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At Ultragenyx we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do.To achieve this goal our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us this means going where other biopharma companies wont go challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from lifechanging treatments. We do this by following the science applying a novel rapid development approach making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.
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Position Summary:
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Our accounting team is looking for an experienced Sr. Manager of Cost Accounting to report to the Director of Cost Accounting. This role will primarily focus on the cost accounting for our gene therapy manufacturing plant located at Bedford MA. and will maintain global inventory costing for our products. The Sr. Manager Cost Accounting will also prepare product cost analyses for clinical and preclinical stage products to support managements financial decisions and for import/export valuation purposes. This position will work closely with the Manufacturing Supply Chain and Quality groups to track inventory movements and costs. The Senior Manager Cost Accounting will collaborate with other members of the accounting team in the development and implementation of accounting policies procedures and controls in the pursuit of operational excellence.
Work Model:
Flex: This role will typically require onsite work 23 days each week or more depending on business needs. In many locations the business will set certain days each week that Flex employees are required to be onsite.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain global inventory valuations by running an inventory subledger costing process (Oracle OPM).
- Maintain costing for internally manufactured products. Review and update item costs by closely working with the Supply Chain Manufacturing and Quality departments.
- Analyze department expense data and prepare overhead capitalization to the cost of production.
- Monitor overhead absorption rates and production schedules to adjust the overhead application as necessary.
- Prepare cost adjustments and journal entries to ensure accurate costing.
- Prepare intercompany inventory transaction journal entries.
- Perform inventory and COGS account reconciliations and monthly periodend accruals.
- Responsible for 404 compliance for direct areas of responsibility and support overall 404 compliance. This includes evaluation development implementation and monitoring of controls and systems.
- Work with the IT team on system configuration and troubleshooting.
- Analyze inventory risk for obsolescence and maintain an accounting of inventory reserves.
- Perform/coordinate/monitor cycle count and physical inventory counts at external CMOs and 3PLs.
- Assist the Supply Chain with the inventory valuation for import/export purposes.
- Other adhoc projects as required.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in business finance accounting or related field. Master of accounting or MBA preferred.
- Seven years of progressive cost accounting experience or accounting experience with a strong knowledge of various methodologies for costing.
- CPA and/or public audit experience with manufacturing inventory and costing is strongly preferred.
- Experience with large ERP systems (e.g. Oracle/SAP) strongly desired
- Familiarity with internal controls and audit background
- Work in a precise and efficient manner. Execute assigned tasks within agreed upon deadlines.
- Experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical environment a plus #LICS1#LIHybrid
Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits including but not limited to:
Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
Volunteer days
Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
Employee wellbeing benefits
Fitness reimbursement
Tuition sponsoring
Professional development plans
* Benefits vary by region and country
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