Transactional Finance, Senior Associate
Amgen
Summary
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for executing transactional finance activities across the procure-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant processing of financial transactions while supporting operational workflows, resolving issues, and maintaining data integrity.
Job description
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for executing transactional finance activities across the procure-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant processing of financial transactions while supporting operational workflows, resolving issues, and maintaining data integrity.
Working with general guidance, the role applies established processes and procedures to deliver consistent results and support effective service delivery within GBTC.
Responsibilities
- Execute P2P transactions, including requisition support, purchase order creation, invoice validation, payment processing, and expense tracking
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transactions in alignment with SLAs and established processes
- Support financial execution for R&D activities, including lab consumables, capital equipment, and OPEX
- Process transactions supporting Healthcare Community (HCP-related) and Non-HCP engagements
- Resolve transactional issues of moderate complexity, including discrepancies related to invoices, payments, and vendor data
- Investigate and escalate more complex issues as needed
- Communicate with stakeholders to resolve questions and ensure continuity of operations
- Utilize enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Anaplan, C3) to execute and track transactions
- Maintain accurate and complete data within systems, including C3
- Support system issue identification and resolution in partnership with technical teams
- Generate and review reports to support operational tracking and accuracy
- Partner with HCC, sourcing, AP, and finance teams to support transaction processing
- Support execution of HCP and Non-HCP engagement workflows
- Provide guidance to stakeholders on transactional processes and requirements
- Ensure adherence to established SOPs, controls, and compliance requirements
- Maintain accurate documentation and system records
- Support audit and compliance activities as required
- Identify and escalate risks or issues
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy within day-to-day work
- Support implementation of process improvements and automation initiatives
- Contribute to maintaining consistency in processes across teams
- Provide guidance and support to less experienced team members
- Assist with onboarding and documentation of processes
- Share knowledge and best practices within the team
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The detail-oriented and solutions-focused professional we seek is a transactional finance expert with the following qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience
- OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience
- OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in shared services or operational finance environments
- Experience supporting transactional finance processes
- Familiarity with enterprise financial systems
- Experience with reporting or analytics tools
Requirements
- Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of relevant experience
- Working knowledge of P2P processes and transactional finance operations
- Experience with enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Anaplan, C3)
- Understanding of SOPs, controls, and compliance requirements
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement and savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Annual bonus program
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Paid time off
Company overview
Amgen Inc. is a leading American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, founded in 1980. As one of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, Amgen specializes in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. The company focuses on six key therapeutic areas: inflammation, oncology/hematology, bone health, cardiovascular disease, nephrology, and neuroscience. Amgen's portfolio includes blockbuster drugs such as Enbrel for autoimmune diseases, Prolia and XGEVA for osteoporosis, Repatha for cholesterol management, Otezla for psoriasis, and Neulasta for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. With approximately 28,000 employees worldwide, Amgen operates as a component of both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 indices. The company maintains a robust research and development pipeline with numerous clinical programs across various stages, leveraging cutting-edge biotechnology and human genetic data to address some of the world's most challenging diseases. Amgen's manufacturing capabilities span multiple global locations, and it distributes products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors and direct-to-consumer channels.