Job Description
Reporting to the Director, the Associate Director, Treasury Benefits Finance, is responsible for providing financial support for domestic and global benefits programs.
Key responsibilities include forecasting, financial analysis, accounting, reporting, compliance, and funding.
Primary Activities:
Partner with and support Human Resources, Legal, Tax, and local finance teams on strategic benefit design changes and related initiatives.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly and quarterly close activities related to more than $1 billion in employee benefit expense.
Ensure the efficient and compliant funding of more than $1 billion in employee benefits spend.
Prepare schedules and analyses to support the Company’s quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
Required Experience and Skills:
Minimum of five years of demonstrated experience in an accounting or finance role.
Ability to work independently, accurately, and effectively under time constraints.
Strong analytical, communication, organizational, project management, and collaboration skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to work with large data sets.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
CPA certification.
Familiarity with accounting and financial statement preparation.
Demonstrated client-facing experience.
Audit experience preferred.
Required Skills:
Cash Management, Customer Service, Debt Capital Markets, Debt Management, Economic Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Foreign Exchange Management, Investor Relations Support, Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF), Preparation of Financial Reports, Proactive Behavior, Relationship Management, Treasury Management
Preferred Skills:
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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
The salary range for this role is
$129,000.00 - $203,100.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & 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.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
10/8/2026
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