Associate Director, Revenue Controller

About the role

This newly created Senior Manager Revenue Controller role is a senior contributor and business partner management position responsible for the integrity of revenue accounting in accordance with ASC606 (US GAAP) and IFRS 15 (IFRS) and the day-to-day accounts receivable operations of the commercial organization. The role owns the end-to-end accounting for the company’s gene therapy revenue transactions and partners closely with the Inventory Controller, broader finance teams (FP&A and financial reporting), and the commercial organization (including Medical Affairs).

This position drives the global month-, quarter-, and year-end close, monitors and assists in managing the financial close review, balance sheet reconciliations of key revenue and receivable accounts, manages transfer pricing accounting, and supports the tax finance team on matters such as the Dutch Innovation Box and VAT. The role requires close finance partnering due to global interdependencies but is not directly responsible for the Dutch Innovation Box and VAT.

We seek an independent, solution-driven thinker with a strong desire to automate processes and configure within SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. This high-visibility role is suited to a hands-on accounting leader who thrives in a complex, regulated, fast-evolving gene therapy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Revenue Accounting (including collections and allowance for credit losses):
  • Own the complete financial accounting for external revenue from selling approved gene therapy products within SAP S/4HANA, covering both US and international markets (e.g., UK).
  • Collaborate with FP&A and market access to govern gross-to-net (GTN) mutations on revenue components (e.g., the 340B Program).
  • Configure GTN components in SAP and perform required internal SOX control activities.
  • Establish and define ownership of finance processes for GTN accruals from source to ledger, ensuring compliance with ASC606/IFRS15.
  • Partner with the Internal SOX Control and Technical Accounting teams on the 5-step Revenue Recognition Model and financial reporting disclosures.
  • Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Global Accounting and Operations on allowance for credit losses/impairment provisioning, including sourcing data for CECL/ECL impairment models (ASC326 and IFRS9).
  • Manage cash collections and their interplay with revenue accruals and impairment provisioning, including process setup, SAP configuration, and SOX control design.
  • Build and manage dashboards for financial insights, reports, and SOX controls (e.g., aging reports, customer mutations, collection trends).
  • Contribute as a key SAP user for revenue and receivables, working with 3rd-party SAP implementation partners to achieve ERP configuration that scales and complies with SOX.
  • Design and implement SOX controls for the financial accounting team while ensuring alignment with Commercial/Medical Affairs organizations.
• Financial Close & Review (Revenue and Accounts Receivable):
  • Lead the global month-, quarter-, and year-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
  • Own the financial close review, including analytical review of the trial balance, flux/variance analysis, and resolution of anomalies.
  • Design and automate dashboards for quantitative and qualitative material general accounts.
  • Establish reconciliation quality standards, review thresholds, and aging targets; report on reconciliation status to leadership.
  • Review journal entries and supporting documentation for accuracy and approval.
  • Collaborate with the Inventory Controller to align inventory, cost of sales, and revenue recognition.
• Transfer Pricing & Dutch Tax (Revenue Distribution):
  • Be involved in transfer pricing accounting, including recording, monitoring, and true-up of intercompany arrangements to align with the company’s transfer pricing policy.
  • Partner with the internal Tax finance team and external advisors to operationalize transfer pricing calculations, intercompany markups, and cost-sharing mechanisms.
• Controls, Compliance & Audit:
  • Design, implement, and maintain internal controls over revenue, close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, transfer pricing, and tax-related accounting in compliance with SOX.
  • Document and continuously improve accounting policies and procedures.
  • Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors for revenue, accounts receivable, intercompany, transfer pricing, and operational accounting matters.
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP (primary) and IFRS, and applicable local statutory requirements.
• Process, Systems & Leadership:
  • Serve as a finance contributor on SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud initiatives, including process design, configuration, testing, and data integrity for inventory, GL, and close-related modules.
  • Manage, mentor, and develop accounting staff, fostering a culture of accountability and growth.

Requirements

• 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 required.
• Demonstrated experience managing transfer pricing accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP (primary framework) and IFRS.
• 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 Public Cloud (or recent SAP S/4HANA experience with a clear path to Public Cloud) and strong Excel skills.
• Ability to manage close cycles to tight deadlines with high accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven people-leadership or team-management experience.
• Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, Dutch RA, or equivalent) required.
• 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.

Skills

• Independent, solution-driven thinker with a strong bias toward automation and eliminating manual processes.
• Proactive in configuring SAP to solve problems at the source.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to translate complex accounting matters for non-finance partners.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity within a scaling organization.
• Collaborative, hands-on leadership style.

Benefits

A mission-driven environment focused on bringing curative therapies to patients, competitive compensation and benefits, and the opportunity to shape finance operations at a pioneering gene therapy company.

Pay

Salary Range: $188,000 - $222,000. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on factors such as qualifications, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.