Manager, Manufacturing Finance & Accounting

Job Summary:  

The Manager of Manufacturing Finance and Accounting is a key member of the Finance department that directly supports Supernus’s corporate accounting and manufacturing functions. This role is responsible for the full cycle manufacturing accounting process, including analyzing, and reconciling all production and inventory transactions related to external Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and the company’s overall supply chain network. This role actively collaborates with both Supernus Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality departments to transact production batches, troubleshoot, and investigate.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the Company’s external CMOs, Supply Chain, Quality, Accounting, and Finance departments to appropriately manage the full cycle of inventory transactional processing and movements within the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system).
• Reconciles inventory activity monthly and agrees the general ledger to the subledger(s) and relevant CMO Source Reports.
• Analyzes CMO reports to identify production and inventory movement activity.
• Works closely with Supply Chain and Quality Departments to identify and manage expired, failed, and obsolete inventory to ensure that they accounted for timely and accurately.
• Manages Cost of Goods and Sold Cost of Goods Sold to ensure appropriate matching principles are applied accurately based upon inventory movements.
• Drives enhancements to management reporting, including commentary with timely insights to operational results.
• Monitors, manages, and updates the Company’s standard costs as needed.
• Prepares schedules in support of internal and external auditor requests.
• Establishes and updates training documentation.
• Trains staff to perform transaction level activities for manufacturing activities within the ERP.  
• Manages, tracks, and records monthly production and inventory transactions.
• Determines vouchered and unvouchered liabilities, assisting with the general ledger close, as well as strategic vendor relationships.
• Performs cost variance analyses on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports detailing operational results.
• Responsible for the management of each Manufacturing Departments’ operational expenses, budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare schedules in support of internal and external auditor requests.
• Comply with and meet all financial close deadlines.
• Maintain compliance with SOX requirements as well as US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and Company policies.
• Other ad-hoc research, data analysis, department financial planning as defined by Management.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and management in an effective manner consistent with Company Values towards defined Corporate Objectives.
• Understands Company Policy and procedure to be able to guide direct reports appropriately.

Knowledge & Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred and a minimum of five years of relevant experience is required, experience in public accounting is a plus. Public company and SOX 404 experience preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) and a demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Confidentiality and Integrity - must be able to represent and model integrity within the organization. Must possess and maintain the highest degree of security and confidentiality of information.
• Passionate about business excellence and continuous improvement in processes.

Other Characteristics:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
• Ability of having an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
• A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
• Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
• Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally a