About This Role:
Are you ready to become a pivotal part of a dynamic finance team within a leading biotech company?

We are seeking a Finance Manager for a six-month temporary contract to join our Affiliate team in the Netherlands. In this exiting role, you'll gain direct exposure to the Leadership Team in an international environment. As the right-hand to the Finance Director, your contributions will be essential in managing the local finance and administration, becoming the organizational backbone. Your mission will include driving financial planning & analysis, enhancing cost controlling, and ensuring compliance with both corporate and local standards. With broad responsibilities across various business levels, you'll play a key role in steering our financial strategy and operations. Positioned within a mid-size business that retains its autonomy within our larger international framework, you'll experience the best of both worlds—close-knit team dynamics alongside robust, standardized processes. Your expertise will be instrumental in elevating our financial practices as we continue to grow and thrive.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with the Finance Director on financial planning & analysis, including the development of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Prepare and review templates and slide decks for business reviews and internal management reporting.
• Manage local affiliate’s financial responsibilities including fees, services, workforce expenses, and infrastructure expenses.
• Oversee HR administration and accounting processes.
• Enhance cost control measures across the affiliate, particularly within commercial and medical teams.
• Serve as a backup for patient planning models and gain detailed business exposure.
• Support local procurement processes to ensure efficient purchasing practices.
• Co-manage sales and order planning processes.
• Supervise General Accounting and ensure accuracy and compliance in the monthly and yearly closing processes.
• Establish and maintain robust internal control environments in line with Biogen’s accounting practices.
• Manage financial reporting, tax filing, and financial audits in collaboration with the Associate Director Finance.

Who You Are:
You are a finance professional with a minimum of five years of relevant experience in controlling and/or accounting. Adept in Oracle-Hyperion, you have a solid grasp of generally accepted accounting principles, with a preference for US-GAAP knowledge. As an advanced Excel user, you are fluent in both Dutch and English, bringing a hands-on mentality to your work. You are known for your accountability, agility, strong analytical skills, and problem-solving prowess. You thrive in a role that demands both strategic thinking and a meticulous attention to detail.

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in controlling and/or accounting.
• Proficiency with Oracle-Hyperion (preferred).
• Understanding of general accepted accounting principles (US-GAAP preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• Demonstrated hands-on, accountable, and agile work ethic.
• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in a similar role within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven track record of enhancing financial processes and controls.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international environment.

Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.