Senior Accounting Business Partner (m/f), Molsheim

Our passion for science and technology drives our approximately 62,000 employees in 65 countries to address some of today’s toughest challenges and develop more sustainable ways of living.

In our rapidly changing and uncertain world, factors such as an aging population, chronic diseases, AI, climate change, and other megatrends have created an appetite for scientific breakthroughs that can make a positive difference across our global society. The pace of change will increase over coming decades as technologies evolve and converge in ways that fundamentally transform how we live and work. For us at Merck, change is not a threat but an opportunity as we have proven for over more than 350 years.

Tasks

We are the main point of contact for the CFO (Business Partners) of specific legal entities in Europe. We are responsible for the financial statements of the legal entities and ensure financial compliance with local legislation and Group Guidelines of approximately 140 entities across EU, reporting with 23 different statutory GAAPs. Our main tasks are carried out in close cooperation with the centralized accounting departments and the various Group Functions (e.g. Tax, Treasury etc.). Besides other tasks we keep our Business Partners informed about the financial development of the entities and take responsibility for certain activities as agreed with the CFO. In addition, we are responsible for the coordination of financial and tax audits and support other projects in various roles as assigned. In your role you will be responsible for several legal entities assigned to you. You will also take part and lead several projects aimed at gaining efficiencies within ABP’s processes or quality improvements of the financials reported by our Team.

Profile

• You have to be self-driven and have a proven track record of self-development
• You have proven to be a team player as well as a facilitator in problem solving
• Auditor from the Big 4 with 3-4 years’ experience, alternatively ACCA qualification would be accepted
• Solid experience in IFRS, accounting and finance processes required