Accounting Manager

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Accounting Manager

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Job Title: Accounting ManagerJob Location: Cambridge, UKJob Location Type: HybridJob Contract Type: Full-timeJob Seniority Level:HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.ACCOUNTING MANAGERLIVEWhat You Will DoAs an experienced Accounting Manager, you will apply your experience and knowledge of UK and Irish financial accounting and tax matters to meet Amgen’s internal and external compliance and reporting obligations. This role will appeal to someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment within a complex, matrixed organization.Responsibilities include:

• Manage the monthly and quarterly financial close process, collaborating closely with the Global Accounting Hub and overseeing activities with our outsourced service provider.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of all statutory reporting requirements, including the completion of audited financial statements.
• Act as the pivotal liaison with UK and Irish audit teams, fostering strong, effective relationships.
• Strengthen internal controls and processes through ongoing balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and comprehensive documentation reviews.
• Partner with our tax advisors to manage tax provisions and filings, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Oversee VAT and Intrastat reporting, maintaining full compliance with reporting obligations.
• Provide essential support for the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) review and take responsibility for broader tax compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Regional Tax team to prepare transfer pricing documentation and conduct profit analysis.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to government bodies, maintaining compliance with reporting requirements.

Join of our teamYou will be joining the UK/Ireland Finance team, based in the UK. This role reports in to the Accounting Lead.In this vital role you will balance your strong stakeholder management skills with a driven, growth mindset, to deliver meaningful results within a fast-paced business. You will work collaboratively with external stakeholders, such as our external audit team and tax and technical advisors. You will also collaborate closely with the wider Finance team, having real, tangible impact on the business.WINWhat We Expect Of YouWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced professional, are these qualifications and skills:

• Experienced Financial Accountant within a multinational business with demonstrated success in an Accounting Manager role, ideally within the Pharmceutical sector
• ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent accounting qualification
• Demonstrated excellence of technical knowledge of accountancy, relevant laws, local taxes, and accounting systems/processes
• Demonstrated capability to learn quickly within a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates a high level of analytical skills and the ability to solve complex problems
• Excellent oral as well as written English communication
• Excellent computer skills in the Microsoft Office environment, particularly MS Excel
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP Solution

THRIVEWhat You Can Expect Of UsAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

LOCATION Ability to work flexibly from home with regular office work from our Cambridge ext generation workspace.APPLY NOWfor a career that defies imaginationIn our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.careers.amgen.comEqual Opportunity StatementAmgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a 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 an accommodation.Lifelancer ( ) is a talent-hiring platform in Life Sciences, Pharma and IT. The platform connects talent with opportunities in pharma, biotech, health sciences, healthtech and IT domains.For more details and to find similar roles, please check out the below Lifelancer link.

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Cambridge

Job date

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:09:01 GMT

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