Finance Excellence Partner

Roche; Sant Cugat del Vallès; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Finance Excellence Partner (FxP) to transform our finance organization into a more efficient, networked function that drives value for the business and the customer journey.

You will streamline finance operations, standardize processes, automate routines, and deliver insights for smarter decision making, working closely with regional and global finance teams and the Shared Service Center.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of working experience in multinational companies and/or audit
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Team player with a continuous development mindset
• Passion for delivering tangible value for stakeholders and the business
• Knowledge of key financial processes and accounting principles
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making
• Systems thinker with understanding of downstream/upstream impact
• Clear communication and ability to simplify complex topics
• Ability to build strong relationships and be a team player
• SAP experience in FI, CO, MM, COPA is a plus
• English and Spanish written and spoken is a must

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and submission of the budget and the three-year business plan for the Legal Entity in close collaboration with the commercial finance team and global regions
• Contribute to continuous improvement to simplify planning processes
• Analyze deviations vs budget and investigate key P&L items and expenses
• Identify opportunities for financial improvements end to end
• Collaborate with the Shared Service Center for timely Month End closings
• Own reconciliations, journal entries, accruals and provisions with appropriate documentation
• Manage allocations, reallocations and true-ups aligned with drivers and SLAs
• Lead end-to-end cost centre planning for selected areas in collaboration with functions
• Drive master data management in partnership with data owners
• Monitor Opex, CAPEX, NOA, FTEs and identify opportunities to optimize spend
• Act as Finance Business Partner for non-customer facing functions
• Support business cases and projects to maximize long-term impact
• Prepare inputs and materials for executive presentations to drive decisions
• Serve as finance contact for regional/global queries on expenses and onboarding
• Automate recurring finance routines in line with requirements and standards

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Business partnering

Tools

SAP FI/CO

SAP MM

COPA

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.

The Position

The Finance Excellence Partner (FxP) is instrumental in transforming finance into a more efficient, effective, and networked organization that maximizes impact on the business and customer journey.

As Finance Excellence Partner (FxP) you play a crucial role in streamlining finance operations by simplifying, standardizing, automating, and utilising insights for enhanced decision making. you collaborate closely with the commercial finance team, as well as other regional and global finance colleagues. You contribute to fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation as well as drive automation and digitalization across finance.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the FXP team include but are not limited to:

• Support the preparation and submission of the budget and the three-year business plan for the Legal Entity (full P&L) in close collaboration with the commercial finance team, regional and global teams;
• Contribute actively to continuous improvement to radically simplify the planning process,
• Analyze deviations vs budget and investigate key P&L line items, expenses by nature and/or destination and key department driving spent
• Identify and analyze opportunities for financial improvements end to end by engaging the appropriate parts of the organization
• Work closely with the Shared Service Center to deliver timely and high quality Month End closings
• Own recurring reconciliations, journal entries, accruals and provisions, with supporting documentation and in alignment with RSS colleagues
• Manage the execution of allocations, re-allocations and true-ups in line with defined drivers and SLAs, and support their standardization and automation
• Own end to end cost centre planning for selected areas (ie: personnel expenses) in close collaboration with respective function
• Drive and/or support master data management (maintenance, cleansing) in collaboration with master data owners
• Monitor Operating Expenses evolution, CAPEX, NOA, FTEs in close collaboration with your designated area of responsibility and proactively identify opportunities to drive improvements and rationalize spent,
• Act as Finance Business Partner for a dedicated non-customer facing function (e.g. Supply Chain Site Management, or others as Administration, People & Culture, IT and Service Cost Centers)
• Support business cases and projects to maximise long term financial impact and business execution
• Prepare inputs and materials for executive presentations to drive decision making
• Act as finance contact for recurring regional/global queries on expenses, actuals and onboarding for the assigned area
• Implement automation of recurring finance routines (allocations, reconciliations, reporting) in line with business requirements, chapter standards, and priorities agreed in conjunction within the wider finance team and RSS

Who You Are

• You have 5 years of working experience in multinational companies and/or audit
• You bring strong business and financial acumen
• You are a team player that aims to continue grow and develop within finance
• You are passionate about delivering tangible value for stakeholders and the business
• You have demonstrated knowledge and expertise of key financial processes and accounting principles
• You possess strong analytical skills and data driven decision maker
• You are a systems thinker understanding the downstream and upstream impact
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate ability to simplify
• You have the ability to build strong relationships and strong team player
• Strong SAP experience in FI, CO, MM, COPA is a plus
• English and Spanish written and spoken is a must

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.