Senior Manager, Cost Accounting

At Halozyme, we are reinventing the patient experience and building the future of drug delivery. We embrace transformation, innovate for the future, and work collaboratively as One Team to amplify impact. Join us as a Senior Manager, Cost Accounting in San Diego, CA, and contribute to meaningful innovations that improve lives.

About the role

The Senior Manager, Cost Accounting serves as the subject matter expert for inventory, manufacturing, and cost accounting. This role ensures the accuracy and integrity of inventory valuation, standard costing, COGS accounting, and related financial reporting. You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and FP&A teams to support operational performance, enhance financial processes and controls, and provide decision-support analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of inventory accounting, cost accounting, and cost of goods sold (COGS) accounting, including inventory valuation, standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and related financial reporting.
• Own, maintain, and continuously enhance standard costing methodologies, product costing models, and inventory valuation processes, including annual cost updates.
• Ensure inventory is accurately valued and COGS is correctly recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
• Analyze manufacturing, inventory, and purchase price variances, providing insightful analysis of key drivers, emerging risks, and opportunities.
• Lead inventory reserve analyses, including excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory assessments, and collaborate with business partners to evaluate inventory-related risks and trends.
• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and COGS, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses.
• Prepare financial analyses, management reporting, and supporting schedules related to inventory, manufacturing operations, and product profitability.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and FP&A teams to provide accounting guidance and support costing analytics, budgeting, forecasting, and operational initiatives.
• Drive continuous process improvement, automation, and system enhancement initiatives to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of inventory and cost accounting operations.
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX compliance activities, with high-quality documentation and timely responses.
• Maintain, execute, and continuously improve internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, and documentation related to inventory, manufacturing, and cost accounting processes.
• Provide accounting guidance and costing for new products and arrangements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred).
• CPA or CMA required (active certification preferred).
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive finance and technical accounting experience, including public accounting and/or public company experience.
• Minimum of eight years of cost accounting, standard costing, manufacturing, supply chain, internal controls, and SOX compliance experience (Med device, pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, or healthcare preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft tools and financial data analysis.
• Experience driving process improvement, automation, and scalable reporting solutions.
• Experience working with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

Benefits

• Full and comprehensive benefits program, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) matching.
• Opportunities for growth through in-house programs and tuition reimbursement.
• A collaborative, innovative team culture that prioritizes learning, development, and progression.

Pay

The most likely base pay range for this position is $140K - $175K per year. Several factors, such as experience, tenure, skills, and business needs, will determine exact compensation. Total compensation may include bonuses, sales incentives, and equity awards.