(CW) Senior Accountant- Fixed Assets

About the role

BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions, with a portfolio of therapies for achondroplasia, PKU, CLN2, MPS, Fabry disease, and Pompe disease. The company is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support the full lifecycle of fixed asset, CAPEX, and selected OPEX accounting in a one‑year hybrid contract requiring presence in San Rafael on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, transfers, impairments, and depreciation.
• Maintain the fixed asset subledger and ensure alignment with the general ledger.
• Perform monthly close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and variance analysis.
• Review asset classifications for consistency with US GAAP and company policy.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audit requests related to fixed assets.
• Partner with project managers to monitor capital project spend and assess capitalization versus expense treatment.
• Monitor Asset Under Construction balances and drive timely project closures and asset placements in service.
• Assist with depreciation and CAPEX impact forecasting for FP&A and business partners.
• Apply capitalization policies consistently and help improve related processes.
• Perform monthly OPEX purchase order reviews for commitments, coding, and alignment with budget expectations.
• Prepare and analyze OPEX accruals to support complete and accurate period-end expense recognition.
• Work with budget owners to investigate variances and communicate clear insights into key drivers and trends.
• Monitor open POs and goods or services receipts to assess expense timing and identify cleanup or closure needs.
• Support monthly OPEX reporting, including variance commentary for FP&A and business partners.
• Maintain strong internal controls over fixed asset and CAPEX processes.
• Support SOX documentation, testing, and remediation activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen reporting, and improve data integrity.
• Contribute to system enhancements or ERP projects affecting fixed asset accounting.
• Build trusted relationships with project managers, budget owners, FP&A, audit, and accounting partners.
• Communicate accounting requirements and conclusions clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Proactively surface risks, missing information, and timeline concerns before they affect the close or project milestones.
• Lead follow-ups with clear