US Controllers - Specialist Accountant

Merck; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Specialist in the US Controllers team to help ensure the financial integrity of the US legal entities and support the results reported in the company’s consolidated financial statements.

You will work cross-functionally with US Animal Health, Manufacturing and Support Functions to understand business drivers, manage the monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations and ad‑hoc analyses, and develop analytical skills through reviewing multi-entity financial

Qualifications

• Education minimum requirement

Responsibilities

• Handle various accounting functions for the US market with preparation of journal entries and related analysis in support of the business.
• Prepare account reconciliations
• Apply knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles across a broad range of transactions and business situations, e.g. revenue and deferrals, cash transactions, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, accruals, and inventory
• Assist with the development and coordination of master data requirements for US entity creation (i.e. general ledger accounts, cost centers) and support financial close process for new acquisitions until full integration on our company's system platforms.
• Respond to audit inquiries and testing for both internal and external audit groups.
• Develop relevant business knowledge of US operations
• Lead and/or participate on special projects or teams as required, including select business development opportunities undertaken by the Company and initiation of process improvements

Job description

Description

As part of the US Controller’s Organization, this role helps ensure the financial integrity of the legal entities in our company's US market and supports the results reported in the consolidated financial statement for the Company.

Job Description

Specialist - US Controllers

Description

As part of the US Controller’s Organization, this role helps ensure the financial integrity of the legal entities in our company's US market and supports the results reported in the consolidated financial statement for the Company.

This position will collaborate cross functionally to ensure activities operate in a well-controlled financial environment with focus on supporting accounting activities for the US Animal Health business. The successful candidate will collaborate with partners in US Animal Health to understand the Sales and Marketing business, Manufacturing and Support Functions and business drivers. In addition, this role will partner with the Business Support Center in monthly close processes overseeing journal entry activity, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and ad-hoc account analysis. This position will provide the opportunity to advance analytical skills by analyzing financial statements of multiple legal entities. Through these activities the candidate will gain key knowledge that will greatly assist with future finance roles.

More Specific Responsibilities Include

• Handle various accounting functions for the US market with preparation of journal entries and related analysis in support of the business.


• Prepare account reconciliations


• Apply knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles across a broad range of transactions and business situations, e.g. revenue and deferrals, cash transactions, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, accruals, and inventory


• Assist with the development and coordination of master data requirements for US entity creation (i.e. general ledger accounts, cost centers) and support financial close process for new acquisitions until full integration on our company's system platforms.


• Respond to audit inquiries and testing for both internal and external audit groups.


• Develop relevant business knowledge of US operations


• Lead and/or participate on special projects or teams as required, including select business development opportunities undertaken by the Company and initiation of process improvements

Qualifications

Education Minimum Requirement