Cost Accounting Manager (TEMPORARY)

BIOMARIN; Novato (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading biotechnology company as a Senior Cost Accountant. This role involves managing inventory transactions, conducting cost accounting, and enhancing internal controls. Ideal candidates should have a background in finance/accounting, strong analytical skills, and a commitment to process improvement.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of finance/accounting or equivalent experience.
• Cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with US GAAP and internal controls essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory transactions and support audit activities.
• Conduct full product cost accounting and variance reviews.
• Support business partners in daily tasks and seek process improvements.

Skills

Technical accounting

Communication

Teamwork

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

CMA or CPA (preferred)

Tools

SAP/ERP

Oracle Manufacturing

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

Duties

The Senior Cost Accountant for the US is a key member of the TOPS (Technical Operations) Finance team. This role supports the monthly and quarterly closing activities, audit, and inventory management. The Senior Cost Accountant is a driven, detail-oriented self-starter, who enjoys building productive relationships, has innate curiosity, enjoys problem solving, and has an eye for process improvement. The successful candidate displays technical accounting skills, solid knowledge in costing, strong analytical skills, business acumen and communication skills. To be successful in this role the candidate needs to be proactive, performance driven with a keen sense of ownership and a great team player.

Responsibilities

• Inventory Management: Manage all aspects of the inventory transactions for US produced products under the current costing process, including raw material purchases, plant inventory transactions, and Drug Substance manufacturing. Lead cycle counts process and support audit activities.
• Cost Accounting: Manage full product cost accounting, including inventory cost adjustments, average cost analysis, and inventory reserve management.
• Monthly and Quarterly closing support: Complete inventory journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance review, inventory analysis, and support quarterly filings and audits.
• Business partnering and process improvement: Support business partners in their daily tasks, while collaboratively seeking opportunities for process improvements.
• Internal control: Ensure a strong internal control environment for the assigned areas to minimize SOX and financial reporting exposures; support auditing and remediation activities as needed.
• Other duties: Support ERP/SAP implementation initiatives and other local and global projects as needed.

Skills

• Strong skills in technical accounting, communication, teamwork, and business acumen.
• Minimum 3 years of finance/accounting or equivalent experience.
• Cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and internal controls essential.
• Prior SAP/ERP experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Manufacturing and Excel required.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
• CMA or CPA preferred but not required.

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating drugs for clinical trials and scaling production for the market, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, and supporting global distribution.

Note: This description is not all-inclusive and duties may be added or changed as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

BioMarin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, or disability.

In the U.S., the salary range for this position is $null to $null per hour, with actual pay based on internal equity, geographic location, experience, and qualifications. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and other perks. For more info, visit: https://careers.biomarin.com/benefits.