Senior Associate Finance - Standard Costing Ops Finance

Career Category

Finance

Job Description

In this vital role, you will support theOperations Finance team, with a primary focus onstandard costing execution and analysis across Amgen’s manufacturing network. You will work closely with global stakeholders and play a key role in ensuring accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support theend‑to‑end standard costing process, including preparation, system updates, and validation of standard costs
• Maintain and updatestandard costs in SAP S/4Hana (including material, BOM, routing, and overhead components)
• Performmonthly costing-related variance analysis (standard vs actual), including PPV, usage, and overhead variances
• Supportinventory accounting activities, including inventory valuation, reconciliations, and roll‑forwards
• Assist withabsorption testing, excess capacity analysis, and related reporting
• Prepare and reviewjournal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules related to inventory and costing
• Supportaudit requirements, in collaboration with Cost Accounting
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Global Finance teams to resolve costing issues and data gaps
• SupportS/4HANA system enhancements, testing, and data validation related to costing and inventory
• Participate incontinuous improvement and automation initiatives within costing and inventory processes

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 detail‑oriented finance individual with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum5 years of experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, or manufacturing finance
• Hands‑on experience withstandard costing and variance analysis in a complex manufacturing environment
• Experience working withSAP (S/4HANA preferred)
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• CA / CMA / CPA or MBA (Finance)
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding ofinventory accounting and US GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with automation or reporting tools is a plus
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills
• Ability to work effectively in aglobal, matrixed environment

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