Cost Accounting Manager

In this vital role you will be a member of the Global Cost Accounting team that is responsible for the consolidation and analysis of the global inventory and cost of sales.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Update standard costing in the system and support the end-to-end annual standard costing process. This includes updates to clinical costing and raw material costing.
• Perform and support testing of new projects and business expansions
• Support S4 HANA ERP system implementation
• Manage and run BOTs
• Lead material ledger maintenance and master data support
• May perform the inventory accounting for certain Amgen manufacturing sites
• Will be accountable to manage and review the work of an outsourced provider that supports this team.
• May perform and review sophisticated journal entries, general ledger account analysis, and reconciliation for both SAP and consolidation tools as required.
• Prepare and review audit schedules and answer questions from internal and external auditors. This will include preparation of annual inventory roll forwards.
• May lead and review accounting and reporting requirements such as: standard costing including absorption tests, and excess capacity analysis among others.
• Special projects to improve accounting processes including digital projects.
• Consolidate, analyze, and report global inventory balances by product/site and perform detailed monthly variance analysis.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree, OR
• Masters degree and 8+ years of experience in general accounting, OR
• Bachelors degree and 10+ years of experience in general accounting, OR
• Associates degree and 10+ years of experience in general accounting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or MBA
• Audit or Big 4 Public Accounting experience
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong technical US GAAP knowledge in Inventory
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills and be able to bridge culture differences
• Detail oriented; strong business analytical skills
• Ability to take initiative and work with a minimum level of direction in a fast paced environment
• Ability to lead projects and work with cross-functional teams
• Team/Contractor supervision experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and technology savvy. Proficiency in AI tools such as Enterprise ChatGPT is a plus.
• 5+ years of General, Intercompany and Cost Accounting experience using SAP.