Finance Manager – Standard Costing Ops finance

Career Category

Finance

Job Description

In this vital role, you willown and lead standard costing activities within Ops Finance for designated manufacturing sites or regions. You will act as a subject‑matter expert for standard costing and inventory accounting and provide oversight, governance, and leadership across the process.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supportthe end‑to‑end annual standard costing process, including planning, execution, review, and governance. This includes updates to clinical costing and Raw Material costing.
• Oversees product-costingupdates in SAP S/4Hana
• Ensure accuracy and integrity ofmaterial, BOM, routing, labor, and overhead standards in SAP
• Leadabsorption costing, excess capacity analysis, and related accounting assessments
• Overseeinventory accounting and valuation, including monthly close, reconciliations, and roll‑forwards
• Perform and reviewdetailed cost and inventory variance analysis, providing insights to global stakeholders
• Act as a key finance partner to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting and Operations Finance teams
• SupportS/4HANA implementation, enhancements, and global standardization of costing processes
• Driveprocess improvements, automation, and digital initiatives within standard costing and inventory accounting
• Manage and review work performed byjunior team members or outsourced service providers, as applicable
• Assist to provide responses tointernal and external audits related to inventory and costing
• Support strategic initiatives related tonetwork optimization, new product introductions, and business expansions

What we expect of you

The professional we seek is a strong finance leader with deep technical expertise and a transformation mindset:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum7 years of progressive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, or inventory accounting
• Proven experienceowning standard costing processes in a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge ofSAP / S/4HANA
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant / Certified Public Accountant or MBA (Finance)
• Audit or Big 4 Public Accounting experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge ofUS GAAP inventory accounting
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to operate effectively in aglobal, cross‑functional, matrixed organization
• Mindset to drive transformationand optimize processes
• Ability totake initiative and work with a minimum level of direction in a fast-paced environment

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