Job Description

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?


At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives--and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.


You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.


Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.


At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.


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The

Finance Manager, Inventory Accounting

is responsible for leading certain global inventory accounting & reporting practices, primarily related to Profit in Inventory (PII), Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and internal purchase price variances (PPV).


This position reports to the Cytiva Global Inventory Controller, is part of the Global Inventory Controllership Process team located in Budapest or Amersham and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

Lead the monthly reporting practices for the global Cytiva business relating to Profit in Inventory (PII), COGS accounting & Internal PPV Provide Controllership guidance to ensure accounting policy compliance & consistency though being a key business partner to Business Unit Finance leaders & other Finance stakeholders for the above processes, working collaboratively across multiple teams Implement global standard work across different teams & sub-processes while also driving process improvement and automation; Supervision of other Associates who support the above processes; Participate in other closing & compliance processes, for example global Sarbanes-Oxley testing of inventory processes, annual entity balance sheet reviews, support for external & internal audits, review of account reconciliations.

Who you are:

Hold an accounting qualification; Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in an accounting/finance position in a global business environment, with experience of global processes & transactional flows; Knowledge & experience of inventory accounting; Experience of managing/supervising other team members; Strong analytical skills: able to analyze large quantities of data in Excel, identify trends and drivers, link financial results to operational performance and distil them into insightful analysis.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

Ability to travel - Occasional travel to HQ locations to participate in team and project/kaizen initiatives.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Communicating complex business issues in a clear & concise manner; Process improvement initiatives; Working in ambiguous situations: adaptable & open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances; BI tools, for example QlikSense, OneStream;

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.


Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.


For more information, visit www.danaher.com.