Operations Accounting Manager

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Coralville, IA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Healthtech
The Role
Manage operations-related month-end closes, strengthen internal controls, oversee costing controls, and partner with teams on capital projects.
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Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Oversee operations-related month-end close: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals for COGS, inventory and fixed assets.

  • Strengthen internal controls & support audits: cost accounting processes, fixed asset governance, inventory controls, and segregation of duties across ERP.

  • Own the standard cost model and annual cost roll, including BOM/routing validation, labor and overhead rates, and burden allocation methodologies.

  • Manage inventory valuation and integrity across raw/WIP/finished goods as well as monitoring slow/no-move & excess/obsolete reserves.

  • Oversee costing controls and compliance: cycle counts, physical inventories, standard cost updates.

  • Govern the fixed asset lifecycle: project creation, capitalization criteria, useful lives, depreciation methods, and retirements/disposals.

  • Partner with Engineering/Operations to manage capital projects: budgeting, approvals, in‑process (AUC) tracking, and timely capitalization.

The essential requirements of the job include

  • High School degree with 8+ Years experience OR Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting related field with 5+ years experience OR Master's degree in field with 3+ years experience

  • Leadership experience

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

  • CPA

IDT, 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.

 

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

 

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

The U.S. EEO posters are available here.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].

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The Company
Washington , DC
57,802 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. A global network of more than 25 operating companies, we drive meaningful innovation in some of today’s most dynamic industries through our operating companies in four strategic platforms: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Water Quality and Product Identification. The engine at the heart of our success is the Danaher Business System (DBS), a set of tools that enables continuous improvement around lean, growth and leadership. Through the ingenuity of our people, the power of DBS and the impact of our meaningful technologies, we help realize life’s potential in ourselves and for those we serve.

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