Accounting Manager

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Accounting Manager

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join our Global Accounting team. As the Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for the month-end close and controllership activities for specific countries in the LACAN Region which spans countries in Latin America and Canada. You will support the Senior Managers with the successful delivery of strategic, tactical, and general accounting & controlling goals. You will also be responsible for performing balance sheet reviews in liaison with outsourced partners/Finance and Administration teams at ELMAC affiliates, as well as controls validations and testing (IICC/SOX).

• Be responsible for accurate, complete, and timely periodic accounting close for specific LACAN countries.
• Support the preparation of close packages (including variance analysis), and disclosure checklists.
• Provide guidance on the application of policies and procedures and US GAAP treatment for transactions being executed by regional and/or local finance teams and support appropriate implementation.
• Operate as a link between local, regional, and functional finance teams to establish clear roles & responsibilities and install the appropriate processes and tools.
• Provide oversight, guidance and monitoring of Internal Control processes.
• Support and advise local Finance Leads with Tax compliance, internal and external audits as well as the implementation of recommended improvements.
• Create and track financial metrics for management.
• Provide ad hoc support to local Finance Leads and flag all opportunities and challenges.
• Keep track of the effectiveness of SLAs, process maps, and SOPs, and monitor the various Finance functions.

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

Or

Master’s degree and 2 years of accounting experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of accounting experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of accounting experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of accounting experience

And

Language skills: Fluent in Spanish and English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (an emphasis in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration).
• 5+ years of related professional experience.
• Proficiency in technical knowledge of accounting (US GAAP), accounting processes and ERP systems.
• Basic knowledge of indirect taxation.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills, including the ability to interact with Amgen middle management effectively and confidentially.
• Excellent and insightful analytical skills; ability to drive meaningful insights from large datasets.
• Being able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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for a career that defies imagination

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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.