Manager, Accounting (Cost/Manufacturing) - Contract

Known for its scientific and operational excellence, Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron markets medicines for eye diseases, atopic dermatitis, asthma, COPD, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), oncology, hypercholesterolemia, and rare inflammatory conditions. Regeneron also has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need.

Manager Accounting Cost Manufacturing - R47511

Location

Rensselaer, NY

Position Description

This contractor role leads hands-on accounting support and systems enablement during a multi‑year ERP implementation, preparing and reviewing critical schedules and deliverables across inventory, cost accounting, fixed assets, leases, collaborations, and general ledger. In addition to core close and reporting activities, the role partners cross‑functionally with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, IT, Engineering, Facilities, and Finance to strengthen internal controls, drive standardization and automation, and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting. This is a contract, on-site position based in our Rensselaer, NY facility. We anticipate the role running through end of November, 2027.

Roles Responsibilities

• Own preparation and review of monthly close deliverables across GL.
• Contribute to standard cost establishment and maintenance in Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM), including materials, labor, and overhead; perform variance analysis and actionable commentary.
• Analyze batch completions, production variances, inventory levels, and inventory status; partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to investigate and resolve issues.
• Support CMO inventory accounting and end‑to‑end reconciliations across the external supply chain.
• Assist with annual physical inventories and cycle counts for internal warehouses, CMOs, and 3PLs; track and resolve count differences and control gaps.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and close checklists to meet deadlines with high quality.
• Manage fixed asset activities: capitalization, disposals, depreciation, reconciliations, and fixed asset register integrity.
• Analyze lease agreements to ensure accurate accounting under ASC 842; coordinate with Corporate Accounting on policy and complex arrangements.
• Support collaboration accounting (e.g., deferred inventory, COGS, partner reporting) and align with contractual terms and policies.
• Partner with Finance on budgets, forecasts, and manufacturing/operations variance analysis, linking operational drivers to P&L and balance sheet impacts.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls that meet SOX requirements; document and remediate issues.
• Serve as an accounting systems partner for Oracle OPM, Inventory, Order Management, and Financial modules; liaise with IT to troubleshoot issues and stabilize close.
• Identify and implement automation and process improvements; translate business needs into functional builds, use cases, and testing documentation.
• Implement end‑to‑end testing for ERP improvements, upgrades, and new processes, including impact assessments, data validation, and UAT sign‑offs.
• Deliver executive‑ready outputs: reconciliations, bridges, variance analyses, KPI dashboards, and issue logs with root‑cause, risk, and remediation plans.

Skills

• Thrive in a contractor capacity that supplements FTEs during major ERP change, bringing structure, urgency, and calm to fast‑paced environments.
• Drive automation of recurring close tasks, reconciliations, exception monitoring, and data quality checks to reduce cycle time and error rates.
• Define data structures, hierarchies, and master data standards across OPM, Inventory, Order Management, and Financials to enable consistent reporting.
• Standardize processes and cross‑module controls for inventory, fixed assets, leases, and GL to improve accuracy and audit readiness.
• Translate ambiguous requests into clear options with assumptions, effort, risks, and recommendations for decision‑makers.
• Communicate crisply with cross‑functional partners and influence outcomes without direct authority.

Education

• BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• Typically 7 years of progressive accounting experience, with strong inventory and cost accounting; manufacturing experience required, biotech/pharma preferred.

This is a contract position at Regeneron in partnership with Agileone and Allsource as the Employer of Record.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, nationality, national or ethnic origin, civil status, age, citizenship status, membership of the Traveler community, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, familial status, marital or registered civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender reassignment, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company will also provide reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities or chronic illnesses of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of the Company's business.

Pay: $74.15 - $99.17 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rensselaer, NY 12144

Salary : $74 - $99