Manager Accounting , Inventory and Operations

The role

This person will manage cost accounting functions including standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis. They will own the manufacturing accrual process and partner with Supply Chain and FP&A to ensure accurate cost data.

What you will do

• Maintain and update standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Analyze and report on manufacturing variances and partner with Supply Chain to resolve root causes.
• Own the manufacturing accrual process end to end.
• Prepare monthly accruals for manufacturing vendors.
• Prepare journal entries related to manufacturing accruals, inventory, COGS, and manufacturing variances.
• Manage inventory valuation, reserves, scrap and obsolescence, and reconciliation processes across all locations.
• Reconcile manufacturing and cost-related general ledger accounts.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly flux analysis for inventory, COGS and manufacturing accrual accounts.
• Maintain and execute internal controls over inventory, standard costing, COGS and manufacturing accruals in compliance with GAAP and SOX.
• Support quarterly external audits and SOX testing.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 7 + years of progressive cost accounting experience in a biotech manufacturing environment, including contract manufacturing.
• Experience with product costing in SAP S/4 Hana required.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting under GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate data into insights.
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Nice to have

• CPA or CMA certification
• Experience working in a public company (SEC-reporting) environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Equity component

About the company

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from bacterial diseases.