Manager Finance Cell Therapy Operations

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.

100% on-site

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.