Finance Director Roche Austria (f/m/d)

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Wien; On-site; EUR 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross salary €110k+ per year

Flexible working hours

Health programs

Job summary

Roche Austria is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the affiliate's finance function, partnering with the General Manager to shape strategic decisions and ensure financial sustainability. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive governance, and guide investments in a regulated environment.

English fluency is essential; German is a plus. The role emphasizes strategic advisory, data‑driven insights, and collaboration across functions to deliver value to patients and shareholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics with several years of progressive senior leadership experience in a regulated environment.
• Professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACA, CIMA) is required.
• Proven track record of managing a P&L and influencing strategic decisions.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Austria affiliate finance function and act as strategic co‑pilot to the General Manager.
• Oversee financial governance, controls, and compliance with local regulations.
• Drive operational excellence across Procurement, Supply Chain, and Site Services.
• Champion digital transformation and data analytics to inform advisory decisions.

Skills

Senior leadership

P&L management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic partnering

Stakeholder communication

Digital transformation

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree

CPA/CA/ACA/CIMA

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

Position

As part of the Roche Finance community, you will join a team dedicated to a healthier future. We are driven to innovate, continuously advance science, and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. At Roche, we are creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love, ensuring that every financial decision we make translates into meaningful healthcare outcomes for patients worldwide. As the Finance Manager of Roche Austria, you will serve as a visionary co‑pilot to the General Manager and a strategic architect of the affiliate’s success. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure financial sustainability, operational excellence, and a culture of integrity, while reporting through a solid line to the General Manager and a functional line to the Regional Finance Head.

Opportunity

• Strategic Partnering: Act as a key member of the Affiliate Leadership/Enabling Team, leveraging financial data and market trends to guide executive decisions, investment planning, and resource allocation.
• Financial Governance: Ensure the highest standards of accounting, financial control, and compliance with Internal Audit, Roche Accounting Standards, and local regulations.
• Operational Excellence: Manage operational functions including Procurement, Supply Chain, and Site Services, with a key role in the redesign of the Roche Vienna Campus and the local deployment of global infrastructure initiatives.
• Risk & Value Management: Navigate volatile macroeconomic environments to maintain P&L sustainability, mitigate financial risks, and identify emerging growth opportunities.
• VACC Leadership: Model VACC principles to lead and mentor a diverse team of leaders, identify and develop the next generation of leaders, fostering capability building and psychological safety in an agile environment.
• Network Collaboration: Influence without authority by building strong cross‑functional and geographical relationships to drive organizational stability and change management.
• Enterprise Thinking: Connects affiliate priorities with the regional and global ambition to ensure alignment with enterprise‑wide priorities Lead across network and regional initiatives: Influences and leverages networks beyond the finance function to create value and drive impact.
• Digital Innovation: Champion digital transformation by integrating fintech advancements, AI, and predictive analytics to shift the finance function toward strategic advisory.

Who You Are

You hold a degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics with several years of progressive experience, including proven track of record in senior leadership within a regulated commercial environment. You possess a professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACA, CIMA) and have a proven track record of managing a P&L. You are a decisive leader who thrives in complexity, with experience leading other leaders and managing cross‑functional squads in an agile, high‑performance culture. You cultivate a deep curiosity regarding inter‑functional impacts while maintaining a comprehensive grasp of the end‑to‑end value chain, from R&D through to commercial finance. You are fluent in English and possess the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to non‑financial stakeholders with clarity and influence. German is a plus. Tech‑Savvy Visionary: You possess strong commercial acumen and a passion for leveraging technology and data to simplify workflows and challenge the status quo.

Salary and Benefits

• We offer a gross salary starting at € 110.000 per year and attractive benefits.
• Flexible working hours, workplace health promotion and various sports programs, just to name a few.
• Depending on your qualifications and experience, overpayment is possible.

Who We Are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life‑changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.