markets in the JCAP region. You will lead GL close, enforce internal controls, and align records with US GAAP and local laws.

You will partner with Local Finance teams and external auditors to drive SOX compliance, process improvements, and strategic initiatives across multiple territories while mentoring a diverse finance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 8 years in finance or accounting in a multinational company with US and ex-US GAAP exposure.
• Minimum 4 years in a supervisory role.
• Business-level English and Mandarin required.
• Experience with Local and US GAAP, IFRS, SOX, and ERP SAP.

Responsibilities

• Supervise general ledger activities and period end close for multiple countries.
• Manage GL and AtR sub-processes and monitor BPO performance.
• Implement controls and procedures ensuring accurate services to the JCAP region.
• Coordinate with internal/external auditors for Sarbanes-Oxley and audits.
• Drive continuous improvement and change initiatives across finance teams.

Skills

English (Business-level)

Mandarin

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem solving

SAP

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

FinKit

CMM

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

The Manager, Accounting to Reporting (AtR) will be responsible for ensuring that the transactions of all the markets that BSCKL supports in the JCAP region have been properly accounted for and accurately reflected in our company's accounting records. The objective of this role is to work closely with Local Finance Teams to ensure that the accounting records: (i) accurately reflect the results of the business, (ii) are in line with US GAAP and (iii) comply with respective local statutory and tax requirements. The Manager is also responsible for maintaining a robust control environment following all audit requirements. This role enables the AtR function based in Petaling Jaya to partner with its Finance and Business counterparts to ensure that business objectives are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise general ledger activities and analysis inclusive of period end financial close responsibilities for cluster of countries within the JCAP (Japan, China, Asia Pacific) region.
• Manage across General Ledger and other AtR sub-process activities.
• Implementing policies, operational controls and procedures to ensure efficient and accurate services to customers in the JCAP region.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly reflected in the entity ledger.
• Direct accurate and timely period reporting that complies with Corporate and country requirements.
• Managing activities outsourced to our company's BPO partner for General Ledger and monitoring monthly performance.
• Administer monthly Account Reconciliation processes on a timely basis and ensure it adheres to all corporate standards and guidelines.
• Champion opportunities for streamlining and rendering service delivery more efficiently, leading to process improvement projects.
• Coordinate with team members to effectively distribute workload and increase exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within our company.
• Approve the period-end financial packages and the Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance of accounting standards & reporting SOX requirements.
• Working with internal and external auditors to complete statutory and internal control audits on time.
• Create competitive environment to foster innovative ways of process improvements & enable others to perform at the best of their capabilities.
• Drive and Implement Continuous Improvement initiatives/robotics (RPA - Global & Regional).
• Partner closely with other Managers and Senior Leaders to effectively develop and implement strategic initiatives and gain exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within our company.
• Achieve required accuracy on all defined KPIs and SLA's.
• Lead and staff ad hoc projects as needed.
• Develop and maintain a robust control environment.
• Collaborate and work together with our company Virtual Finance Teams (COSI, IC COE, EMEA/Americas BSCs & Local Finance) and other onsite BSC towers (OtC/PTP).
• Lead Global Projects and Initiatives.
• Ability to operate independently and remain focused through c

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a finance or accounting department of a multinational company including demonstrated experience in dealing with US and ex-US accounting (Pharmaceutical industry a plus)
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a supervisory position (people manager: team leader, supervisor, coordinator, first level manager).
• Business-level English skills (speaking and writing) required
• Business-level fluency in Chinese (Mandarin) language (speaking and writing) required
• Professional Experience at an organization managing both Local and US GAAP requirements
• Problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes
• Solid communication, interpersonal, and organization skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management required
• Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development
• Demonstrated experience in shared services and/or migrations projects (knowledge transfer, process documentation, project management, status reporting and stakeholder relationship management)
• Ability to remain focused and lead through change or uncertainty
• Strong customer service mind-set
• Ability to build, lead, and manage an effective team of highly-qualified and culturally diverse professionals
• Controllership / Internal controls knowledge SOX based
• Robust knowledge of the legal and fiscal reporting as well as finance and controlling processes (IFRS)
• Solid experience leading change initiatives
• ERP system experience and competency (SAP required)
• Intermediate to Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required
• Works effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, under pressure and with a high degree of professionalism
• Competency/certification in tools such as: Balance Sheet Reconciliation (BlackLine a plus), Banking (FinKit and/or CMM a plus)