Internal Controls & Reporting Manager

About the company

Your new working environment

• You will join an international biotech company that develops and produces advanced cell therapy for cancer patients, in close collaboration with a large global pharmaceutical partner responsible for commercialization and infrastructure.
• The site in Belgium is the European production hub and simultaneously serves as a backup for US production; every product made is unique and tailored to a single patient.
• Organizationally, the company is still very much in development: processes and internal controls are not yet fully defined everywhere, which offers plenty of room to help build them and have an impact.
• Finance is spread across multiple countries (including the US and Ireland); locally, you will work in a small, tight-knit team and receive additional support from these international colleagues.
• As a Nasdaq-listed company, the organization is SOX-compliant, which entails an extensive and structural framework of internal controls.

Your tasks

Your responsibilities

• You take full ownership of the internal controls within supply chain accounting, from sourcing to finished product: from both a US (SOX) and a local perspective.
• You monitor and test the correct reporting of financial movements throughout the supply chain, both in terms of management and IFRS reporting.
• You are the central point of contact for internal audit, the corporate controller, and the US and local finance teams regarding this matter.
• You lead an important transformation project: the transition from standard costing to actual costing.
• You rework the existing, organically grown internal control framework into a structured and defensible whole.
• You manage 2 direct reports (cost accounting and AP/AR).
• You work closely with colleagues both domestically and abroad within the broader finance organization.

Requirements

• You have a strong technical and/or audit background (for example, experience in external or internal audit, or internal controls) and naturally think like an auditor.
• You have a hands-on profile: you set up a control framework yourself and defend it, rather than just advising like a consultant.
• Affinity with cost accounting and/or supply chain finance is a strong asset.
• You communicate fluently and persuasively, also towards internal audit and international stakeholders.
• You have a down-to-earth, open personality, and work independently and result-oriented.
• You speak fluent English (international, US context); knowledge of Dutch is a plus.
• You have growth ambition and want to evolve within an organization that is itself still very much in development.

What we offer

What can you expect?

• A competitive salary package with a target monthly gross salary of approximately 8,000 euros, depending on your profile and experience.
• A company car.
• An annual bonus of up to 15% of your annual salary, performance-based (with a maximum of up to 120%).
• A net allowance of 100 euros per month and a phone with a subscription.
• 3 days per week working in the office.
• A key role with a lot of autonomy and visibility within an organization that is still very much in development — your impact is immediately felt.
• 2 direct reports and concrete growth opportunities within finance (towards business finance or more technical/audit-oriented roles).
• A meaningful mission: you contribute directly to the production of a life-saving cell therapy for cancer patients.