Senior Manager Supply Chain Accounting

LegendBiotech; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybride; EUR 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company car

Meal vouchers

Company laptop

Smartphone and subscription

Group and hospitalization insurance

End-of-year bonus

Performance bonus

Bicycle lease plan

Résumé du poste

Legend Biotech is seeking a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Accounting to ensure accuracy and compliance of financial reporting across its global manufacturing network. You will be the technical accounting authority, guiding governance, controls, and reporting methodologies in IFRS contexts.

You will lead a global team, collaborate with Supply Chain Finance, Corporate Accounting & Controllership, Internal Audit, EFR, FP&A, and other accounting teams, and act as the main liaison with auditors.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience including external/internal audit, technical accounting, or financial controls.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting principles.
• Experience with internal controls, risk management, and governance frameworks.
• Big Four or similar audit environment experience preferred.
• International/regulatory environment experience is a strong asset.
• Exposure to SOX controls, manufacturing, supply chain accounting or cost accounting is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Drive accounting governance and ensure consistent application of standards across manufacturing sites.
• Strengthen and optimize the global internal control framework.
• Identify gaps and implement sustainable improvements in reporting and controls.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on complex transactions.
• Lead monthly global financial review forums covering inventory, fixed assets, receivables and payables.
• Lead audit activities and coordinate remediation plans.
• Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Support development of scalable accounting processes for future growth.
• Provide leadership to finance team (2 direct reports) and coaching.

Connaissances

IFRS knowledge

Financial controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Excel modelling

Formation

Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance/related field

Outils

SAP S/4HANA

Anaplan

Description du poste

As a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Accounting, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting across Legend Biotech’s global manufacturing network.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Finance, you will serve as the technical accounting authority for the global supply chain organization, providing oversight of accounting governance, financial controls, and reporting methodologies. You will ensure consistent application of IFRS standards, strengthen the internal control environment, and support a scalable and audit-ready accounting framework.

You will collaborate extensively with global and local stakeholders, including Supply Chain Finance, Corporate Accounting & Controllership, Internal Audit, External Financial Reporting (EFR), FP&A, and Accounting teams. In addition, you will serve as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors.

What can you expect?

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Driving accounting governance and ensuring consistent application of accounting standards across manufacturing sites.
• Strengthening and optimizing the global internal control framework.
• Identifying accounting, reporting, and control gaps and implementing sustainable improvements.
• Providing technical accounting expertise on complex and non-routine transactions.
• Leading monthly global financial review forums to analyze inventory, fixed assets, accounts receivable and accounts payable trends across the network
• Leading audit activities and coordinating remediation plans.
• Driving process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the development of scalable accounting processes that support future business growth.
• Providing leadership (2 direct reports), coaching and support to finance colleagues within the organization.

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine technical accounting expertise, audit experience, process improvement, people and strategic stakeholder management in a growing global biotech company.

Who are we looking for?

Education

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience within external audit, internal audit, technical accounting, financial controls, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting principles.
• Experience with internal controls, risk management, and governance frameworks.
• Experience identifying process improvements and strengthening control environments.
• Experience within a Big Four firm or a similar audit environment is highly preferred.
• Experience in an international and highly regulated environment is considered a strong asset.
• Exposure to SOX controls, manufacturing, supply chain accounting, or cost accounting is advantageous.
• Previous people management experience is a plus but not required.

Languages

• Dutch is considered an asset.

Strengths

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and results-driven mindset.
• Ability to work independently while influencing stakeholders across a global organization.
• High level of ownership, integrity, and accountability.

Expertise

• Technical accounting and financial reporting.
• Internal controls and audit methodologies.
• Accounting governance and compliance.
• Process optimization and automation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Advanced experience with ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA preferred), particularly inventory and fixed assets modules.
• Exposure to Anaplan or other financial consolidation systems is considered an advantage.

What do we offer you?

• A meaningful job withimpacton the organization.
• A supportive and innovative work environment.We value and encourage learning and personal development.
• The opportunity to work with people from all over the world.
• A permanent contract of indefinite duration and an attractive salary package complemented by a wide range of fringe benefits, including company car, additional statutory holidays, meal vouchers, company laptop, smartphone and subscription, net allowance, group and hospitalization insurance, double holiday pay, end-of-year bonus, performance bonus and the possibility to participate in our bicycle lease plan.
• Many fun and informal events.

Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.

With over 2,900 employees worldwide, Legend Biotech is the largest standalone cell therapy company and a pioneer in treatments that are changing cancer care for good. We develop and market the CAR-T cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) in partnership with ohnson & Johnson. In the EU, cilta-cel is approved under the brand name CARVYKTI® for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy.

Legend Biotech is a fully integrated global organization with manufacturing sites in the United States and Europe. From our sites in Ghent, Belgium, our teams support the clinical and commercial supply of CAR-T therapies across the EMEA region, translating advanced science into real-world impact for patients.

What sets us apart is clarity of purpose. At Legend Biotech Europe, everyone understands how their role contributes to our mission and how their daily work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients who need them most.