Director, Cost Accounting & FP&A *PC

Director, Cost Accounting & FP&A
* PC 677

Job Category: Finance

Requisition Number: DIREC
003584

• Posted :
  May 26, 2026
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA

Your Role:

The Director, Cost Accounting & Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading all cost accounting, financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and controlling activities across all legal entities in North America.

This role provides forward-looking financial insights and performance management across the business, including production controlling, commercial (sales & marketing) controlling, service controlling, and G&A controlling. They will lead a team of finance professionals across these domains and is responsible for the execution and quality of all related outputs. The position reports directly to the CFO.

• Lead, develop, and manage a team of finance professionals across cost accounting, FP&A, and controlling functions.
• Lead the North America financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes across all legal entities.
• Oversee production controlling, sales & marketing controlling, service controlling, and G&A controlling.
• Provide financial visibility and forward-looking performance analysis across the North America business.
• Support executive leadership with insights on financial performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner closely with Finance & Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, reporting, and planning.
• Drive consistency and alignment of financial planning and cost accounting practices across sites.
• Deliver structured analysis and actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support budgeting cycles, forecasting updates, and long-range planning processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across operations, supply chain, commercial, and service organizations in North America and globally.
• Assist with audits, financial reviews, and special projects as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; 10+ years of experience leading and developing finance teams, with significant expertise in cost accounting and FP&A within a multi-entity environment.
• Working knowledge and expertise of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Domestic Travel Requirements– up to 10%
• International Travel Requirements– up to 10%

• Strong leadership experience in a dynamic biotech environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across functions and globally
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities
• Experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
• Ability to work with large datasets and translate data into insights

• Full P&L visibility across manufacturing, commercial, and service functions
• End-to-end planning cycle (budget, forecast, long-range planning)
• Leadership of cost accounting, FP&A, and controlling teams
• Close collaboration with Finance & Accounting and Tax functions, North American Divisions and Sites, as well as Headquarter teams

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have ability to handle more than one task at a time and must work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee…