Meeting Compliance and Disclosure Specialist

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Malaysia seeks a Global Meeting Compliance & Disclosure Specialist. This role requires supporting the compliance audits for meetings and ensuring adherence to guidelines. Candidates with a bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience in finance or business administration are encouraged to apply. Fluency in English and Mandarin is essential, with additional language skills being a plus. This position promotes hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in finance or business administration.
• Able to speak, read & write in English and Mandarin.
• Experience working in a Big 4 or similar audit environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support meeting compliance audits for various categories.
• Work closely with business units and audit process.
• Maintain and update process documentation.

Skills

Accounting

Communication

Detail Orientation

Analytical Problem Solving

Positive Attitude

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related

Tools

SAP

Power BI

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Global Meeting Compliance & Disclosure

Specialist, Meeting Compliance & Disclosure

Objectives of this Role

Our company's Business Services Centers (BSC), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSCs will be responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across our company's business divisions and markets.

Global Meeting Compliance & Disclosure Specialist

Supporting the global meeting and congress process including meeting compliance audit in line with company policies and guidelines related to meetings and congresses.

Reports under the Cards, Meeting & Expense function, reporting to the Global Meeting Compliance & Disclosure Manager who is part of the Business Process Excellence Area of Practice under the Global Business Solutions.

Job Description and Responsibilities

• Support the meeting compliance audits for these categories: Meeting Execution, ITOV Accuracy, Post Meeting Compliance, Meeting Closure.
• Work closely with business units / markets departments, Travel, Meetings, Card & Fleet (TMC&F) Regional leads and Process Excellence in support of the global meeting and congress audit process.
• Communicate to the business units and Meeting Planning Agency (MPA) on compliance audit results.
• Maintain and continuously update process documentation (Standard Operating Procedures); understand global congress-related SOPs and relevant policies.
• Handle inquiries as needed.
• Demonstrate professionalism, meticulousness and attention to detail.
• Assist management to facilitate continuous process improvement, lead and support lean initiatives and maintain integrity of systems.
• Assist in conducting training to educate local markets.
• Effectively manage and prioritize workload efficiently and accurately.
• Timely resolve customer queries while maintaining a positive customer service culture.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Science, Economy, Accounting, Finance, or any other related disciplines.

Skills Required

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in basic accounting or accounts payable or finance or business administration.
• Intermediate MS skills (Excel, Power Apps, Power BI, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Language requirements: Able to speak, read & write in English and Mandarin.
• Effective communication (internal & externally) skills both written and spoken in English & Mandarin.
• Japanese/Korean language as advantage (able to speak, read & write).
• Added advantage with skills: Lean Six Sigma, Marco, Power BI, Automation UI path.
• Strongly detail oriented and process improvement orientation.
• Basic understanding and practical knowledge of processes in finance.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a geographically disbursed team.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organization skills required.
• Positive and proactive attitude, can-do mindset, problem solving and analytical skills.

Preferred

• Experience with SAP (Employee Expense Management, Shopping/Purchase Order, and Payment Portal Requests), Veeva, CVENT, Appian, Service Now.
• Experience working in a Big 4 or similar audit environment preferred.
• Ability to navigate through change or uncertainty.
• Results oriented, sense of urgency, knows how to prioritize, ability to communicate and to create rapport with stakeholders, effective communication.
• Have a broad knowledge and understanding of most meeting types, familiar with congresses/conventions, travel, and payments, and up to date on internal procedures, guidelines and policies within our company.
• Experience in a global environment setup.

Required Skills

Account Collections, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations, Business Administration, Business Support, Communication, Compliance SOX, Credit Management, Customer Service Management, Finance, Global Financial Markets, Human Resources Shared Services Advisory, Interpersonal Relationships, IS Audit, Korean Language, Lean Six Sigma, Microsoft PowerPoint, Personability, Preparation of Financial Reports, Project Management.

Preferred Skills

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

02/7/2026

Requisition ID

R374502