Accounting Manager – Financial Reporting & Transformation (AKK/ABGK)

Key Responsibilities 

1. Financial Reporting & Controllership (AKK) 

• Own the end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) process and ensure full GAAP compliance with regard to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.  

• Prepare, review, and analyze financial data and information in accordance with Amgen policies and applicable accounting standards.  

• Own both US GAAP and J-GAAP financial accounting & reporting activities. Work closely with global accounting team in managing the US GAAP book in SAP. 

• Coordinate with internal & external auditors, as well as any applicable regulatory authorities.  

• Support corporate tax, consumption tax, and other statutory tax reporting requirements in partnership with Regional Tax Lead and external tax advisor.  

• Ensure internal control and policy compliance across applicable financial accounting processes. 

• Be the accounting subject-matter-expert in supporting strategic business initiatives and cross-functional projects.  

• Partner with the Amgen capability centre to ensure the delivery of high-quality accounting services. 

2. Finance Transformation & Systems 

• Support SAP ECC enhancements and SAP S/4HANA implementation from the accounting perspective. 

• Support testing and cutover readiness activities in preparation for S/4HANA go-live. 

• Drive accounting process simplification, standardization, automation, and control improvement. 

• Support AI and digital finance initiatives to enhance quality, operational efficiency and finance governance. 

3. ABGK Readiness 

• Establish ABGK’s statutory accounting, reporting and tax compliance processes in partnership with various internal stakeholders and external service providers 

• Own the SOP documentation and implementation of applicable accounting processes for ABGK, with full compliance with Amgen policies and procedures. 

• Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs), cost allocation methodologies, project accounting, and finance support for ABGK. 

• Oversee ABGK set up in S/4HANA to ensure operational readiness across finance and related business functions before go-live. 

4. Cross-functional Business Partnership 

• Build effective partnerships across multiple functions without and outside of Finance, which includes but not limited to FP&A, Global Accounting, Commercial, Technology, Tax, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Safety and Capability Centre. 

• Provide accounting guidance to support business decision-making.  Be able to identify and flag risks ahead of time. 

• Manage projects effectively by maintaining trackers, monitoring delays, identifying key stakeholders, and communicating updates in a timely and precise manner. 

Ideal Candidate Profile 

The ideal candidate should be a proactive accounting professional who can manage the full set of books in J-GAAP and US GAAP.  In addition, the role should be able to balance core controllership responsibilities with process transformation, system, and business readiness project initiatives. 

The successful candidate come with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience, project execution capability, SAP system knowledge, and the ability to influence stakeholders in a dynamic environment. 

Qualifications & Experience 

Education & Professional Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.  

• Japanese Certified Public Accountant (JCPA) certification is a must.  

• US CPA or another internationally recognized accounting qualification is an advantage. 

Professional Experience 

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience with career progression in financial accounting and reporting with multinational corporations or public accounting firms. 

• Strong experience in end-to-end R2R processes, including financial close and Japanese statutory accounting and reporting compliance. 

• Experience in supporting direct and indirect tax compliance, external audit, internal control verification (e.g. SoX) and accounting policy implementation. 

• Hands-on user experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.  Deployment experience will be a plus but not necessary. 

Core Caliber 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority. 

• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable balancing operational responsibilities with transformation initiatives. 

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, drive process improvement, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. 

• Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills. 

Core Competencies 

• Financial Reporting, Controllership & R2R 

• Statutory Reporting, Tax Compliance & Governance 

• Project Accounting & Internal Controls 

• SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA & Finance Transformation 

• Process Simplification, Automation & Continuous Improvement 

• Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management 

• Strategic Problem Solving & Operational Execution 

Why This Role Is Attractive 

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine core accounting ownership with strategic finance transformation and the establishment of a new accounting entity in Japan. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Shape the accounting foundation for ABGK and support future biosimilar and biosame business growth. 

• Contribute to SAP transformation, process simplification, automation, and finance operating model improvements. 

• Partner with senior stakeholders across finance and business functions. 

• Build broad capabilities for future opportunities in Controllership, Financial Reporting, Finance Transformation, or broader Finance leadership roles.