Overview
At QIAGEN, we are driven by a simple but powerful vision: making improvements in life possible.
We’re dedicated to revolutionizing science and healthcare for the better. From our entrepreneurial roots to our current global presence, we've grown into a force for positive change. With thousands of employees across six continents, collaboration is our greatest strength. We’re always striving to identify talented individuals to join our exceptional teams.
We have played a pivotal role in shaping modern science and healthcare, and we're just getting started. If you're someone who thrives on new challenges, values diversity and wants to make a tangible difference in people's lives, then QIAGEN is the place for you.
At QIAGEN, every day is an opportunity to make a real-life impact.
Join us, grow with us, and together, let's shape the future of biological discovery.
About the opportunityAt QIAGEN, our purpose is to make improvements in life possible. As an Accountant, Accounts Payable (S4), you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, vendor payments, employee expense claims, and month-end closing activities. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to maintain high-quality financial operations, support compliance requirements, and contribute to continuous process improvements within a global Shared Services environment. This role offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen your expertise in accounts payable, expense management, and financial controls while working in a collaborative and international team.
Your tasks include
- Process vendor invoices, debit notes, and credit notes using two-way and three-way matching while ensuring accurate coding and approval workflows.
- Verify and coordinate timely posting of goods receipts for purchase order invoices and resolve invoice-related exceptions.
- Support vendor relationships by responding to inquiries, reconciling vendor statements, and maintaining accurate vendor records.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor payments in accordance with agreed payment terms and company payment schedules, including urgent payment requests where required.
- Support vendor onboarding, maintenance, and offboarding activities in compliance with segregation of duties (SoD) controls.
- Review, approve, and process employee travel and expense claims through Concur in accordance with company policies and service level expectations.
- Prepare month-end accrual summaries, support SOX compliance reporting, participate in process improvement initiatives, and contribute to team projects and other finance-related activities as assigned.
Your profile
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Relevant experience in Accounts Payable, General Accounting, or a shared services environment.
- Working knowledge of invoice processing, vendor management, and payment operations.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and expense management tools such as Concur is preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance requirements, and month-end closing activities.
- High attention to detail with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a global environment.
What we offer
Bonus/Commission
Local benefits
Referral Program
Volunteer Day
Internal Academy (QIALearn)
Employee Assistance Program
Hybrid work (conditional to your role)
Our people are the heartbeat of everything we do. Passion drives us as we push boundaries to innovate and evolve. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We cultivate a collaborative, supportive environment where each individual and team can flourish. We champion accountability and encourage entrepreneurial thinking.
QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Relevant experience in Accounts Payable, General Accounting, or a shared services environment
- Working knowledge of invoice processing, vendor management, and payment operations
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and expense management tools such as Concur
- Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance requirements, and month-end closing activities
- High attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in a global environment
QIAGEN Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about QIAGEN and has not been reviewed or approved by QIAGEN.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work options (hybrid or remote where roles allow), flexible hours, sabbaticals, and site-specific childcare support work–life fit. Programs are presented as available where roles allow, signaling adaptable benefit design.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A global Employee Assistance Program for employees and immediate family, alongside broader wellbeing initiatives and community volunteering time, provides everyday support. Recognition for inclusive culture reinforces the emphasis on a supportive environment.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave positioned as above typical U.S. norms and family-oriented offerings (e.g., on-site childcare at some locations) enhance caregiver support. Reports of solid PTO and holidays further strengthen family time.
QIAGEN Insights
What We Do
QIAGEN is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare) and Life Sciences (academia, pharma R&D and industrial applications, primarily forensics).
