Associate Director, Revenue Controller

• Own the complete financial accounting for external revenue from selling approved Gene Therapy products, within the SAP4HANA ERP.

• The scope of revenue control will be for both the US market and outside of the US, i.e. the UK market.

• Close collaboration with FP&A and market access to govern the gross-to-net (GTN) mutations on the revenue components (The 340B Program).

• Configuration of the GTN components in SAP, coupled with the required internal SOX control activities.

• Setting up and defining the ownership of finance processes for GTN accruals from source to ledger, ensuring it is compliant with ASC606 / IFRS15.

• Partnering with the Internal SOX Control and Technical Accounting team on the technical accounting requirements, i.e. 5-step Revenue Recognition Model and the financial reporting team on disclosure schedules (among other).

• Close collaboration with the Sr Director of Global Accounting and Operations on the allowance for credit losses / impairment provisioning accounting, which includes defining and sourcing data elements (through business partnering) that is needed to perform the CECL / ECL impairment models (ASC326 and IFRS9), this role is not to design and maintain the impairment models, but rather to provide the data inputs that are internal and external of nature.

• Cash collections and management requirements are essential components, coupled with the interplays with revenue accruals and impairment provisioning. This will also require setting up processes, configuration in SAP and designing/implementing key SOX control activities.

• Build and manage key dashboarding that deals with key financial insights, reports and information that supports financial accounting, FP&A and other assessments, and what ultimately supports the internal SOX controls. For example: building and customizing aging reports, customer mutations, concentrations, collection trends and roll rates, etc.

• A key component will be that this person will contribute to key-users in SAP related to revenue and receivables, which entails owning and working closely with 3rd party SAP implementation partners to achieve the desired ERP configuration.

• These SAP configuration tasks must build on to the existing SAP platform, expand for future scalability and comply with the internal SOX control requirements. Thus, close partnering with the internal SOX controls and technical accounting director, and the financial reporting team.

• A key component to the revenue process is that this role will be part of designing and implementing SOX controls applicable to the financial accounting team, whilst constantly being aware of hand-sake controls of the Commercial/Medical Affairs organizations.

• The financial reporting frameworks that apply are both US Gaap and IFRS.

• Lead the global month- quarter- and year-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate completion of journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations within SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.

• Own the financial close review, reviewing detailed analytical review of the trial balance, flux/variance analysis against prior periods and budget, and investigation and resolution of anomalies prior to close sign-off.

• Designing and automating key dashboards on quantitative and qualitative material general accounts will be essential.

• Establish and enforce reconciliation quality standards, review thresholds, and aging targets, roll-rates and report on reconciliation status and open items to accounting leadership.

• Review journal entries and supporting documentation prepared by team members, ensuring proper approval, accuracy, and adequate support.

• Collaborate with the inventory controller in the same accounting team, to ensure inventory, cost of sales, and related balances are aligned with revenue recognition and reported consistently across the close.

• Be involved in transfer pricing accounting across the group, including the recording, monitoring, and true-up of intercompany transfer pricing arrangements, and ensure alignment with the company’s transfer pricing policy and documentation.

• Partner with internal Tax finance team and external advisors to operationalize transfer pricing calculations, intercompany markups, and cost-sharing or service-charge mechanisms, and ensure they are accurately reflected in the general ledger and intercompany settlements.

• Design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls over revenue, the close process, balance sheet reconciliations, transfer pricing, and tax-related accounting in compliance with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) requirements.

• Document and continuous support improving accounting policies and procedures.

• Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors for revenue and accounts receivable, intercompany, close, transfer pricing, tax, and operational accounting matters, including preparation of audit schedules and resolution of audit requests.

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP (primary) and IFRS, and applicable local statutory requirements.

• Process, Systems & Leadership: Revenue specific

• Serve as a finance contributor on SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud initiatives, including process design, configuration input, testing, and data integrity for inventory, GL, and close-related modules.

• Manage, mentor, and develop accounting staff, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant gene / cell therapy commercial revenue and accounts receivable experience.

• Prior experience working in a cell or gene therapy company is required.

• Demonstrated experience managing transfer pricing accounting.

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP (primary framework) and IFRS.

• Demonstrated experience leading a financial close and owning balance sheet reconciliations of key accounts.

• Experience operating within a SOX-compliant, public-company control environment.

• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Private or Public Cloud (or recent SAP S/4HANA experience with a clear path to the Public Cloud edition) and strong Excel skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage close cycles to tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.

• Proven people-leadership or team-management experience.

• Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, Dutch RA, or equivalent) is a requirement.

• Experience with intercompany accounting and multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations.

• Familiarity with statutory reporting under US Gaap and/or IFRS.

• Experience supporting product launch and the transition from clinical to commercial manufacturing.

• Independent, solution-driven thinker with a strong bias toward automation and the elimination of unnecessary or manual processes.

• Proactive in configuring within SAP to solve problems at the source.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• The ability to translate complex accounting matters for non-finance partners.

• Comfort operating in ambiguity within a scaling organization.

• A collaborative, hands-on leadership style.