Merck Group

Finance & Accounting Specialist

Merck Group  •  Republic of Chile (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role

  • Execute and oversee accounting and financial activities, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, applicable accounting principles, and current regulations in Chile.
  • Participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closings, ensuring that transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and on time.
  • Prepare and review account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, inventory, provisions, and intercompany accounts.
  • Analyze balances, movements, and accounting variations, identifying inconsistencies and proposing the corresponding corrective actions.
  • Prepare journal entries, reclassifications, provisions, and adjustments, making sure they have the necessary supporting documents and approvals.
  • Support the preparation of balance sheets, financial statements, management reports, and information packages for local, regional, and global teams.
  • Prepare financial reports for the headquarters in Germany, ensuring compliance with the defined formats, deadlines, and corporate standards.
  • Work collaboratively with the Uruguay team and other regional areas, gathering information, resolving discrepancies, and promoting the proper execution of shared financial processes.
  • Perform variance analyses between actual results, budget, forecast, and previous periods, providing explanations and background that support decision-making.
  • Support accounts payable and accounts receivable management, including analyzing overdue balances and resolving discrepancies with suppliers and internal customers.
  • Provide support to the Tax area in preparing information and documentation related to tax obligations, tax audits, and income tax.
  • Coordinate and respond to internal and external audit requests, working directly with the auditing firm and providing documentation, analysis, and evidence.
  • Prepare financial information, notices, and reports related to bidding processes and requirements from the Prosecutor's Office or other control areas.
  • Support compliance with internal controls, segregation of duties, approval levels, and the maintenance of financial documentation.
  • Participate in initiatives for improvement, standardization, automation, and digitization of accounting and financial processes.
  • Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reduce manual activities, and increase the efficiency of the processes under your responsibility.
  • Keep procedures, control matrices, backups, and workflows related to your functions up to date.

Your Profile

  • Qualified professionals in Accounting, Commercial Engineering, Management Control, or degrees related to the financial and accounting area.
  • Between 2 and 3 years of experience in accounting, finance, management control, corporate treasury, financial reporting, or auditing firms.
  • Experience participating in monthly, quarterly, or annual accounting closings and in the preparation or review of balance sheets and financial statements.
  • Experience in internal or external audits, handling requests, preparing supporting documents, and explaining processes or account balances.
  • Knowledge of financial analysis and ability to explain variations between actual results, budget, forecast, and previous periods.
  • Experience preparing financial reports for corporate, regional, or international headquarters teams.
  • Basic to intermediate knowledge of Chilean tax regulations, income tax, IFRS, and applicable accounting standards.
  • Handling reconciliations, provisions, reclassifications, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, inventories, and intercompany accounts.
  • Experience working with ERP systems. Experience with SAP FI will be especially valued.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel to analyze databases, cross-check information, and prepare financial reports.
  • Experience with Power BI or other data visualization and automation tools will be considered desirable.
  • Intermediate spoken and written English, sufficient to prepare reports and interact with regional, global teams, and the headquarters in Germany.
  • Strongly analytical profile, capable of detecting inconsistencies, understanding their causes, and proposing corrective actions.
  • Detail-oriented and precise when working with sensitive financial information, ensuring its integrity, traceability, and timely delivery
  • Ability to organize multiple requirements and deadlines simultaneously, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact.
  • Proactive approach to anticipate deviations, follow up on commitments, and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Skill in working collaboratively with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Management Control, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Legal, audits, and regional teams.
  • Effective communication to present financial information and explain results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to operate in multicultural environments and coordinate with teams from other countries, especially Germany and Uruguay.
  • Focused on continuous improvement, digitization, and automation of financial and accounting processes.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Merck Group

About Merck Group

This channel is not intended for U.S. and Canadian visitors. Merck operates in the U.S. and Canada as EMD Serono in Healthcare, MilliporeSigma in Life Science and EMD Electronics in Electronics. An unaffiliated and unrelated company, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the U.S. and Canada.

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We are Merck, a leading global science and technology company headquartered in Germany.

We are curious explorers, courageous pioneers, and ingenious inventors. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics.

Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and the planet.

We believe in the positive power of science and technology. It has determined our actions since 1668 and inspires us to continue researching for a future worth living. As a family-owned company with over 350 years of experience, we stand for sustainability, responsibility, and innovative strength.

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive company that values and fosters the talents and abilities of our employees. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Work your Magic and join Merck.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Darmstadt, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
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