In this vital role, you will own and lead standard costing activities within Ops Finance for designated manufacturing sites or regions. You will act as a subject‑matter expert for standard costing and inventory accounting and provide oversight, governance, and leadership across the process.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Support the end‑to‑end annual standard costing process, including planning, execution, review, and governance. This includes updates to clinical costing and Raw Material costing.
Oversees product-costing updates in SAP S/4Hana
Ensure accuracy and integrity of material, BOM, routing, labor, and overhead standards in SAP
Lead absorption costing, excess capacity analysis, and related accounting assessments
Oversee inventory accounting and valuation, including monthly close, reconciliations, and roll‑forwards
Perform and review detailed cost and inventory variance analysis, providing insights to global stakeholders
Act as a key finance partner to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting and Operations Finance teams
Support S/4HANA implementation, enhancements, and global standardization of costing processes
Drive process improvements, automation, and digital initiatives within standard costing and inventory accounting
Manage and review work performed by junior team members or outsourced service providers, as applicable
Assist to provide responses to internal and external audits related to inventory and costing
Support strategic initiatives related to network optimization, new product introductions, and business expansions

What We Expect Of You

The professional we seek is a strong finance leader with deep technical expertise and a transformation mindset:

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, or inventory accounting
Proven experience owning standard costing processes in a complex manufacturing environment
Strong working knowledge of SAP / S/4HANA
Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

Chartered Accountant / Certified Public Accountant or MBA (Finance)
Audit or Big 4 Public Accounting experience
Experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environments
Strong knowledge of US GAAP inventory accounting
Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
Ability to operate effectively in a global, cross‑functional, matrixed organization
Mindset to drive transformation and optimize processes
Ability to take initiative and work with a minimum level of direction in a fast-paced environment

Finance Manager – Standard Costing Ops finance