Lead Accountant

Jim Witte Finance Recruitment; Leiden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Room to automate and improve

Job summary

ProQR is a Leiden-based biotech company seeking an experienced accounting professional to own the monthly and quarterly close, focusing on revenue and R&D accounting under IFRS.

You will prepare the revenue model, R&D report and payroll accruals, review AP and payroll files for two senior accountants, execute and document SOX controls, and coach the team to continuously improve our processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or similar field.
• 5+ years in a similar role, ideally in biotech or pharma.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and SOX.
• Experience with an ERP, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Knowledge of Dutch payroll, benefits and wage tax (WBSO, WKR).
• Fluent English. Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the monthly and quarterly close under IFRS, with a focus on revenue and R&D accounting.
• Prepare the revenue model, R&D report and payroll accruals.
• Review the AP, payroll and closing files of two Senior Accountants.
• Execute and document the SOX controls during close.
• Coach the team and drive continuous improvement in processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Calm under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Leiden (on-site) | Full-time | NASDAQ-listed biotech | Reports to the Director of Accounting & Finance Operations

Own the numbers behind RNA medicine.

ProQR edits RNA to treat disease. You lead the close that keeps a NASDAQ-listed company on track.

About ProQR

We are a biotech company in Leiden. 180+ people, more than 30 nationalities. Our Axiomer platform edits RNA to repair mutations and treat diseases that are untreatable today. We report under IFRS.

The role

You coordinate the monthly and quarterly close. Your focus: revenue and R&D accounting under IFRS.

• You prepare the revenue model, R&D report and payroll accruals.
• You review the AP, payroll and closing files of two Senior Accountants.
• You execute and document the SOX controls during close.
• You coach the team and improve how we work.

You have

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or similar.
• 5+ years in a similar role, ideally in biotech or pharma.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and SOX.
• Experience with an ERP, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Knowledge of Dutch payroll, benefits and wage tax (WBSO, WKR).
• Fluent English. Dutch is a plus.

You are

• Accurate, hands-on and result-driven.
• A clear communicator, calm under pressure.

We offer

• A key role in a close-knit finance team of five.
• Real room to automate and improve, your ideas count.
• A mission that matters: genetics inform your health, never limit it.
• Competitive salary and benefits.