AtR Cash and Investment Team Lead - Costa Rica

Job Description

                                       

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 125-year legacy. Our company’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Our company’s Business Service Center (BSC), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC – Americas in Costa Rica provides timely execution of a broad range of financial services and processes across our company’s business divisions and markets for the AMERICAS region.

The Account to Report (AtR) Cash & Investment Sr. Specialist will be responsible for providing cash operational services and related accounting and reporting activities for US Cash and Investment market mainly, ensuring the successful execution of operations, achievement of KPIs, and compliance with SOX controls. The ideal candidate is a people-oriented professional with strong problem-solving capabilities and excellent stakeholder management skills, enabling effective collaboration across teams and functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise US cash operations and analysis, including period‑end financial close activities, such IC loans, investments, capitalizations, LEI entries, commercial papers, VA pooling, debts, etc).
• Drive month‑end close activities to meet strict reporting deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders such as US local team, European Treasury Center (ETC) etc.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (STS, OTC, EMM etc) to resolve issues, improve processes, and support business needs.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring timely completion internal control review.
• Support the team by providing hands-on operational assistance and ensuring the smooth execution of daily activities.
• Approve, and monitor accuracy into BL reconciliation.
• Monitor workload distribution, prioritize tasks effectively, and ensure timely completion of the cash activities.
• Verify the integrity of journal entries and maintain accountability for the accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation for all manual journal entries, ensuring compliance with established KPIs and SLAs.
• Ensure activities comply with internal controls, SOX, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and support standardization and automation efforts.
• Support and participate in global projects as required.

 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or field related.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a shared service environment within a multinational organization, including exposure to ex‑US accounting.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Proficient English language skills (written and spoken)
• Experience with treasury accounting and interfacing systems preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with the ability to assess complex situations, identify root causes, and drive effective resolutions.
• Maintains a high level of accuracy and attention to detail while focusing on achieving objectives.
• Able to work with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with an emphasis on accuracy and timelines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with the ability to interact with different levels of the organization.
• Supervisory experience (desirable).

 

Required Skills:

Ability to Coordinate, Ability to Coordinate, Adaptability, Audit Trails, Bookkeeping, Business Informatics, Business Management, Business Process Improvements, Business Process Standardization, Corporate Cards, Credit Management, Customer Service, Domestic Policy, Efficiency Improvements, Financial Operations, Internal Controls, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Interpersonal Relationships, Investment Management, Liaison Work, Operational Compliance, Payment Handling, Policy Compliance, Preparation of Financial Reports, Problem Identification {+ 9 more}

Preferred Skills:

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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:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

10/19/2026

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