JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Accountant North West Africa

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• As part of the with Finance Operations Team, you are responsible for the autonomous coordination and processing of supplier invoices and credit notes across our offices in the region of North West Africa.
• This contains the management of recurring entries, contract based transaction or pre- and down payments.
• Together with the invoice workflow coordinator and administrative colleagues in our offices, you ensure a timely and correct registration, approval, documentation and follow up of all concerned accounting documents.
• In alignment with our business structure, cooperate guidelines and local GAAP you transfer the accounting details to our ERP and verify the correctness by internal controls.
• You support the calculation of accruals and provisions relevant for the periodic closing
  and take over responsibilities in the account reconciliation process
• Moreover you are the FOCAL for supplier all over the region and our administrative colleagues in regards to invoice and payment status.
• Further you support the team in management the financial processes for travel expenses, tax recognition, periodic reporting, regional consolidation and intercompany postings services within the region of North West Africa.
• By making full use of your experience you are a key element for the success of continues improvements and for the efficient gate keeping towards our governance and compliance role.
• Beyond that, you take part in projects dedicated to your profession and responsibilities.

COMPTEENCIES & SKILLS

• Ideally you bring an acumen for financial governance, compliance and risk control, united with the affinity to organize, standardize and optimize processes in your working environment
• Well balanced interpersonal skills for the successful team collaboration rounded by good level of verbal and written communication are pillars for your professional effectiveness.
• You have the ability to see high transactional workload as a potential for continuous process improvements and the opportunity for vertical expertise.
• Driven by your high engagement, you approach challenges with a strongly organized and autonomous working style.
• Your stress management at daily operations is founded on a clear result orientation combined with a settled but mindful behavior.
• In the best case you already bring a solid set of experience with ERPs, which is supported by profound capabilities in Microsoft Office.
• Perfectly you frame all this by fluent English & French language skills and a pronounced team player attitude.

Curious? Apply and find more information at come2merck.com