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Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will be a member of the Global Cost Accounting team that is responsible for the consolidation and analysis of the global inventory and cost of sales.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Update standard costing in the system and support the end-to-end annual standard costing process. This includes updates to clinical costing and raw material costing.
• Perform and support testing of new projects and business expansions
• Support S4 HANA ERP system implementation
• Manage and run BOTs
• Lead material ledger maintenance and master data support
• May perform the inventory accounting for certain Amgen manufacturing sites
• Will be accountable to manage and review the work of an outsourced provider that supports this team.
• May perform and review sophisticated journal entries, general ledger account analysis, and reconciliation for both SAP and consolidation tools as required.
• Prepare and review audit schedules and answer questions from internal and external auditors. This will include preparation of annual inventory roll forwards.
• May lead and review accounting and reporting requirements such as: standard costing including absorption tests, and excess capacity analysis among others.
• Special projects to improve accounting processes including digital projects.
• Consolidate, analyze, and report global inventory balances by product/site and perform detailed monthly variance analysis.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree, OR
• Master’s degree and 8+ years of experience in general accounting, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience in general accounting,

Preferred Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or MBA
• Audit or Big 4 Public Accounting experience
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong technical US GAAP knowledge in Inventory
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills and be able to bridge culture differences
• Detail oriented; strong business analytical skills
• Ability to take initiative and work with a minimum level of direction in a fast paced environment
• Ability to lead projects and work with cross-functional teams
• Team/Contractor supervision experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and technology savvy. Proficiency in AI tools such as Enterprise Chatgpt is a plus.
• 5+ years of General, Intercompany and Cost Accounting experience using S4 HANA

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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