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The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 125-year legacy. Our company's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.\n\nOur company, located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC - AP in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia will be responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across our company business divisions and markets for the AP region.\n\n**Role Summary**\n\nThe Specialist, Accounting to Reporting (AtR) will be responsible for ensuring that the transactions for their respective market(s) within the APJC region have been properly accounted for and accurately reflected in our company's accounting records. The Specialist Accounting to Reporting will work closely with Local Finance Teams to ensure that the accounting records: (i) accurately reflect the results of the associated business, (ii) are in line with US GAAP and (iii) comply with respective local statutory and tax requirements. The Specialist is also responsible for ensuring a robust control environment is maintained following all audit requirements. This role enables the AtR function based in Petaling Jaya to partner with its Finance and Business counterparts to ensure that business objectives are met.\n\n**Key Responsibilities**\n- Provide general ledger support and analysis inclusive of period end financial close responsibilities for the AP.\n- Provide support across General Ledger and other AtR sub-process activities.\n- Maintain an accurate and current accounting ledger which reflects the country's transactional reality through timely posting of all required items.\n- Ensure that all transactions are correctly reflected in the ledger on a country basis.\n- Ensure accurate and timely period reporting that complies with Corporate and country requirements.\n- Responsible for monthly Account Reconciliation processes on a timely basis and adhering to all corporate standards and guidelines.\n- Actively identify opportunities for streamlining and rendering service delivery more efficiently and participating in special projects.\n- Work closely with other team members to effectively manage workload and gain exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within our company.\n- Review and sign off the final financial package and the Balance Sheet Reconciliations.\n- Execute work in line with audit controls and accounting principles.\n- Collaborating and working together with our company Virtual Finance Teams (COSI, IC COE, EMEA/Americas BSCs & Local Finance) and other onsite BSC towers (OtC/PTP).\n- Ensure compliance of accounting standards & reporting SOX requirements.\n- Work with our company's outsourced BPO partner for General Ledger.\n- Participate in Global Projects and Initiatives.\n- Ensure the required accuracy on all defined KPIs and SLA's are met.\n\n**Qualifications:**\n- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance\n- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a finance or accounting department of a multinational company including demonstrated experience in dealing with US and ex-US accounting (Pharmaceutical industry a plus).\n- Business-level English skills (speaking and writing) required.\n- Experience using SAP desired.\n- Experience with US GAAP is desired.\n- Experience with non-US GAAP environments.\n- Experience with balance sheet reconciliations.\n- Experience working with global cultures.\n- Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.\n- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organization skills required.\n- Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development.\n- Advance problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new.\n- Good problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes.\n- Intermediate to Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required\n- Ability to operate independently and remain focused through change or uncertainty and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy, timeliness and professionalism.\n\n**Additional location(s) Compensation Information:**\n\n**Required Skills:**\n\nAccount Collections, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations, Business Support, Compliance SOX, Credit Management, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Operations, Human Resources (HR) Shared Services Advisory, Interpersonal Relationships, Preparation of Financial Reports, Project Management, Quantitative Analytics, Vendor Management\n\n**Preferred Skills:**\n\nCurrent Employees apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld)\n\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)\n\n**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**\nMerck & 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.\n\n**Employee Status:**\n\nRegular\n\n**Relocation:**\n\n**VISA Sponsorship:**\n\n**Travel Requirements:**\n\n**Flexible Work Arrangements:**\n\nHybrid\n\n**Shift:**\n\n**Valid Driving License:**\n\n**Hazardous Material(s):**\n\n**Job Posting End Date:**\n\n11/15/2026\n***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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