Payment Specialist
About Pharming Group N.V.
Pharming Group N.V. is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. We are developing and commercializing a portfolio of innovative medicines, including small molecules and biologics. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to develop a leading global rare disease company with a diverse portfolio and presence in large markets, leveraging proven and efficient clinical development, supply chain, and commercial infrastructure.
Life at Pharming
Today more than ever, we're positioned to realize our vision of becoming a leading global rare disease company. Our success will come from everyone's commitment to our patients, our ability to work with focus and clarity, and our shared dedication to building something meaningful together. We can only achieve this by embracing our biotech culture, Life at Pharming, which is dynamic, experimental, and shaped by what we learn together.
About the Role
As Payment Specialist, you own the end-to-end execution of payment and accounting activities across all Pharming entities from preparing and validating payments to bank execution and reconciliation.
You ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance, while maintaining strong controls and audit readiness.
You also support cash and liquidity management, working closely with stakeholders to ensure smooth daily operations and contribute to broader treasury activities.
This role is centered on payment execution, processing of related accounting journal entries and monthly account reconcilliation activities, with additional responsibilities going towards supporting broader treasury activities. The ideal candidate is therefore a proactive, detail-oriented professional with payment and accounting experience and who is eager to grow within treasury in an international environment.
Key Responsibilities
Bank & Accounting Activities
- Process and post all H2H and manual bank entries in SAP across multiple entities on a daily basis
- Archive bank statements accurately and timely
- Perform daily reconciliation of:
- Cash in Transit
- Payments in Transit
- Resolve discrepancies related to intercompany funding of bank accounts
- Post manual journal entries to ensure foreign currency cash accounts are reported in EUR
- Manage petty cash processing and reconciliation (monthly)
Payment Operations
- Analyze AP aging and open cash items to identify unpaid or unmatched invoices
- Prepare and execute automated payment runs in SAP by entity, country, and payment method (SEPA, FX)
- Review payment proposals, resolve exceptions, and allocate parked invoices
- Process manual payment requests from Coupa via HSBC and JPM, ensuring complete documentation and audit trails
- Resolve Coupa expense errors and ensure correct approval flows
- Monitor SAP payment approvals and proactively follow up to ensure on‑time execution
- Submit payment batches to banks within required timelines to prevent rejections
- Investigate and resolve rejected payments, including invoice reversals and reprocessing
- Support AP and AR teams with payment‑related discrepancies and vendor inquiries
Cash & Liquidity Management
- Prepare and maintain the weekly liquidity and cash flow forecast, including:
- Bank balances
- Payment batches
- Manual payments and payroll outflows
- MMF movements and intercompany funding
- Determine funding needs or excess liquidity and execute inter‑account transfers and short‑term investments
- Provide proof of payment and remittance advice to suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Perform monthly cash reconciliation for all bank accounts, MMF, and petty cash
- Support internal and external audits with complete documentation and explanations
- Maintain banking portal administration
- Support KYC and onboarding activities with financial counterparties
Your profile:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
Functional Knowledge
- Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4HANA for batch and manual payment processing
- Accounting experience related to bank postings on the correct GL accounts
- Experience with Coupa and banking platforms
- Knowledge of SEPA and international payment processes
- Understanding of internal controls and audit requirements
Experience
- 2–5 years of hands‑on experience in payment processing and accounting,
- Experience with multiple bank accounts and different currencies
- Experience in multi‑entity and international environments
- Proven experience with payment runs, manual payments, and bank reconciliations
- Experience in Treasury or finance operations is a plus.
What it’s like to work here
At Pharming, every role helps move rare disease therapies closer to the people who need them. We make it happen together, across teams, disciplines, and borders, because breakthroughs don’t happen in silos. Rare diseases are complex, and meaningful progress takes people who ask better questions, challenge each other, and turn insight into action. Here, you won’t work on the sidelines. Pharming is a place for builders, problem-solvers, and bold thinkers who move with urgency, take ownership, and stay focused on what matters most: improving the lives of people living with rare diseases. Advancing rare disease care isn’t the work of one team or one leader. It’s all of us, building what’s next together.
In addition, we offer:
• Competitive year salary
• 8.33% holiday allowance
• A minimum of 30 vacation days for a healthy work-life balance
• Excellent pension plan to secure your future