Finance-Manager Apply
Position: - Finance-Manager
Location: -New Brunswick, NJ 08903 ( Onsite)
Duration: -12 Months
Department finance, PREREQUISITES
- Education: BA or BS in Finance/ Accounting. MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred.
- Experience: 3-5 years of Finance/ Accounting with a minimum of 1-2 years of cost accounting experience.
Purpose of the function
- This role supports Cell Therapy Financial Planning & Analysis function.
- Activities include monthly and quarterly close activities, timely management reporting, proper costing of products and inventories, and movement of products across legal entities.
Monthly/Quarterly Close Activities
- Prepare external manufacturing month end journal entries by performing detailed analysis of manufacturing activity.
- Complete account reconciliations of general ledger accounts in compliance with internal controls
- Support in preparation of external manufacturing month-end reporting package and analysis as well as reporting of key variance drivers to operations management.
- Support in preparation of analysis of inventory accounts including preparation of inventory reserves and write-off analysis.
Budget preparation, Forecasts and Financial Analysis
- Support preparation of financial budgets and forecasts for External Manufacturing operations.
- Support in the standard cost setting process for externally manufactured cell therapy products including updating system with new standards.
- Assist in various management reports and analysis required by budgeting and forecasting process.
Other Responsibilities
- Support the cycle counting and physical inventory programs ensuring a high standard of inventory control.
- Prepares and maintains Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) documentation for cost accounting functions.
- Satisfy internal and external audit requests as necessary.
- Recommends and implements improvements to current processes, where appropriate.
Skills/Knowledge Required:
- BA or BS in Finance / Accounting.
- CPA strongly preferred.
- Three-Five years of accounting/financial experience with at least 1-2 years of relevant manufacturing finance experience.
- Specific pharmaceutical manufacturing/costing experience is a plus.
- Exceptional analytical skills with ability to understand the bigger picture (i.e. impacts across the business, etc.)
- Team player able to interact with all levels and work on projects in a cross-functional team environment as well as interfacing effectively with global counterparts.
- Tier one ERP experience necessary with preference on Oracle.
- Exceptional systems skills required including financial modeling in Excel, business intelligence tools, and budgeting and financial reporting applications.
- Top 3-5 skills required:
- Manufacturing/ Costing background
- Oracle working knowledge preferred.
- Pharma Experience
