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Responsibilities:
Analysis and Interpretation – Accounting and Financial Reports
Interpret transactions executed or proposed by business to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, including performing research and partnering with Technical Accounting to develop guidance.
Analyze financial results and provide explanations to management for the movements of Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow statements.
Draft footnote disclosures and prepare detailed support for external reporting deliverables (10Q/10K).
Business Partnering (Commercial, Research & Development, Operations or General & Administrative)
Work with Finance and Operational teams in performing accounting tasks and monitoring the successful execution of Month End close activities including, but not limited to, review of journal entries and account reconciliations.
Manage relationships within Finance (Financial Planning, Tax, Purchase to Pay, Treasury, Global Strategic Sourcing).
Provide support for initiatives or projects by providing accounting guidance and identifying risks to internal controls.
Internal Controls and Compliance Process support
Support the documentation and test of controls in support of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Certification and other control verification processes. Draft deficiency reports as applicable and drive implementation of remediation actions.
Support Internal/External/Tax audits by timely providing backup, explaining transactions, and answering inquiries, as applicable.
Understand and interpret Policies and Procedures to provide guidance to partners on proper application.
Process Improvement, Automation and Project Management
Collaborate with process partners to proactively determine and implement continuous improvement opportunities that will enable an efficient and effective accounting close process.
Engage in gaining knowledge and deploying Automation and Reporting solutions (e.g. UiPath, PowerBI, Anaplan, Tableau, MS Teams, Smartsheet, Docusign) to reduce transactional work in favor of strategy and analysis.
Manage special projects for which Global Accounting representation is required, including company expansion, business acquisitions and divestitures, and financial system implementations.
Vendor Services Management
Partner closely with our External Services vendor supporting accounting operations to complete close activities and deliver quality services to Amgen.
Engage in regular governance meetings to discuss status of activities, projects, and issue resolution. Monitor Service Level Metrics and manage expectations and deliverables.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.