Senior Manager, Global Cost Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a team of 3 or more Amgen or contract/temporary personnel in daily accounting functions.

• Execute accounting closure and reporting tasks related to inventory, site support, cost of sales, reserves, standard costing, and pre-approval inventory.

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP in pertinent accounting domains.

• Mentor and develop team members while promoting continuous process enhancements.

• Manage team roles, responsibilities, workload, and priorities effectively.

• Engage in organizational strategy and succession planning initiatives.

• Provide GAAP guidance by collaborating with Technical Accounting and external auditors.

• Review and confirm balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow variance analyses.

• Draft and evaluate footnote disclosures and support external reporting deliverables for 10-Q/10-K.

• Collaborate with FP&A, sites, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain teams during month-end closure.

• Offer accounting guidance and identify internal-control risks for various initiatives and projects.

• Raise issues affecting accounting closure and financial reporting as needed.

• Collaborate with Internal Controls on SOX certification and control verification processes.

• Lead and oversee remediation actions for control deficiencies.

• Assist with internal, external, and tax audits.

• Ensure compliance with tax and statutory financial requirements.

• Implement ongoing improvements, automation, and reporting solutions.

• Manage special projects such as expansions, acquisitions, divestitures, and financial system implementations.

• Foster relationships and governance with external accounting services vendors.

• Monitor service-level metrics, deliverables, issue resolution, and vendor personnel performance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate degree with 2 years of accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience; OR Master’s degree with 6 years; OR Bachelor’s degree with 8 years; OR Associate’s degree with 10 years; OR high school diploma/GED with 12 years of relevant experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in directly managing people and/or leadership experience in leading teams, projects, programs, or directing resource allocation.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.

• Extensive knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards.

• Exceptional written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functions and locations.

• Detail-oriented with analytical, problem-solving, management, and organizational abilities.

• Capable of working independently, multitasking, and prioritizing effectively.

• Strong project management and leadership capabilities.

• Experience with SAP, S4 HANA, BW, Hyperion, and EDW applications.

• Background in implementing automation initiatives.

• Experience managing an outsourced partner team.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.

• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Discretionary annual bonus program.

• Stock-based long-term incentives.

• Award-winning time-off plans.

• Flexible work models where applicable.

• Career development opportunities.

• Financial plans providing opportunities to save for retirement or other goals.

• Work/life balance.