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About the role:
As a Senior Accountant, you’ll help ensure accurate manufacturing cost and asset reporting, supporting the financial controls and decisions that enable BioNTech’s work in biotechnology and medicine. You’ll partner with teams across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Procurement, turning complex financial data into clear insights.
Your work will span cost accounting, fixed assets, financial analysis, and SAP FI/CO support. By strengthening reporting, controls, and finance processes, you’ll help the business make informed decisions and operate efficiently.
Your contribution:
Lead monthly manufacturing cost accounting and closing activities, and analyze cost variances to support accurate reporting and improvement
Manage fixed assets and construction-in-progress records, from additions and project capitalization to depreciation and asset counts
Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory, asset utilization, and expenses to identify risks and support budgeting and forecasts
Provide financial analysis and recommendations to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Procurement
Support SAP FI/CO implementation and optimization through data preparation, user acceptance testing, closing validation, and issue resolution
Prepare documentation for audits and control testing, and help ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies
A good match:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, or a related discipline
Experience in finance, including manufacturing cost accounting and control; biopharmaceutical or multinational company experience is preferred
Solid knowledge of cost accounting, fixed assets, construction-in-progress management, and financial analysis
Proficiency in SAP FI/CO; experience with implementation, testing, or go-live support is an advantage
Good English proficiency and advanced Excel skills, with the ability to analyze data and solve problems
Detail-oriented and accountable, with strong communication, coordination, and cross-functional collaboration skills
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