Senior Manager, Finance, External Manufacturing

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager – External Manufacturing to join our Global Tech Ops Finance team. This is a critical role for an experienced finance professional who will own and govern core inventory, revenue accounting, and product costing processes, while also serving as a key FP&A partner.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end inventory and product costing processes for the external manufacturing footprint, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and internal accounting policies.
• Serve as the global and regional subject-matter expert for inventory and cost accounting for the external manufacturing business.
• Ensure GL accuracy and completeness, including oversight of journal entries, account reconciliations, and balance sheet integrity.
• Lead and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring adherence to close calendars, control checklists, and reporting deadlines.
• Oversee monthly reconciliations with 3PL providers related to inventory, revenue, and receivables, resolving discrepancies proactively.
• Own standard cost setting and maintenance, including verification, analysis of variances, and ongoing monitoring.
• Drive system and process optimization, including SAP S/4HANA enhancements, automation, and reporting efficiency.
• Partner with business stakeholders to analyze and explain financial performance, including inventory movements and valuation, cost of goods sold and margin drivers, manufacturing performance and delivery.
• Develop and deliver management-level reporting, dashboards, and variance analyses versus AOP, forecast, and prior periods.
• Provide actionable insights and clear financial narratives to support operational decision-making.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing accurate inventory, cost, assumptions, and scenario analysis.
• Own ad-hoc analyses and strategic projects supporting the growth and maturity of the external manufacturing operations.
• Serve as a backup for Hopewell internal manufacturing operations as needed, ensuring continuity in inventory accounting, product costing, and close activities.
• Serve as a key external manufacturing finance contact for internal and external audits, including preparation, walkthroughs, issue remediation, and audit support.
• Lead and contribute to the development, documentation, and implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and process improvements as it relates to the external manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in accounting or finance required.
• Required: Bachelor’s in accounting or finance with 7+ years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, preferably within the Pharmaceutical or Biotech industry, with experience in supporting operational units and manufacturing finance.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
• Proven experience in a corporate FP&A role, ideally within a large, complex organization.
• Experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and champion best practices.