Senior Manager for Finance & Administration

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic finance professional to join Amgen Japan as

This role serves as the accounting lead for both the ongoing financial reporting activities of Amgen K.K. (AKK) and the establishment and finance operating model of ABGK, a newly created accounting entity supporting Amgen's future biosimilar and biosame business.

As a senior individual contributor, this position provides strategic leadership across financial reporting, statutory compliance, finance transformation, ERP implementation, governance, and accounting process excellence.

The successful candidate will shape the future-state finance operating model while ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and regulatory compliance.

Working across Finance, FP&A, Shared Services, Tax, IT, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Commercial and global stakeholders, this role will influence key business decisions, drive enterprise-wide finance initiatives, and establish scalable accounting processes that support Amgen's long-term growth strategy.

Although this role has no direct people management responsibility, it requires strong leadership through influence, executive stakeholder management, and the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives.

Own and provide strategic oversight of the end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) process for AKK, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.

Serve as the accounting subject matter expert for complex accounting matters, statutory reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Lead statutory financial reporting and external audit activities while ensuring compliance with Japanese regulatory requirements and Amgen global accounting policies.

Partner with Tax to oversee statutory tax reporting and ensure appropriate governance over tax-related accounting activities.

Provide technical accounting guidance for new business initiatives, strategic investments, and complex accounting transactions.

Continuously evaluate financial reporting risks and strengthen governance, controls, and compliance frameworks.

Lead finance transformation initiatives supporting SAP ECC enhancements and SAP S/4HANA implementation.

Define future-state accounting processes and finance operating models to improve efficiency, scalability, and internal control effectiveness.

Provide leadership throughout system implementation, including business requirements, process design, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect remediation, and stabilization.

Champion digitalization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance accounting operations and reporting capabilities.

Drive standardization and simplification of accounting processes aligned with Amgen's global finance strategy.

Lead the establishment of the accounting and financial reporting framework for ABGK, ensuring operational readiness for future business expansion.

Design scalable accounting policies, governance structures, statutory reporting processes, and tax compliance frameworks for the new entity.

Establish effective service delivery and governance models with Shared Services and other Amgen entities through Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Partner with FP&A to develop robust cost management, budgeting, and project accounting processes supporting business operations.

Provide strategic oversight for finance readiness activities across system implementation, process integration, and business launch planning.

Act as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership and business partners on accounting, financial reporting, governance, and transformation initiatives.

Influence cross-functional decision-making by providing accounting expertise across Finance, FP&A, IT, Regulatory, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial organizations.

Lead complex cross-functional initiatives that require alignment across multiple functions and global stakeholders.

Anticipate business risks, identify opportunities for operational excellence, and develop practical solutions that support organizational objectives.

Drive governance, issue resolution, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications for strategic finance initiatives.