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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced finance leader based in Europe to own financial operations, including FP&A and accounting, across our three-entity, three-country corporate structure. This is a working leader role, requiring comfort with both strategic financial planning and detailed accounting tasks, ensuring accurate and timely audited financials.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and develop a small internal finance team, including an Associate Director FP&A and a Senior Accounting Manager.
• Manage internal consultants, including Accounts Payable (AP) and US Finance / Accounting.
• Select, manage, and hold accountable external accounting/bookkeeping firms in Belgium and Germany responsible for local statutory bookkeeping, payroll payments, and compliance filings.
• Maintain processes and controls across the internal team and external consultants/firms to meet close, reporting, and audit timelines.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all three entities.
• Manage consolidated financial statements in NetSuite, ensuring accurate intercompany eliminations and consistent application of US GAAP and local statutory accounting standards.
• Maintain intercompany agreements, cost-sharing arrangements, and transfer pricing documentation.
• Serve as primary administrator/owner of the NetSuite ERP system.
• Oversee the company's utilization of Belgian and German R&D tax incentives and grants.
• Coordinate with local tax advisors to ensure documentation, timelines, and eligibility criteria are met for incentive claims.
• Track and report on incentive-related cash inflows and their impact on the consolidated cash position.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and treasury operations across all three entities.
• Oversee banking relationships in Belgium, Germany, and the US.
• Monitor foreign exchange exposure and recommend hedging or mitigation strategies.
• Ensure timely statutory filings, VAT/tax compliance, and statutory financial statement preparation for the Belgian SRL and German GmbH.
• Review and sign off on statutory accounts prepared by external Belgian and German accounting consultants.
• Manage US Inc. corporate tax compliance and coordinate with US tax advisors on international tax matters.
• Maintain compliance calendars for all jurisdictions and ensure no filing deadlines are missed.
• Collaborate and oversee finance's role in payroll processing and with HR coordination with payroll providers or in-country payroll systems.
• Partner with local HR/People functions on benefits administration, employment cost budgeting, and compliance with local labor/social security requirements.
• Oversee the company's financial model, annual budget, and rolling cash runway forecasts.
• Oversee, prepare and present accurate board materials for the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Support fundraising activities, including data room preparation, investor financial reporting, and due diligence support.
• Own delivery of timely, audited annual financial statements at the consolidated level and entity level.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, driving the audit timeline.
• Establish and maintain internal controls appropriate for the company's size.
• Support corporate governance matters, including board materials and equity/cap table administration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Direct, hands-on experience with Belgian and/or German statutory accounting and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working across US and European entity structures.
• People management experience, including managing both direct employees and external consultants/outsourced accounting firms.
• Track record of delivering timely, audited financial statements and preparing board-level reporting materials.
• Hands-on proficiency with NetSuite.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• French and English are required.
• German would be advantageous.

Skills

• NetSuite
• US GAAP
• Belgian statutory accounting and reporting
• German statutory accounting and reporting
• Intercompany transactions
• Transfer pricing basics
• Financial strategy
• Board-level reporting
• Statutory accounts review
• Close process management
• Audited financials preparation
• R&D tax incentives
• Treasury operations
• Cash flow forecasting
• Banking relationships management
• Foreign exchange exposure monitoring
• Statutory filings
• VAT/tax compliance
• Payroll processing oversight
• HR-Finance coordination
• Benefits administration
• Employment cost budgeting
• Financial modeling
• Budgeting
• Cash runway forecasting
• Investor reporting
• Due diligence support
• Audit support
• Internal controls establishment
• Corporate governance support
• Equity/cap table administration

Location

• Belgium
• Germany

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 12+ years
• Director

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• ITAA, IBR-IRE, Wirtschaftspruefer, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred

Benefits

• Competitive packages benchmarked for the geographical location (Belgium or Germany).

About the Company

• Privately held, pre-revenue biotech/life sciences company structured as a US Inc. (Delaware C-Corp).
• Operates with two wholly owned foreign subsidiaries: a German GmbH (development operations) and a Belgian SRL (research operations).
• Approximately 34 employees across three entities.