Senior Manager, Global Cost Accounting

Amgen

Sr. Manager of Global Cost Accounting at Amgen managing a talented team and overseeing accounting operations.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeThousand Oaks • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,686 - $184,928 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise team of 3+ Amgen or Contract/Temporary staff in day-to-day accounting operations to deliver on accounting close and reporting activities related to inventory, site support, COS, reserves, standard costing.
Develop the team by providing coaching and guidance to team members utilizing the Amgen values as the basis, building subject matter expertise and fostering a transformation and continuous process improvement mindset.
Manage roles and responsibilities within the team to balance workload across the team and prioritize based on resources available.
Participate in organizational strategy and succession planning discussions.
Implement effective processes to identify and provide timely guidance on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles by partnering with Technical Accounting and External Auditors as needed.
Review and validate variance analysis prepared by the team for the movements of Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow statements.
Establish efficient processes to draft and review footnote disclosures and review detailed support for external reporting deliverables (10Q/10K).
Develop strategic relationships with Finance and Operational team leaders to coordinate the successful execution of Month End close activities.
Provide leadership support to initiatives or projects by providing accounting guidance and identifying risks to internal controls.
Identify and escalate concerns or issues that impact the accounting close process and financial reporting.
Partner with Internal Controls team to execute and review Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Certification and other control verification processes.
Review draft deficiency reports as applicable and lead and monitor implementation of remediation actions.
Support Internal/External/Tax audits by identifying the resources to support the requests and ensuring timely and accurate submission and responses.
Ensure tax compliance and statutory financial requirements are adhered to and related government transactions, if any, are timely and accurately executed.
Collaborate with process stakeholders to proactively determine and implement continuous improvement opportunities that will enable an efficient and effective accounting close process.
Engage in gaining knowledge and deploying Automation and Reporting solutions to reduce transactional work in favor of strategy and analysis.
Manage special projects for which Global Accounting representation is required, including company expansion, business acquisitions and divestitures, and financial system implementations.
Engage with Leadership of our External Services vendor supporting accounting operations to monitor activities and address issues on a timely basis.
Engage in regular governance meetings to discuss status of activities, projects, and issue resolution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 2 years of accounting, audit or financial reporting Experience OR Master’s degree and 6 years of accounting, audit or financial reporting Experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of accounting, audit or financial reporting Experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of accounting, audit or financial reporting Experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of accounting, audit or financial reporting Experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
Proficient in usage of Microsoft Office Applications
Comprehensive accounting knowledge on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial reporting
Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with multiple functions and locations
Detail oriented, excellent analytical, problem solving, management and organizational skills
Ability to work independently, to multi-task, and to establish priorities
Positive attitude and a strong work ethic
Ability to take initiative and work with a minimum level of direction in a fast-paced environment
Strong project management skills
Strong leadership skills
Experience with SAP, S4 HANA, BW, Hyperion, EDW applications
Experience in implementing automation initiatives
Managing outsource partner team

Benefits

Comp & perks

A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingauditfinancial reportingvariance analysisGAAPSarbanes-Oxley (SOX)automationproject managementfinancial systems implementationtax compliance

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem solvingorganizational skillsdetail orientedinitiativeability to multi-taskpositive attitude