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Viatris · 5 hours ago

Senior Cost Accountant

positionSan Antonio, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Viatris is a global healthcare company committed to empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life. The Senior Cost Accountant role involves conducting cost analysis, preparing financial reports, and supporting inventory-related audits to ensure accurate financial management and cost control.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Request for Estimate (RFE) Process: conduct cost analysis and evaluate costs for new projects
Prepare site spend report and variance analysis
Prepare monthly spend journal entries (accruals, prepayments, allocation entries, etc.)
Prepare site PPV report and variance analysis
Prepare monthly PPV journal entries
Defer and amortize manufacturing variance results
Support inventory related audit reports
Prepare inventory balance sheet account reconciliations in Blackline
Maintain standard cost and transfer prices
Reconcile inventory GL balances to subledger
Calculate and validate inventory return rate
Prepare sales and inventory PRIME report submissions and related reconciliations
Review inventory accounts and prepare reclassification entries/top-side adjustments as required
Perform inventory cycle counts and periodic counts as needed to support business
Perform product costing, variance analysis, and life cycle costing
Manage and perform continuous cost improvement activities
Provide ad-hoc reporting and on-demand data analytics
Process allocations, period, and adjustments
Post and reconcile intercompany transactions
Produce regulatory reports
Understand and perform cost structure and cost behavior analysis
Understand and maintain Item Masters, Bill of Materials and Routings
Perform standards maintenance and rate development, estimating & forecasting, data collection & labor reporting, projects and other analysis
Must be able to understand full ramifications of ERP systems well
Software Knowledge - Integrated ERP/MRP, Excel
Provide customer service and serve as liaison between Finance, Operations, and other depts
Review current departmental process for increased improvement and efficiency
Within the areas of responsibility, understands and complies with safety, environmental and quality practices and procedures as outlined in organizational/departmental guidelines and SOPs as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations

Qualification

Cost analysisVariance analysisERP systemsAccounting degreeIntegrated ERP/MRPExcelCustomer serviceStrategic thinkingResults oriented

Required

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required
Minimum 5 - 8 years of related experience is required
Ability to think strategically and execute tactfully, results oriented

Preferred

Bachelor's in accounting is preferred

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Benefits
Inclusive environment

Company

Viatris

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Viatris is a global pharmaceutical company formed in 2020 through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer.
dateFounded in 2020
location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.viatris.com/en

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2020-11-17IPO

Leadership Team

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Scott A. Smith
Chief Executive Officer
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Doretta Mistras
Chief Financial Officer
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