Financial Analyst

Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career and contribute to a greater cause? Join our innovative team at one of the largest industrial pharma companies in the Netherlands.

At location Haarlem we have an exciting opportunity for a: Financial Analyst

Welcome in our team
Our COSI Human Health (HH) Finance team leverages sophisticated financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation techniques to propel medical innovation and enhance people's lives. As part of this role, you'll manage, review, report. Furthermore, you will analyze inventory, production, and product cost data and support monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches across the world in the Cost of Sales & Inventory (COSI) matrix organization.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. The Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Purpose of the role
This position is part of the COSI matrix organization, which performs end to end activities from actual occurrence of a financial result till consolidation level in HQ. As a Financial Analyst your main tasks will be maintaining, reviewing, reporting and analyzing inventory, production and product cost data and supporting the monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches.

Tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to
• Maintain and create product cost under US GAAP rules.
• Control, analyze, and report production results and variances.

• Review and ensure accurate data is reported for monthly product cost and inventory consolidation close.
• Analyze standard revision on a global level and ensure appropriate accounting is performed.
• Identify and work on initiatives to improve cost control and increase efficiency.
• Provide accurate and timely financial cost and inventory data to customers.
• Participate in special and ad hoc projects to support management analysis.

Your profile
• Bachelor's/Master's in finance/business/administration/economics.
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in Finance, preferably in manufacturing/production, analytics or cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP production analysis and in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
• Improvement mindset.
•Fluency in written and spoken English.

What we offer
We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for
personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.

• Competitive salary and a 3% year-end allowance.
• 35,5 days of leave.
• Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates.
• Solid Pension Plan.
• Annual bonus based on own and company performance.
• Company fitness.
• Travel allowance for commuting.

• Numerous training, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development.

For questions about this vacancy
Please send an email including the vacancy number and job title to the following email address: RecruitmentNL@MSD.com.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Accounting, Accounting Applications, Analytical Thinking, Cost Accounting, Credit Assessment, Customer-Oriented, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, General Ledger Reconciliations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Goal-Oriented, Internal Controls, Management Process, Preparation of Financial Reports, Variance Analysis

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

08/1/2025

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