Senior Manager, Cost Accounting

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

9d•Remote

About The Position

BioMarin is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Technical Operations (TOPS) Finance team. The team is responsible for global financial planning and analysis, manufacturing accounting, plant controllership, and ERP implementation support. This role is a key member of a cross-functional team, working with regional and global finance colleagues and technical operations teams. It covers inventory accounting and costing, manufacturing cost analysis, period close, audit and SOX compliance, financial reporting, ERP improvement, and coaching team members. The role may be performed remotely. Employees who live within 100 miles of BioMarin’s headquarters in San Rafael, California, are required to work onsite two days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
At least five years of experience in a manufacturing business with audited financial statements.
Experience in manufacturing accounting with an integrated ERP system.
Experience with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and internal control environments.
Experience leading process-improvement initiatives and working independently.
Ability to collaborate across finance and business functions to resolve critical business and finance issues.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Maintain inventory-accounting internal controls in accordance with corporate policy, US GAAP, and SOX requirements; manage inventory-related SOX, internal, and external audits for the US entity.
Ensure inventory balances are accurate, including the treatment of commercial and clinical inventory, excess and obsolescence assessments, and elimination of profit in inventory.
Ensure accurate inventory costing and overhead absorption across manufacturing stages, from raw-material purchases through finished goods and cost-of-goods-sold recognition.
Monitor internal campaign manufacturing, production schedules, and manufacturing-cost variations; communicate risks to cost-of-goods-sold forecasts in a timely manner.
Support and participate in ERP improvement projects as needed.
Manage US-entity period-close activities, including validating cost-of-goods-sold entries, applying appropriate operating-overhead treatment, preparing balance-sheet reconciliations under US GAAP, and submitting close deliverables.
Meet monthly and quarterly deadlines and provide hand-offs to finance functions, including SEC and tax reporting, Controller reviews, and TOPS business-partner reviews.
Set annual standard costs and evaluate annual inventory revaluation and amortization schedules.
Assist with consolidated TOPS financial management reporting for balance-sheet and P&L areas.
Analyze and report on manufacturing waste, variances, inventory-efficiency KPIs, profit in inventory, and intercompany elimination and reconciliation.
Establish working relationships with corporate colleagues, particularly Tax, FP&A, GL Accounting, and ERP support teams.
Coach junior staff and identify development opportunities to keep the team engaged and motivated.
Support environmental protection, injury prevention, and continual improvement of EHS management systems; identify hazards, report incidents, and participate in EHS initiatives and training.