Posted 4 days ago
Cost accounting manager
@ JUNO PHARMA CANADA INC.
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Juno Pharma Canada Inc. is hiring a full-time Cost Accounting Manager reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The role sets and monitors manufacturing costs for pharmaceutical products, analyzes variances, values inventory, and supports budgeting, forecasting and audits. The position has no direct employee supervision.
Responsibilities:
- Set and maintain standard manufacturing costs in the ERP system
- Analyze manufacturing and inventory variances and their root causes
- Value raw materials, WIP and finished goods inventory
- Prepare monthly cost analyses, reconciliations and closing activities
- Support budgeting, forecasting and audit documentation
Requirements summary:
- Experience in cost accounting for manufacturing operations
- Knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis
- Experience with inventory valuation and provisions
- ERP system proficiency
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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JUNO PHARMA CANADA INC.
| Field | Value |
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JOB OBJECTIVES
- Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and analyzing the manufacturing costs of pharmaceutical products.
- The role plays a key part in evaluating product profitability, analyzing manufacturing variances, valuing inventory, and improving the financial performance of manufacturing operations.
- The Cost Accounting Manager works closely with the Production, Planning, Procurement, Quality, and Finance teams to ensure cost accuracy and support operational decision-making.
- This position does not involve direct employee supervision.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
Cost Accounting Management
- Establish, maintain, and review standard costs for raw materials, packaging components, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
- Perform periodic updates of standard costs in the ERP system
- Analyze actual manufacturing costs by product, batch, and production line.
- Participate in establishing manufacturing overhead absorption rates
- Analyze costs associated with new products and changes to manufacturing processes.
Manufacturing Variance Analysis
- Analyze variances between standard costs and actual manufacturing costs.
- Identify variances related to material consumption, manufacturing yields, labor, and overhead expenses.
- Assess the financial impact of rejected batches, material losses, rework, and product destruction.
- Collaborate with Production teams to identify the root causes of variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor manufacturing financial performance.
- Prepare profitability analyses by product, product family, or production line.
Inventory Management and Valuation
- Ensure accurate valuation of raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods inventories.
- Analyze inventory adjustments and their financial impact.
- Perform analyses and recommend provisions for obsolete, expired, or at-risk inventory.
- Collaborate with Planning and Procurement teams to identify financial risks associated with inventory levels.
- Contribute to improving inventory control processes and procedures.
Financial Closing and Management Reporting
- Prepare monthly analyses of manufacturing costs and production variances.
- Perform account reconciliations related to inventory and manufacturing costs.
- Participate in monthly and annual financial closing activities.
- Provide financial analyses to support budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Prepare supporting documentation required for internal and external audits.
- Ensure cost accounting practices comply with the company's financial policies.
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