Cost Accounting Manager

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Purpose of the function

This role performs cost accounting and financial planning activities for the Cell Therapy and Biologics manufacturing facility located in Devens, MA. This includes supporting preparation of budgets and forecasts, proper costing of products and inventories and timely completion of monthly financial closing and management reporting.

Monthly accounting and reporting

• Prepare month end journal entries and complete account reconciliations of general ledger accounts in compliance internal controls
• Perform monthly Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) analysis including weekly review of manufacturing orders.
• Preparation of month-end reporting package and analysis as well as reporting of key variance drivers to local operations management.
• Analyze conversion costs including material and overhead and assist in tracking of period cost expenses against targets and forecasts.
• Prepare 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 plant level operations including Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, and MS&T.
• Participate in the standard cost setting process for cell therapy products including manufacturing recipes, BOM’s, routings and updating system with new standards and budget period expenses
• Develop annual labor & overhead rates to fully absorb the production-related expenses
• Assist in various management reports and analysis required by budgeting and forecasting process.

Other Responsibilities

• Support the plant's cycle counting and physical inventory programs ensuring a high standard of inventory control.
• Provide financial support for investment decision making on new technologies, capital purchases, operational efficiency projects, and other special requests.
• 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. MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred.
• Three-Five years of accounting/financial experience with at least 1-2 years of relevant manufacturing finance experience. Specific pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is not required.
• 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
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing; ability to clearly explain financial information to a variety of audiences
• Highly motivated self-starter with a willingness to assume responsibility, take ownership for their work and intelligently challenge the status quo
• Tier one ERP experience necessary with preference on SAP.
• Exceptional systems skills required including financial modeling in Excel, business intelligence tools, and budgeting and financial reporting applications.

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On-site Protocol
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

COVID-19 Information
To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation. Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment. This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.

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