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- Coordinated with recruiting and management to address hiring needs and corporate capacity planning.- Reported and escalated resource issues to senior management, HR, recruiting, and others as needed.- Communicated quarterly key performance indicators such as retention rates, time to fill open spots, etc.

- Worked collaboratively with the Directors of Medical Resource Management for both the Health Economics & Outcomes Research medical unit and the Cardiology medical unit, along with the tactic owners, on budget planning.- Maintained spending projections for overall programs with monthly reviews to identify necessary adjustments.- Created and managed purchase orders, assisted with invoice processing, and coordinated necessary journal entries with the Finance Department.

- Led budget planning & management in partnership with Head of HE&OR. - Summarized all HE&OR spend changes and assumptions to clearly communicate budget forecasted vs. actual spending and actions / decisions required with defined accountabilities for budget owners.

Office of the Chief Medical Officer - Fully supported the areas of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), including Merck Investigator's Studies Programs, Global Scientific and Medical Publications, the Office of Promotion and Advertising Review, and the Global Center for Scientific Affairs, representing about $100 million of annual spending; through the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, monthly closings / reporting / and analyses; and handled the transition of these areas from the OCMO to the Merck Research Labs Division.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us

Schering-Plough Research Institute - Strategic partner to several divisions within the Research Labs, including Regulatory Affairs, Early Clinical Research, and Pharmacovigilance; representing about $250 million of annual spending. - Monitored divisional spending and partnered with division leaders to manage spending and assure adherence to the budgets.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us

Corporate Treasury - Established the daily US dollar cash position and determined amounts available for investment and commercial paper borrowing requirements, maintaining an investment portfolio of approximately $5 billion. - Coordinated and administered the daily operations of Corporate Treasury cash management systems, including cash mobilization, concentration and disbursement, debt and investment systems and banking arrangements.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us

Corporate Tax - Analyzed and set inter-company transfer prices for subsidiaries. - Examined transfer prices and manufacturing costs for animal health and ethical products in overseas markets and implemented adjustments where necessary per the profitability levels in each market.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us

Corporate Tax- Prepared 5471's and form 1118, calculated Subpart F income, Sec. 78 Gross-Up, foreign tax credit and limitation, and 861-8 Expense Allocation.- Calculated quarterly entries for the FSC, provided information to outside consultants for 1120 preparation.- Worked with Human Resources and Finance Department personnel and outside counsel on various expatriate tax issues.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us

Corporate Tax- Prepared consolidated Federal income tax return and related schedules.- Calculated various State income and franchise tax returns.- Monitored changes in tax laws and regulations, and researched special projects as they arose.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business And Economics, Major In Accounting

Master Of Science (M.S.), Taxation