Senior Analyst, IT Finance

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company based in Singapore is looking for a Senior Analyst to execute finance activities within the IT division. The successful candidate will manage forecasts, ensure compliance, and have a strong background in financial systems. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement over a fixed 6-month contract, with opportunities to collaborate internationally.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in financial budgeting and project management.
• Experience with SAP Financial Systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain monthly rolling forecast for assigned IT Finance area.
• Execute financial workstream deliverables for finance integration project.
• Communicate with team members across the globe.

Skills

Financial budgeting

Finance project management

SAP Financial Systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerBI

Job description

Senior Analyst, IT Finance

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Opportunity to be a part of the Strategic Partnerships team in Singapore!
• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top‑ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for four consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) as well as Great Place to Work‑Certified™ company.
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.
• 6‑month contract role
• Hybrid working arrangement

What you will do:

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, the successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of finance workstream activities for division integration project, maintaining financials for assigned IT area.

• Maintain monthly rolling forecast for assigned IT Finance area.
• Timely execution and closure of financial workstream deliverables as part of broader optimization initiative and organization finance integration project.
• Evaluate current processes to identify areas of better integration and/ or simplification as part of division integration project.
• Perform Apptio TBM regular data update, data mapping and bulk uploads for division integration project, and analysis as part financial month end /quarter end/ year end close activities.
• Perform monthly/ adhoc analysis, monitors divisional financial transactions to ensure they remain within budget. Assist in the direction of the estimates for specific areas within IT and assist in the execution of recovery plans when estimates are over or under targets.
• Perform accruals and journal vouchers when needed.
• Require communication with team members across the globe.
• Provide budget and resource capacity information to support project and budget managers.
• Manage the analysis and reporting of project financial aspects of initiatives within and related to the IT Portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with all SOX404 accounting requirements by assuring monthly Financial close for capital and expense occurs without error.
• Work in partnership with IT Business Operations Centers of Excellence, Business Shared Services, IT Product Managers, and Clients to deliver on financial management objectives.

What you should have:

• Financial budgeting experience and proficiency
• Finance project management and change impact assessment experience example organizational changes finance integration, system transformation or similar.
• Proficiency with SAP Financial Systems including BPC and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial information and report the results to value team/ project leads using PowerBI, Microsoft Excel Pivot and Charts, Microsoft PowerPoint (Think PowerPoint).
• Maintain and analyze value team budgets and rolling forecast using Apptio Technology Business Management (TBM).
• Capability to take initiative and independently solve problems.
• Ability to work autonomously with the ability to lead, engage and track initiatives with individuals/teams.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Requires an understanding of financial analysis techniques, effective problem‑solving skills, and a broad knowledge of or an aptitude to learn, the Company’s planning and reporting processes.
• Highly flexible and demonstrate a high level of intensity in working at a precise level of detail.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other finance colleagues in other global Company’s locations and work effectively with customers, support groups and technical staff at all levels.
• Understanding of CAPEX and OPEX principles.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Regional or global experience desired.

Other personal attributes:

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• High motivation
• Strong client focus
• Excellent attention to detail
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Flexibility to interact globally across different time zones

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills:

Automation in Systems Integration, Automation in Systems Integration, Budgeting, Business Financial Planning, Business Scorecard, Business Technology, Corporate Finance Techniques, Data Analysis, Detail‑Oriented, Finance, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Performance Analysis, Financial Performance Management, Information Technology Operations, IT Performance Management, IT Project Lifecycle, Operating Expense (OPEX), Pivot Tables, Planning Process, Preparation of Financial Reports, Project Budgeting, Project Finances {+ 4 more}

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Employee Status: Temporary (Fixed Term)

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Job Posting End Date: 11/14/2025

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Requisition ID: R369642