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At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
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Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
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The Finance Manager-Inventory Accounting is responsible for leading certain global inventory accounting & reporting practices, primarily related to Profit in Inventory (PII) and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). In addition, the role will drive process improvement initiatives in various inventory accounting/reporting sub-processes.
This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager-Inventory Accounting; is part of the Global Inventory Controllership Process team located in Budapest and will be an on-site role.
What you will do:
+ Lead the monthly General Ledger entries related to certain Profit in Inventory (PII) elimination/reclass practices for the global Cytiva business;
+ Assist in the monthly Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) reconciliation between the GL and Cytiva’s COGS BI tool. Investigate significant differences at the inventory item level;
+ Business partner to Business Unit Finance leaders & other Finance stakeholders for the above processes, working collaboratively across multiple teams;
+ Implement global standard work across different teams & sub-processes. Lead initiatives for process improvement and automation;
+ Support closing and compliance activities, including preparation of account reconciliations, global Sarbanes-Oxley testing of inventory processes, annual balance sheet reviews, internal and external audits;
Who you are:
+ Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or equivalent experience;
+ Several years of relevant experience in accounting or finance within a global business environment, including exposure to global processes and transactional flows;
+ Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in inventory accounting;
+ Advanced analytical skills with the ability to work with large data sets in Excel, identify trends and drivers, and deliver clear, insightful analysis;
+ High adaptability and flexibility—comfortable working in dynamic environments, responding to new information, and managing ambiguity effectively.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
+ Ability to travel – Occasional travel to other locations to participate in team and project/kaizen initiatives.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
+ Working within Oracle or SAP;
+ Working with BI tools, for example Qlik Sense, OneStream;
+ Implementing process improvement.
Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info (https://leplb1040.upoint.alight.com/ah-angular-afirst-web/#/web/danaher/cp/preauth-home) .
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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