Senior Financial Controller

Job Description

Senior Financial Controller

At our Company, we are looking for a Senior Financial Controller to join our team in Finland. If you want to contribute to making our Company a highly relevant and successful organization while enjoying exciting career opportunities, this role is for you. As a Senior Financial Controller, you will have the opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of real people.

As part of our Finance team, you will be involved in strategic and tactical decision-making by providing financial perspectives. We utilize advanced techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation, enabling us to advance medical innovation and improve lives.

Position Overview:

• Ensure accurate maintenance of General Ledger Accounts in collaboration with internal and external business partners, including maintaining supporting documentation.
• Support month, quarter, and year-end close processes.
• Coordinate Payroll Accounting with external service providers.
• Provide backup for Accounting Lead.

Major Activities:

• Manage assigned General Ledger accounts and support month-end close activities to ensure compliance with US GAAP and statutory requirements.
• Oversee the statutory financial statement process during year-end.
• Manage payroll accounting, including expats, in collaboration with outsourced payroll providers.
• Ensure timely reconciliation of assigned accounts, accurate balances, and correct transactions.
• Maintain systematic records and appropriate supporting documentation for accounting transactions.
• Manage intercompany transactions.
• Handle tax payments and reporting.
• Collaborate with internal and external service providers.
• Support Business Compliance activities from a financial perspective.
• Manage local bank transactions for both legal entities.
• Assist in internal, external, and tax audits.
• Collaborate with the BSC Service Center in Prague for the Source-to-Settle process.
• Support Accounting Lead in corporate reporting requirements.
• Participate in ad hoc global and local projects.

Expertise Required / Core Competences:

• Advanced degree in accounting (professional degree) and several years of experience in accounting/finance in an international company (comfortable working in a matrix environment).
• Fluent in English and Finnish.
• Knowledge of national and regional finance laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., Local GAAP, US GAAP, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act) and ability to apply them in moderately complex situations.
• Strong adherence to ethical behavior, compliance with laws, policies, and regulations, and ability to address ethical issues.
• Ability to independently manage assigned processes and tasks with minimal supervision.
• Stakeholder-focused, structured, and reliable, with a commitment to meeting agreed timelines.
• Experience with SAP FI/CO modules and advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with auditing is an advantage

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Requisition ID:R284161