Senior Director Source to Pay

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, with a significant proportion of its employees based in the U.S.
 
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.

The Role:
We are seeking a strategic and process-driven Senior Director Source to Pay (S2P) to own and optimize the end-to-end S2P function at Pharming Group. 
This role will be instrumental in driving operational excellence, financial governance, and digital transformation across procurement, accounts payable, and cash disbursement processes.
As Senior Director S2P you will oversee the full lifecycle from sourcing through payment and cash management, ensuring alignment with internal controls, audit standards, and compliance frameworks. You will lead the Accounts Payable function, champion system integration and automation (Coupa, SAP S/4HANA), and partner cross-functionally to deliver cost efficiency, transparency, and performance improvement.

In this role, you will also manage a team of approximately five professionals across Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Operational Cash Management. You will provide strategic direction, coaching, and performance oversight to ensure seamless execution of S2P processes, foster cross-functional collaboration, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Your leadership will be key in aligning team efforts with organizational goals, driving operational efficiency.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and continuously improve the end-to-end S2P process, ensuring strong financial governance, cost discipline, and compliance with accounting and audit standards.
• Manage Accounts Payable operations, including invoice processing, payment execution, vendor communication, and issue resolution, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and control.
• Own the configuration, operation, and optimization of the Coupa platform, ensuring seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA and other financial systems.
• Define and maintain policies, procedures, and SOPs for sourcing, purchasing, invoice management, payments, and cash forecasting.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, IT, and Internal Audit to ensure SOX compliance, internal control effectiveness, and audit readiness.
• Implement automation, analytics, and data-driven controls to enhance efficiency, transparency, and cost visibility across the S2P process.
• Drive master data governance across vendor, cost center, and GL structures, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and control over spend categorization.
• Develop and deliver regular performance, spend, and cash management reports, tracking KPIs and identifying improvement and savings opportunities.
• Monitor key S2P metrics (e.g., invoice matching, approval turnaround, payment performance, working capital impact) and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead internal training and change management efforts to drive adoption of updated processes, systems, and cost control measures.
• Act as key liaison with IT, Procurement, Finance, and Internal Audit for issue resolution, system enhancements, and control testing.
• Support broader Finance Transformation and Digital initiatives, with a focus on automation, analytics, and cash optimization.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional Credentials (preferred): CPA, RA, CMA, or equivalent finance qualification.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in Finance Operations or Process Transformation, with deep expertise in S2P and Accounts Payable.
• Proven track record in end-to-end process design, cost optimization, system governance, and cash management, especially within an ERP-integrated environment (e.g. SAP, Coupa, Ariba, Oracle).
• Demonstrated experience in policy and SOP creation, continuous improvement, internal control frameworks, and audit preparedness.
• Strong background in financial controls, cash forecasting, cost management, reconciliations, and compliance (e.g. SOX, IFRS).
• Experience leading system implementation and significant enhancement projects.
• Deep understanding of invoice-to-payment flows, including accruals, VAT, and 3-way matching.
• Experience in dynamic, fast-paced biotech environments 
  
  

Competencies:

• Strong Communication – You can express ideas clearly and listen actively to others.
• Adaptability – You’re comfortable with change and can adjust quickly to new priorities.
• Problem-Solving Mindset – You approach challenges with creativity and persistence.
• Growth Mindset – You’re open to feedback and committed to continuous learning
• Resilience – You stay focused and positive, even under pressure.
• Demonstrates perseverance in challenging situations
• Acts with honesty, transparency and accountability

What you'll get in return
We offer you a permanent position (starting with a one-year contract), with an excellent remuneration scheme, including:

• A highly competitive salary
• 8.33% holiday allowance (for NL)
• A minimum of 30 vacation days
• An excellent pension plan
• Commuting allowance

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Does this sound like you and do you want to join our team? Then we'd love to hear from you!

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.