Senior Cost Accountant

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via: 

• Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;

• Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 

• Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Cost Accountant role will make an impact:

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Request for Estimate (RFE) Process: conduct cost analysis and evaluate costs for new projects.

• Prepare site spend report and variance analysis.

• Prepare monthly spend journal entries (accruals, prepayments, allocation entries, etc.)

• Prepare site PPV report and variance analysis.

• Prepare monthly PPV journal entries.

• Defer and amortize manufacturing variance results.

• Support inventory related audit reports.

• Prepare inventory balance sheet account reconciliations in Blackline.

• Maintain standard cost and transfer prices.

• Reconcile inventory GL balances to subledger.

• Calculate and validate inventory return rate.

• Prepare sales and inventory PRIME report submissions and related reconciliations.

• Review inventory accounts and prepare reclassification entries/top-side adjustments as required.

• Perform inventory cycle counts and periodic counts as needed to support business.

• Perform product costing, variance analysis, and life cycle costing.

• Manage and perform continuous cost improvement activities.

• Provide ad-hoc reporting and on-demand data analytics.

• Process allocations, period, and adjustments.

• Post and reconcile intercompany transactions.

• Produce regulatory reports.

• Understand and perform cost structure and cost behavior analysis.

• Understand and maintain Item Masters, Bill of Materials and Routings.

• Perform standards maintenance and rate development, estimating & forecasting, data collection & labor reporting, projects and other analysis.

• Must be able to understand full ramifications of ERP systems well.

• Software Knowledge - Integrated ERP/MRP, Excel.

• Provide customer service and serve as liaison between Finance, Operations, and other depts. 

• Review current departmental process for increased improvement and efficiency.

• Within the areas of responsibility, understands and complies with safety, environmental and quality practices and procedures as outlined in organizational/departmental guidelines and SOPs as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required.  Bachelor’s in accounting is preferred. 

• Minimum 5 - 8 years of related experience is required. 

• Ability to think strategically and execute tactfully, results oriented. 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.