Senior FP&A Lead, Manufacturing & Strategy (Hybrid)

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Senior Specialist, FP&A on a 23-month contract to partner with the site finance team and key operational leaders. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and financial governance to support strategic decision making.

You will lead with Six Sigma thinking, drive continuous improvement, manage monthly close and dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional partners including R&D and manufacturing to optimize

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a similar operating environment.
• Business partnering experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of and experience in applying Six Sigma and Lean methodologies with a continuous improvement focus.
• Experience in preparing applications for Irish grants, subsidies, tax incentives.
• Experience in planning, budget and forecasting processes.
• Understanding of inventory accounting and manufacturing variances.
• Knowledge of SAP and BPC; MS Office products including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Leadership and technical skills; ability to respond to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor internal financial controls and procedures of the company and facilitate both internal and external audits including SOX compliance.
• Lead the preparation of R&D Tax Credits submissions and Government Grants claims.
• Provide financial business partnering to selected leadership team members and their departments, including planning activities for the budget and forecast cycles, analysis of results and exploration of productivity opportunities.
• Perform Monthly Performance Reporting and explanation of variances, including the completion of dashboard oversight on monthly close activities.
• Participate in monthly Finance Council and drive Financial Stewardship and Governance at site.
• Develop and embed the finance performance metrics within the business and take accountability for analysis and commentary.
• Promote and maintain focus on site productivity initiatives; regular reporting.
• Drive continuous process optimization, standardization and stability.
• Work with the leadership team and partners in GES and S&T to support capital investments at this site.
• Actively contribute as a member of the Manufacturing Division Finance Team on cross-site finance process and system improvement projects.

Skills

Adaptability

Budgeting

Budget Projections

Business Performance Management

Cash Management

FP&A

Data Visualization

Finance Strategy

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

GAAP

Inventory Accounting

Performance Metrics

Tools

SAP

BPC

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Senior Specialist, FP&A on a 23-month contract to partner with the site finance team and key operational leaders. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and financial governance to support strategic decision making.

You will lead with Six Sigma thinking, drive continuous improvement, manage monthly close and dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional partners including R&D and manufacturing to optimize