Senior Specialist, Digital Human Health (DHH) IT FP&A

Merck•Rahway, NJ

7d•$106,200 - $167,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Specialist, Digital Human Health (DHH) IT Financial Planning & Analysis serves as a financial partner to DHH IT stakeholders and assigned Value Teams. The role translates financial results, cost drivers, and forecasts into actionable insights that support investment, workforce, resource allocation, and demand decisions. It advances IT financial management through rolling forecasts that connect financial plans with the evolving IT product model and business priorities, and helps stakeholders understand assumptions, performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and necessary actions. The position develops integrated business cases for technology investments with business stakeholders and divisional Finance, evaluating costs, benefits, assumptions, and risks to articulate expected value and support investment decisions within the company’s capital management processes. It manages budgets, forecasts, and LROP/LRCP for assigned Value Teams and collaborates with the DHH IT Finance Director and Singapore-based Finance team to consolidate and reconcile financial plans across the DHH IT division. The role analyzes actual results against budget and forecast, identifies key drivers, risks, and opportunities, and communicates actionable findings. It also serves as a U.S.-based Finance liaison to the DHH IT Finance Director and Singapore-based colleagues, providing analysis, decision support, and issue resolution during U.S. business hours. Additional work includes ad hoc financial analysis for IT, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders, as well as process improvements and systems enhancements to strengthen financial planning, analysis, and reporting.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in finance, accounting, business operations, business strategy, investment management, or a similar field.
Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with a solid understanding of financial planning and reporting.
Demonstrated success serving as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to business stakeholders across a global, matrixed organization.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills, including the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of financial evaluation methods, including return on investment and assessment of expected benefits and value realization.
Initiative, curiosity, adaptability, and accountability, with a collaborative, customer-focused approach.
Ability to navigate ambiguity.
Strong organizational skills and a track record of managing competing priorities and delivering accurate, high-quality work under tight deadlines.
Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to support assigned Value Teams and broader DHH IT priorities.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, and experience adopting new technologies and new ways of working.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CPA.
Experience using Apptio for financial planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

Partner with DHH IT stakeholders and assigned Value Teams, translating financial results, cost drivers, and forecasts into insights for investment, workforce, resource allocation, and demand decisions.
Advance IT financial management through rolling forecasts that connect financial planning with the IT product model and business priorities.
Align financial plans with business priorities and communicate assumptions, performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Develop integrated business cases for technology investments with business stakeholders and divisional Finance, evaluating costs, benefits, assumptions, and risks.
Manage budgets, forecasts, and LROP/LRCP for assigned Value Teams.
Collaborate with the DHH IT Finance Director and Singapore-based Finance team to consolidate and reconcile financial plans across the DHH IT division.
Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, identify drivers, risks, and opportunities, and communicate actionable insights.
Serve as a U.S.-based Finance liaison to the DHH IT Finance Director and Singapore-based colleagues, providing analysis, decision support, and issue resolution during U.S. business hours.
Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to IT, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders.
Support process improvements and systems enhancements for financial planning, analysis, and reporting.