(CW) Accounts Payable Analyst

Location:  San Rafael, California Category: Finance Employment Category: Fulltime-Temporary

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Description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

This is a Contract role for one year/contract to Full Time- (2 days in-office, 3 days WFH)

Location: San Rafael 

Key Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to: 
 
  • Manage account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies across AP and related accounts.
  • Review and process complex AP transactions while ensuring adherence to company policies.
  • Determine root cause for invoice/supplier issues. Submit and track IT tickets, initiate meetings and work with internal support staff to resolve invoicing/supplier issues.
  • Backup to AP Mailbox Coordinator when they are out of the office.
  • Assist with month-end close activities, including clearing account discrepancies and variance analysis
  • Investigate AP exceptions, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Support the AP Manager in refining processes and improving accuracy in reporting.
  • Develop and document best practices for reconciliation and AP workflows.
  • Any special projects/tasks assigned by management.
 
Qualifications
 
  • Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
  • 1-2 years Accounts Payable Experience
  • Strong knowledge of core accounting concepts
  • Knowledge of control concepts (segregation of duties, verification, security, etc.)
  • Ability to exercise good judgement and effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving issues, and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
  • Experience in Oracle and/or SAP a plus
  • Competent in Microsoft Office, including Excel

 Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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