Senior Manager, Cost Accounting

Halozyme, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Halozyme, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Senior Manager of Cost Accounting to oversee inventory valuation, standard costing, COGS, and related reporting. You’ll partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and FP&A to drive operational excellence and strong internal controls.

The role requires deep experience in cost accounting, manufacturing costs, and SOX compliance, plus CPA/CMA and ERP knowledge. A path to leadership within a growing bioscience environment awaits in a collaborative One

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred).
• CPA or CMA required (active certification preferred).
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive finance and technical accounting experience, including public accounting and/or public company experience.
• Minimum of eight years of cost accounting, standard costing, manufacturing, supply chain, internal controls, and SOX compliance experience (Med device, pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, or healthcare preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft tools and financial data analysis.
• Experience driving process improvement, automation, and scalable reporting solutions.
• Experience working with contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) and third-party logistics providers (“3PLs”).

Responsibilities

• Lead inventory accounting, cost accounting and COGS accounting, including valuation, standard costing, variances, and related reporting.
• Maintain and enhance standard costing methodologies, product costing models, and inventory valuation processes.
• Ensure inventory valuation aligns with US GAAP and company policies.
• Analyze variances and provide insights into drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead inventory reserve analyses and assess excess/obsolete/slow-moving inventory.
• Perform month-, quarter-, and year-end closes for inventory, manufacturing costs and COGS; prepare journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare analyses, management reporting, and schedules related to inventory and product profitability.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality and FP&A on costing analytics, budgeting, forecasting and decisions.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements for inventory and cost accounting.
• Support audits including SOX, with documentation and timely responses.
• Maintain internal controls, policies, procedures and documentation for inventory and cost accounting.
• Provide costing guidance for new products and arrangements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

SOX compliance understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Master’s degree or MBA preferred

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Halozyme, we are reinventing the patient experience and building the future of drug delivery. We are passionate about the important work we do and constantly strive to do more. We embrace transformation and work hard to innovate for the future. We do this together, as One Team – we rise by lifting others up and believe in the power of working together for the collective win. That’s why we need you—to help us make a significant impact by taking on increasingly complex challenges, leaping beyond the status quo, advancing our mission and making our One Team culture thrive.

Join us as a Senior Manager, Cost Accounting, and you’ll be part of a culture that welcomes diversity, thinks differently to solve problems, works collaboratively as one team, and delivers meaningful innovations that impact people’s lives.

This position is located in San Diego, CA

How you will make an impact

The Senior Manager, Cost Accounting serves as the subject matter expert for inventory, manufacturing, and cost accounting, with responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of inventory valuation, standard costing, COGS accounting, and related financial reporting. This role leverages strong technical accounting expertise and business partnership skills to support operational performance, enhance financial processes and controls, and provide decision-support analysis across the manufacturing and supply chain organization. The position partners closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and FP&A teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and business insights that support operational excellence and strategic decision-making.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead all aspects of inventory accounting, cost accounting and cost of goods sold (“COGS”) accounting, including inventory valuation, standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis and related financial reporting.
• Own, maintain and continuously enhance standard costing methodologies, product costing models, and inventory valuation processes, including annual cost updates.
• Ensure inventory is accurately valued and COGS is correctly recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
• Analyze manufacturing, inventory, and purchase price variances, providing insightful analysis of key drivers, emerging risks, and opportunities to support operational and financial performance.
• Lead inventory reserve analyses, including excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory assessments, and collaborate with business partners to evaluate inventory-related risks and trends.
• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities related to inventory, manufacturing costs and COGS, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses.
• Prepare financial analyses, management reporting, and supporting schedules related to inventory, manufacturing operations, and product profitability.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality and FP&A teams to provide accounting guidance and support costing analytics, budgeting, forecasting, business decisions and operational initiatives.
• Drive continuous process improvement, automation, and system enhancement initiatives to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of inventory and cost accounting operations.
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX compliance activities, with high-quality documentation and timely responses.
• Maintain, execute, and continuously improve internal controls, accounting policies, procedures and documentation related to inventory, manufacturing, and cost accounting processes.
• Provide accounting guidance and costing for new products and arrangements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred).
• CPA or CMA required (active certification preferred).
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive finance and technical accounting experience, including public accounting and/or public company experience.
• Minimum of eight years of cost accounting, standard costing, manufacturing, supply chain, internal controls, and SOX compliance experience (Med device, pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, or healthcare preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft tools and financial data analysis.
• Experience driving process improvement, automation, and scalable reporting solutions.
• Experience working with contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) and third-party logistics providers (“3PLs”).

In return, we offer you:

• Full and comprehensive benefit program, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) matching.
• Opportunities to grow in a culture that prioritizes learning, development and progression through in-house programs and tuition reimbursement.
• A collaborative, innovative team that works as one to amplify your impact—on your career, the work you do and patients’ lives.

The most likely base pay range for this position is $140K - $175K per year. Several factors, such as experience, tenure, skills, and particular business needs, will determine an individual’s exact level of compensation. Base salary is only one element of employee compensation at Halozyme. Total compensation could include bonuses, sales incentives, and equity awards.

Halozyme, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations:

Halozyme is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, contact Human Resources at [e-mail].

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