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Amgen Intercompany Accounting Mgr in Thousand Oaks, California
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Intercompany Accounting Manager
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for developing & performing financial analysis and business analytics. Will provide crucial site support for cross-functional financial, analytical, reporting and intercompany reconciliation activities. Interact with a wide range of leadership and staff across Amgen.
Perform and review monthly accounting close activities including variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
Consolidate and report site inventory balances by product/site and perform detailed monthly variance analysis.
Calculate and record intercompany profit-in-inventory (PII) eliminations monthly to ensure compliance with US GAAP
Work closely with Tax Transfer Pricing and Treasury to help execute Amgen’s transfer pricing strategy.
May participate in the annual standard costing process and ad hoc standard costing updates as required by the distribution sites.
Exercise sound judgment, initiative, and a strong internal control focus in handling quarterly SOX process certification by compiling, sampling, and reviewing control documentation.
Prepare and review audit schedules and answer complex questions from internal and external auditors.
Identify opportunities to streamline assigned processes and cross-train with peers.
Collaborate with process partners to proactively determine and implement continuous improvement opportunities that will enable an efficient and effective accounting close process.
Manage special projects for which Global Accounting representation is required, including company expansion, business acquisitions and divestitures, and financial system implementations.
Manage and lead the outsourced provider team.
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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 candidate with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree
Or
Master’s degree and 2 years of Accounting experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Accounting experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 8 years of Accounting experience
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High School diploma / GED and 10 years of Accounting experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Educational background in Accounting or Finance
Dynamic accounting/finance experience including corporate level public company experience
Profit in Inventory (PII) Elimination process and accounting transaction experience in physical vs financial inventory flow.
CPA, Audit, Public Accounting experience
Experience in driving and implementing change
Experience managing outsource partner relationship
Experience in financial system implementation
Experience in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Foreign Currency transaction accounting and understanding concepts to translate into mentorship for financial reporting
Experience in other functional accounting areas (i.e., cost, cash, investments)
Detail orientated; strong business analytical and data analysis skills
Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills (English and Spanish)
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage multiple deliverable
Influence at all levels including senior management, functions and geographies
Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
Gets Results – Sets compelling goals and aggressive schedules for improvement while remaining flexible in a constantly evolving environment
Digital literacy including spreadsheet software, Blackline, ServiceNow and SAP
Financial business understanding
Organizational skills
Ability to demonstrate judgment and make appropriate recommendations
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What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.