Director

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

• Provide dedicated business development support to all operating and corporate business development activities regarding accounting and reporting issues, including divestitures, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, etc.
• Responsible for external accounting issues relating to these transactions.
• Coordinate with accounting standards, close and consolidation and external auditors to develop accounting policy and procedure documentation for new business development transactions.
• Work with other business development cross functional teams during negotiations
• Review and provide comments to relevant business development contracts.
• Assist with financial due diligence.
• Engage relevant subject matter experts to assist with all aspects of accounting and reporting associated with business development transactions.
• Periodically present financial accounting considerations of proposed transactions to Controller and CFO

Minimum Education Requirements:

• BS in Accounting

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in an accounting and/or financial reporting related role.
• Must be able to adapt with changing priorities and work under the pressure of rigid time schedules

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience working in a public accounting firm. CPA
• MBA