Remote FP&A Specialist: Budgeting, Forecasting & Insights

MSD; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking an FP&A Specialist to join the Regional FP&A team in NCE (Northern and Central Europe) and work closely with markets to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis. The role reports to the NCE FP&A Lead and emphasizes continuous improvement and data integrity.

Responsibilities include developing budgets, validating inputs, producing standard and ad-hoc reports, and performing profitability analyses to guide business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and reporting.
• Proficiency with financial modeling and forecasting techniques.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with financial systems.
• Ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of key drivers of financial performance.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and prioritization abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to work remotely from a centralized location.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Finance teams & Regional teams to develop annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
• Include forecast data from Finance Business Partners and support areas into company forecasting systems; validating planning inputs (gross to net, pricing, sales units, expenses and headcount).
• Provide support to Finance Business Partners during forecast cycles.
• Prepare reports (standard and ad-hoc) from forecasting and actual reporting systems for local and regional stakeholders.
• Conduct profitability, cost, and trend analyses to support decision-making and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support mid-month sales estimates and monthly close processes.
• Provide guidance to Business partners and stakeholders with financial insights.
• Maintain consistent, efficient processes aligned with other markets and leverage best practices.
• Stay updated with industry trends and accounting standards to ensure compliance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting techniques

Excel advanced functions

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Business acumen

Detail oriented

Cross-functional collaboration

Remote work capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

LPT

BPC

SAP

PowerBI

Planning Dashboards

Job description

MSD is seeking an FP&A Specialist to join the Regional FP&A team in NCE (Northern and Central Europe) and work closely with markets to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis. The role reports to the NCE FP&A Lead and emphasizes continuous improvement and data integrity.

Responsibilities include developing budgets, validating inputs, producing standard and ad-hoc reports, and performing profitability analyses to guide business decisions.