Senior Associate Finance - OPEX Budget Coordinator

About the role

Amgen is looking for a Senior Associate Finance professional to support the GCO Finance function through financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics. The role acts as the OPEX Budget Coordinator for key brands within the USBO business area, working with global and regional teams to deliver accurate, timely insights.

Key responsibilities

• Handle monthly and quarterly OPEX reporting, variance analysis, accrual preparation and review, invoice processing, and Purchase Order setup and management, plus ad-hoc analysis.
• Support the USBO OPEX lead, brand finance lead and brand team with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management reports for USBO leadership.
• Provide data-driven insights on performance drivers, cost trends and business risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accuracy of financial master data such as cost centers, WBS and project codes.
• Lead quarter-close and consolidation activities, including journal reviews, reporting and reconciliations.
• Contribute to standardization and automation initiatives.

Required profile

• Master's degree and 4+ years of accounting and/or finance experience, or Bachelor's degree and 6+ years.
• Preferred: experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or multinational corporate environments.
• Preferred: knowledge of FP&A, quarter-close and financial consolidation.
• Ability to work across time zones and in a virtual team.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• SAP, Hyperion, Ariba, Anaplan, PowerBI and Tableau preferred.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Process improvement or automation experience is a plus.