Controlling/FP&A Professionals

Merck Group; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Group in the Philippines seeks a Business Functions Controlling Expert to deliver timely internal and external reporting for healthcare finance activities, including royalties, litigation costs, and amortization of intangibles. Collaborate with FP&A, Franchise, Legal, and other stakeholders to forecast and land strategic development updates.

The role requires a finance-oriented degree, 5+ years in finance operations or related areas, strong Excel and data-management skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• 5+ years in finance operations, FP&A, controlling, or related areas.
• Experience in shared-service or local finance organization.
• Experience evaluating or implementing financial systems and technologies to improve reporting accuracy.
• Fluent English language skills and strong written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide internal and management reporting for healthcare finance activities including royalties, litigation fees, and amortization of intangibles.
• Support month-end closing and accounting activities.
• Prepare and submit royalty reports and payment requests to external parties.
• Coordinate forecasting and strategic-development calculations with FP&A and other stakeholders.
• Provide external reporting support for royalty payments and external audits.
• Act as consultant on royalty provisions and contracts to ensure accurate information for partners.

Skills

Finance operations

FP&A

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

English fluency

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business degree

Tools

Excel

TM1

MGF Tool

MC4F

Analysis for Office (AFO)

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Job description

Job Title: Business Functions Controlling Expert

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your Role:

• Provide internal and management reporting for Healthcare finance activities for royalties, litigation lawyer fees, and amortization intangibles, as well as forecast, forecast landing, and strategic-development updates.
• Support month-end closing and accounting activities, including royalty and litigation lawyer-fee processes for relevant legal entities.
• Prepare, calculate, review, and submit royalty reports and related payment requests to external parties, including royalty expense calculations and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate forecasting and strategic-development calculations with FP&A, Franchise, Alliance Management, Legal, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide external reporting support, including information for royalty payment requests, external-audit inquiries, and related financial clarifications.
• Act as a consultant on royalty provisions and contracts, ensuring that external partners receive appropriate information and that unreasonable requests are challenged.

Who you are:

• Graduate of Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline; professional certifications such as CPA, CIMA, or CMA are an advantage.
• At least 5 years of experience in finance operations, FP&A, controlling, management reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, cash flow management, or related areas.
• Experience in a shared-service environment or a local finance organization, preferably within the biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or manufacturing industry.
• Experience evaluating or implementing financial systems and technologies to improve the efficiency and accuracy of reporting and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel for data manipulation, analysis, visualization, reporting preparation, and data checks.
• Knowledge of financial systems and reporting platforms such such as TM1, MGF Tool, MC4F, Analysis for Office (AFO), or SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Familiarity with data-management tools and methodologies for handling large datasets, conducting data mapping, and maintaining data accuracy and consistency.
• Process migration or transformation experience is an advantage.
• Able to work effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment with changing priorities and high expectations for performance.
• Collaborative, assertive, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Fluent English language skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Amenable to working a mid-shift schedule from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM.