Job Description

Are you a highly talented finance graduate or early career finance professional seeking a first or new challenge? Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact on people’s lives through your work? Are you ready to join a dynamic company that values innovation and inspiration?

For our location in Haarlem, we are seeking a highly motivated Associate Finance Analyst – General Accounting (Hub/ Entities) for our Finance Trainee Program.

Welcome to Our Team

Our Finance team integrates financial insights into strategic and tactical decision-making, and more importantly, reviews of financial statements to ensure its fair presentation. We leverage advanced techniques in financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation—empowering the organization to drive medical innovation and improve lives.

About the Position

In this role, you will be assigned responsibility to manage, analyze and report on activities related to Order-to-Cash, Accounting-to-Reporting and/or Hub Transfer Pricing and Financial Supply Chain. This is role is part of our two-year program which can mean job rotations in the scope just mentioned depending on opportunities in the three areas.

Primary Responsibilities

The Associate Finance Analyst- General Accounting works within the Entity Controllers Group and is assigned responsibility in one or more of the following areas:

• Review pricing, documentation, compliance standards, and perform revenue‑recognition activities within Pricing and Order‑to‑Cash operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure business understanding and accurate financial entries.
• Prepare and analyze sales reporting for the legal entities located in the Netherlands.
• Support internal and external audits and liaise with the Internal Audit team and the External Audit team.
• Work as part of the Haarlem Order‑to‑Cash Finance Team and support the Entity Controllers for the Internal Sales Division, the Dutch Business Division, and the Biotechnology Division.
• Perform month‑end accounting activities, including sales and expense recognition, journal entry review and posting, general ledger analysis, and schedule maintenance.
• Support the entity control environment through the implementation of controls aligned with the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act and corporate compliance standards.
• Assist in preparing financial analyses and financial reports in accordance with financial policies, procedures, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for management.
• Provide operational support, including support for financial entries and ownership of specific internal finance processes (for example: value‑added tax reimbursement to DHL for direct importation).
• Maintain transfer pricing accurately and timely in line with the Transfer Pricing policy and arm’s length principles.
• Support operational tasks such as value creation planning calculations, interim financial reviews, data clean‑up, and other team initiatives.
• Participate in profitability analyses for the financial hub as required under the guidance of senior team members.
• Participate in or lead ad‑hoc projects as needed.
• Collaborate closely with the Entity Controllers Group, Business Service Centers, Cost of Sales and Inventory teams, Intercompany Center of Excellence, Tax department, Treasury department, and Supply Chain Management teams.
• Report to the Hub Associate Director (either for Internal Sales Division or for Transfer Pricing) with support from senior staff and subject‑matter specialists.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting (master’s, an advantage).
• 0-2 years of experience; no prior work experience required, internships or short-term experiences are a plus.
• Fluency in English both verbally and in writing is mandatory.

What we offer

We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.

• Competitive salary and a 3% year-end bonus;
• 35,5 days of leave;
• Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates;
• Solid Pension Plan;
• Incentive Plan;
• Travel allowance for commuting;
• On-site sports facilities;
• Numerous training, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development.

For questions about this vacancy
Please send an email including the vacancy number and job title to the following email address: [email protected].

Required Skills:

Account Analysis, Account Analysis, Business Management, Business Relationship Management (BRM), Corporate Experience, Credit Management, Data Management, Detail-Oriented, External Audit, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Statement Review, Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM), General Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Interpersonal Relationships, Invoice Processing, IS Audit, Order to Cash (OTC), Payroll Management, Preparation of Financial Reports, Profitability Management, Revenue Recognition {+ 4 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Job Posting End Date:

02/2/2026

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