Compliance Specialist

A career with EMD Electronics is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 58,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics.

For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

EMD Electronics is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
US employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to your start date unless an accommodation is granted by The Company.

The Company uses the definition of “fully vaccinated” assigned by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for purposes of considering satisfaction of this requirement which is a condition of employment.
Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living.

We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries.

We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency.

Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization.

External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your role:
In this role you will provide strong organizational skills to coordinate the creation of reliable internal controls and monitor adherence to those objectives.

You will adopt a proactive work style, keeping ahead of the curve for internal control processes, practices, and documents to identify weaknesses before they become problems.

You will be responsible for teaching skills to educate employees on internal control project requirements and action items.

Identify and deliver process improvements both regional and global where applicable
Manage regional and global projects
Responsible for supporting the global internal control project for North America (ICE).

Develop and document end to end process and SOPs
Evaluate the internal control systems of the organization, identify shortcomings, and recommend suitable changes to management
Who You Are:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting
5+ years of experience in Finance, Controlling, and/or Compliance.
Preferred Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in Finance, Controlling, and/or Compliance.
Demonstrated project management and relationship building
Previous experience with SOX and/or audit testing requirements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed to collaborate with local and global colleagues to draft and revise internal controls
Ability to influence without authority
Ability to self-manage
Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders/service providers
Critical thinking and attention to detail needed to evaluate business activities and assess compliance risk
Availability and willingness to listen to and address employee concerns and questions on internal controls
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where every detail
Possess superior analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail to perform duties effectively
Good organizational and communication skills to prepare presentations for senior managers
Proven experience with Excel and other reporting tools
Experience in compliance and risk in multiple business segments/industries
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What we offer: With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground.

We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons.

We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life.

Join us and bring your curiosity to life!
Our Benefits
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No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.