Manager, Inventory & Intercompany Accounting

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees  and a presence in approximately 100 countries , extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

The Manager, Inventory & Intercompany Accounting role is an integral part of the US Finance function supporting inventory and intercompany management of the US commercial operations.  The role is responsible for a variety of accounting functions including monthly close activities, ownership of the US commercial inventory balance sheet, maintenance and reconciliation of intercompany relationships, maintaining compliance with internal controls and supervising direct reports.

Core Responsibilities

• Oversight of accounting and reporting related to inventory balances, transfer price adjustments, finished goods, inventory reserves, external manufacturing, standard cost revaluation, intercompany markup, and intercompany accruals
• Reconciling intercompany balance sheet and intercompany markup
• Collaborate and communicate with business partners, including supply chain, intercompany partners, and external manufacturing organizations, while maintaining cooperative relationships with internal and external parties.
• Balance sheet account reconciliations and roll forwards, including variance analysis and explanations
• Support, motivate, provide feedback, and mentor direct reports
• Support internal and external SOX 404 audit requests and compliance requirements

Other Responsibilities

• Lead departmental, functional, and corporate initiatives
• Prepare and analyze management reports
• Drive the application of GAAP to new transactions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 6 or more years of experience with similar responsibilities in a $500M+ business, including experience with accounting for inventory, markup, and/or external manufacturing
• Advanced MS Excel / MS Office
• Strong analytical skills with strong proficiency of GAAP
• Experience with HFM/PeopleSoft/SAP
• Preferred: CPA, MBA and/or public accounting experience

Competencies

• Creative problem solver
• Analytical mindset, attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work cross functionally across multiple functional teams and regions
• Process mindset with focus on continuous improvement
• Performs well under pressure (e.g. changing priorities and tight deadlines)
• Demonstrates high level of maturity, self-motivation and team-orientation, and commitment to the ongoing development of talent including active coaching and mentoring
• Demonstrates an ability to be a quick learner with a desire to continually build his/her skill set and experiences

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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