Financial Analyst Cost Accounting

MSD; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

35.5 vacation days

8% holiday allowance

3% year-end bonus

Excellent pension

On-site gym

Cafeteria

Wellness support

Prayer room

Job summary

MSD, one of the Netherlands' leading industrial pharma companies, invites a Financial Analyst to join the COSI HH Finance team in Haarlem. The role covers end-to-end cost accounting, inventory analysis, and supporting monthly close for multiple branches worldwide.

The successful candidate will manage product cost under US GAAP, analyze production variances, and drive cost-control initiatives while delivering timely data to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's in finance/business/administration/economics.
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in Finance, preferably in manufacturing/production, analytics or cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP production analysis and in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and create product cost under US GAAP rules.
• Control, analyze, and report production results and variances.
• Review and ensure accurate data is reported for monthly product cost and inventory consolidation close.
• Analyze standard revision on a global level and ensure appropriate accounting is performed.
• Identify and work on initiatives to improve cost control and increase efficiency.
• Provide accurate and timely financial cost and inventory data to customers.
• Participate in special and ad hoc projects to support management analysis.

Skills

Accounting Applications

Analytical Thinking

Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting Standards

Cost Controls

Data Analysis

Decision Making

Economics

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in finance/business/economics

Tools

SAP production analysis

Job description

Job Description Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career and contribute to a greater cause? Join our innovative team at one of the largest industrial pharma companies in the Netherlands. At location Haarlem we have an exciting opportunity for a: Financial Analyst Welcome in our team Our COSI Human Health (HH) Finance team leverages sophisticated financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation techniques to propel medical innovation and enhance people's lives. As part of this role, you'll manage, review, report. Furthermore, you will analyze inventory, production, and product cost data and support monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches across the world in the Cost of Sales & Inventory (COSI) matrix organization. Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. The Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Purpose of the role

This position is part of the COSI matrix organization, which performs end to end activities from actual occurrence of a financial result till consolidation level in HQ. As a Financial Analyst your main tasks will be maintaining, reviewing, reporting and analyzing inventory, production and product cost data and supporting the monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches. For this role you will oversee and deliver end to end cost accounting, compliance, and finance support.

Tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Maintain and create product cost under US GAAP rules.
• Control, analyze, and report production results and variances.
• Review and ensure accurate data is reported for monthly product cost and inventory consolidation close.
• Analyze standard revision on a global level and ensure appropriate accounting is performed.
• Identify and work on initiatives to improve cost control and increase efficiency.
• Provide accurate and timely financial cost and inventory data to customers.
• Participate in special and ad hoc projects to support management analysis.

Your profile

• Bachelor's/Master's in finance/business/administration/economics.
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in Finance, preferably in manufacturing/production, analytics or cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP production analysis and in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
• Improvement mindset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Required Skills

• Accounting Applications
• Analytical Thinking
• Cost Accounting
• Cost Accounting Standards
• Cost Controls
• Data Analysis
• Decision Making
• Economics
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling

What we Offer

• Competitive salary
• 35.5 vacation days per year
• 8% holiday allowance and a 3% year-end bonus
• Excellent pension plan
• High-quality company restaurant offering fresh and healthy options every day
• On-site sports facilities with classes such as boxing, Zumba, and Pilates
• Excellent coffee prepared by a professional barista
• Game room with a pool table and table tennis table
• Contribution toward your personal gym or sports subscription
• Mental well-being support through Lyra Health for you and your family members
• Access to a dedicated prayer and meditation room

Employee Status: Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.