Associate Director, Inventory & Accounting Operations

UniQure NV; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

uniQure is seeking an Associate Director, Inventory & Accounting Operations to own end-to-end inventory accounting from clinical to commercial supply. The role partners with manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D, driving global month-, quarter-, and year-end closes and ensuring accurate reconciliations in SAP.

Your leadership will shape the accounting function and compliance across US GAAP, IFRS, and Dutch tax matters.

Qualifications

• Expertise in inventory accounting under US GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience leading global accounting close processes and reconciliations.
• Familiarity with intercompany transactions and transfer pricing.
• Strong SAP configuration experience and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end inventory accounting for clinical and finished goods across the supply chain.
• Lead global month-, quarter-, and year-end close in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely, accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with Tax Finance on VAT and Dutch tax matters, and with Supply Chain on intercompany transfers.
• Manage and develop accounting staff and partner with external auditors.

Skills

Inventory accounting

US GAAP/IFRS

Leadership

Close process

Cross-functional collaboration

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA/CA/Dutch RA or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Job description

Place in the Organization

At uniQure, we are delivering on the promise of gene therapy and delivering hope for patients facing urgent unmet medical needs. Every role in our organization carries profound purpose; whether you're in research, operations, access, or support, your contributions impact patients. We're seeking passionate professionals who thrive in high-stakes environments, uphold rigorous quality standards, and share our relentless commitment to transforming the lives of patients. Join us in making the impossible possible, where your expertise becomes a catalyst for life-changing treatments.

Position Overview

The Associate Director, Inventory & Accounting Operations is a senior contributor and people-management role and responsible for the integrity of inventory accounting and the day-to-day operations of the global accounting function at uniQure. This role is key for succession planning in the team. This person owns the end-to-end accounting for the company’s gene therapy inventory — spanning clinical supply through commercial supply — and partners closely with manufacturing 3rd parties, Supply Chain, various R&D departments and the broader finance organization. In parallel, the role drives the global month-, quarter-, and year-end close, monitors and assists to manage the financial close review, balance sheet reconciliations of key accounts, manages transfer pricing accounting, and supports Dutch tax matters including WBSO R&D tax credits and VAT.

Key Result Areas (major Duties, Accountabilities And Responsibilities)

Inventory & Cost Accounting

• Own the complete accounting for inventory (both US GAAP & IFRS compliant) across clinical supply and finished goods commercial supply and movement through the supply chain.
• Determine appropriate inventory capitalization timing, including the assessment of clinical, pre-approval, and pre-launch inventory and the point at which costs should be capitalized versus expensed.
• Accounting configuration in SAP to monitor and reconcile intercompany inventory transfers across global entities, including intercompany revenue and cost of sales elimination.
• A key component will be that this person will contribute to key-users in SAP related to inventory, which entails owning and working closely with 3rd party SAP implementation partners to achieve the desired ERP configuration.
• The financial reporting frameworks that apply are both US Gaap and IFRS.

Financial Close & Accounting Operations

• Lead and partner with the Senior Director, Global Accounting on 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 quality of balance sheet reconciliations of key accounts — including inventory, accruals, prepaid expenses, intercompany , fixed assets, and other significant balances — ensuring reconciling items are understood, documented, and resolved on a timely basis.
• Establish and enforce reconciliation quality standards, review thresholds, and aging targets, and report on reconciliation status and open items to accounting leadership.
• Review journal entries and supporting documentation prepared by team members.
• Collaborate closely with the revenue accounting team to ensure inventory, cost of sales, and related balances are aligned with revenue recognition and reported consistently across the close.

Transfer Pricing Accounting & Dutch Tax

• Own the calculation, accounting of intercompany transactions and monitoring of eliminations across the Group entities. This requires close collaboration with the Tax Finance team.
• Design and implement intercompany processes and elimination reports in SAP.
• Manage the accounting and reconciliation for Dutch Value Added Tax (VAT/BTW), supporting accurate VAT determination, periodic VAT returns, and the resolution of VAT-related reconciling items in coordination with Tax and external advisors.

Global Financial Accounting Operations

• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, chart of accounts, and supporting subledgers within SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
• Support the preparation of consolidated financial statements and reporting packages, and contribute to external reporting requirements (e.g., SEC filings) as needed.

Controls & Compliance

• Design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls over inventory accounting, the close process, overall balance sheet reconciliations, transfer pricing accounting, and tax-related accounting in compliance with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) requirements.
• Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors for inventory, intercompany, close, transfer pricing accounting and operational accounting matters.
• Manage the accounting and reconciliation for Dutch Value Added Tax (VAT/BTW), supporting accurate VAT determination, periodic VAT returns.
• Partner with technical accounting on the application of relevant accounting standards primarily US GAAP, with IFRS also applicable and the documentation that supports accounting positions.

Leadership & Automation

• Key user in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud related to inventory and SAP close activities, which entails owning and working closely with 3rd party SAP implementation partners to achieve scalable process.
• Proactively identifying and eliminating manual processes wherever possible to increase accuracy, control, and efficiency.
• 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 and develop accounting staff, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and growth. The GL accounting team will report into this role.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Supply Chain, R&D departments and the broader finance organization.

Qualifications & Skills Required

• (Minimum) bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification (CPA, CA, Dutch RA, or equivalent).
• Prior working experience with Big4 or similar audit firms.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including inventory accounting experience.
• Experience with intercompany/ transfer pricing accounting and multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations.
• Previous experience with Dutch VAT (BTW) is required.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP (primary framework) and IFRS, with demonstrated experience applying inventory and cost accounting principles.
• 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.

Preferred

• Previous experience with R&D tax credits (e.g. WBSO).
• Experience supporting product launch and the transition from clinical to commercial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage close cycles to tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.

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