Specialist, Financial Planning & Analysis

MSD; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

MSD is seeking a Specialist Financial Planning & Analysis in the Asia Pacific region to partner with local markets on actuals, budgeting and forecasting. The role involves data validation, regional consolidation, and coordinating budget cycles for the APSA Animal Health segment.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in finance, strong analytics, and fluent English communication. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement and engagement with multiple stakeholders across cultures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, business administration or similar.
• 3+ years’ experience in finance role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
• Strong business acumen and ability to see the big picture.
• Extended financial understanding / analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Ability to lead by influence and execute on complex projects.
• Strong communicator with multi-stakeholder collaboration across cultures.
• Proficient in SAP BW/BPC, Nexcast, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Participate in monthly data validation (revenue and expense).
• Support preparation and consolidation of regular/adhoc reporting with high quality, timely submission.
• Prepare inputs for presentations for Regional Management.
• Coordinate annual budget and quarterly forecast cycles for the APSA AH region and validate submissions.

Skills

Finance FP&A experience

Strong communication

Big-picture thinking

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder management

Open for challenges

Team player

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in finance or business

Tools

SAP BW

SAP BPC

Nexcast

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Our company's Animal Health is a worldwide research-based company, engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of Animal Health products. The APSA Finance CoE is currently looking a highly motivated and qualified Specialist Financial Planning & Analysis to join our team.

The Specialist Financial Planning & Analysis will be a central partner for the local markets for all activities in relation with actuals, budgeting and forecasting and will

• Actively participate in the monthly actuals reporting and validation in coordination with the AHFLT for the region and the local markets.
• Participate to regional consolidation monthly process.
• Contribute to the correct submission of budgeting and forecasting in liaison with the designated cluster/sub region you will be supporting as PoC.
• Support the local market with PGM analysis.
• Act as technical expert for the local market and provide guidance in the coordination of Forecasting activities.
• Act as SAC-P SME and Master data SME for local markets.
• Provide ad-hoc analytics in order to identify areas for opportunities and optimizations.
• Act as a business analyst between the regional finance and the local finance.

The role reports to the Finance Director – Finance CoE APSA Animal Health.

Required Experience And Skills

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in finance, business administration or similar
• 3+ years’ experience in finance role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Strong business acumen and ability to see the big picture
• Extended Financial understanding / Analytical and ability to think conceptually
• Driven to lead by influence and execute on complex projects
• Strong communicator and ability to work with multiple stakeholders, cultures
• Good knowledge of SAP BW, BPC, Nexcast and strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Efficient, accurate and goal oriented
• Multi-tasking
• Open for challenges
• Team player

Responsibilities Include The Following, But Not Limited To

• Participate to monthly data validation (revenue and expense)
• Support the preparation and consolidation of regular / adhoc reporting requirements ensuring high quality and timely submission
• Prepare inputs for presentations for Regional Management
• Participate in the coordination of the annual budget & quarterly forecast cycles for the APSA AH region and participate to the validation of accuracy of submissions
• Act as point of contact for local finance for Nexcast and Masterdata
• Partner closely with Local Country Finance teams to deliver high-quality support to our business
• Provide technical expertise and local guidance for finance tools
• Support initiatives to improve processes, increase efficiencies
• Provide training to local FP&A teams
• Participate in regional and global projects

Required Skills

• Audits Compliance, Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Cash Management, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Data Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Income Tax Planning, Management Controls, Preparation of Financial Reports, Stakeholder Management, Treasury Management, Variance Analysis

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Posting End Date

11/30/2026

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Requisition ID

R412188