Job Description

Associate Director financial planning and Analysis

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Attributes required for position

• Indian Chartered Accountant / MBA from a reputed institute
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in FP&A - US MNC (preferably Pharma)
• Experience in Accounting, Tax, internal controls & FP&A
• Experience in business modeling, business development deals, strategy plans, forecasting
• Experience in Pharma pricing
• Proactive and open to change
• Strategic thinking, Collaborative and team player
• Goal-orientated and committed to work
• Customer-oriented
• Organized with good analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet timelines
• Strong people management skills
• Ability to mentor and guide effectively subordinates

Key Responsibilities:

The activities will include but are not limited to:

• Work with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts
• Help in developing Pricing Strategy for products, Cost Optimization drives like PGM improvements scopes and Robust Business Performance Management initiatives.
• Producing models to project long term growth and determine the impacting business factors
• Pharma business understanding, Industry network and understanding. Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the Leadership team.
• Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
• Utilizing BI tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and result
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results
• Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiative
• Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
• Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
• Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability
• Managing stakeholders in Business development/Supply Chain/Legal/Commercial OPPS and MD's office.

Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, 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 for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 10%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Work Week

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License: Yes

Hazardous Material(s): na

Number of Openings: 1