Cost Accounting Manager, CMO Inventory

Role Summary

The Cost Accounting Manager, CMO Inventory role primarily supports the inventory accounting close processes and manages all contract manufacturing arrangements (CMO), including reporting requirements. This position acts as a key partner to the accounting team and interacts with the Supply Chain organization, with work products visible to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Engage with supply chain to ensure CMO activity is being updated in the ERP
• Prepare journal entries to capture CMO inventory movement
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for all CMO locations, and other accounts as necessary
• Support the inventory team in the accounting close process by pulling reports from ERP and subledger systems, updating and maintaining key files, and other tasks as needed
• Prepare quarterly inventory excess and obsolescence reserve analysis
• Support the rare disease inventory operations
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Proactively identify business, accounting, and finance risks and provide recommendations to mitigate risk
• Prepare and maintain ad hoc analyses as requested
• Work collaboratively with the finance team to drive process improvements across the accounting/finance platform

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years manufacturing accounting experience (plant level)
• Prior pharmaceutical experience required
• Knowledge of manufacturing ERP systems
• Strong track record of achievement in complex, fast-paced business environments
• Ability to work well under pressure and to work within short deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with others
• Work independently while effectively communicating and coordinating work efforts with others

Education

• Bachelors’ degree (Accounting, Finance or Business Administration preferred)

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid Opportunity – 3 days a week in Princeton Junction, NJ office