Senior Accounting Associate

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Associate, Accounting Operations to join a growing global life sciences organization in Princeton, NJ!! This newly created role will support continued commercial expansion and global cost accounting activities, with a strong focus on product costing, inventory accounting, standard cost maintenance, financial reporting, and process improvement . What You’ll Be Doing: Manage and analyze product costing, inventory valuation, standard costs, inventory reserves, and COGS Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting Support SAP Product Costing , including standard cost roll-ups, component costs, overhead rates, BOM reviews, and routing maintenance Partner closely with Supply Chain, FP&A, External Reporting, Technical Accounting, Internal Audit, and other cross-functional teams Support new product launches, manufacturing transfers, and commercial readiness initiatives Maintain documentation and controls to support SOX compliance and internal control effectiveness Contribute to SAP enhancements, automation, accelerated close, and accounting process improvements Identify opportunities to improve inventory control and costing processes for greater efficiency and accuracy Provide support across Accounting Operations and special projects as needed. What We’re Looking For Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance 4+ years of accounting experience , ideally within a multinational publicly traded life sciences or manufacturing organization Experience with inventory accounting and product costing Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory valuation, and COGS preferred Experience with SAP S/4HANA preferred Strong Excel, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Experience working with ERP, reporting, business intelligence, automation, and/or AI tools Ability to work cross-functionally and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment #J-18808-Ljbffr