Senior Resource & Finance Planning Manager

Roche; Madrid; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Annual bonus

Training budget

Recharge Fridays

Take Time Program

Vacation subsidy

Flex Location

Take Time for Charity

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Multisport

Stock purchase

Laptop and car program

Job summary

Roche in Poznan is seeking an experienced RDT Resource & Finance Planning Manager for ASPIRE. You will manage day-to-day resource planning, approve POs and invoices, and partner with the ASPIRE finance network to ensure reliable budgeting and reporting.

The ERP team supports SAP/FI–CO, Airtable, Fieldglass, and Google Workspace, delivering a unified digital backbone across 100+ countries. You will collaborate with cPMO and ERP leaders to maintain governance, planning, and benefits tracking.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT/Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• 8+ years IT finance, project or program controlling or financial management.
• Experience with large multi-year transformation programs or IT portfolios.
• Experience in pharma/healthcare industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Govern governance and content of ASPIRE RDT cost with finance network.
• Approve purchase orders and invoices; manage PO lifecycle.
• Act as Airtable planning partner; review resource requests with finance partners.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and provide transparent reporting.
• Maintain ASPIRE benefits tracking and SAP cost reductions.
• Ensure documentation compliance with COREMAP and policies.
• Collaborate with ERP leaders, cPMO and finance partners.

Skills

Resource planning

Forecasting

Financial management

SAP FI/CO

Airtable

Analytical rigour

Data analysis

Education

Degree in IT/Finance

Tools

SAP FI/CO

GEP

Fieldglass

Airtable

Google Workspace

Spreadsheets

Microsoft tools

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 RDT Resource & Finance Planning Manager for the ASPIRE program is a key support role of RDT's contribution to ASPIRE, one of Roche's largest business transformations. You ensure in close collaboration with the ASPIRE finance network that the program's RDT budget and resources are planned, monitored, approved and reported correctly, so that program and ERP leaders can make decisions based on reliable numbers.

You own the day-to-day resource planning processes of the ASPIRE RDT function, approve purchase orders and invoices, closely liaise with the financial partners for resource requests in the program and track the benefits the program delivers. Because the role is exposed to sensitive financial data and approval processes, it is held by an internal Roche employee.

Description of the area

The ERP team, a core component of Roche Digital Technology (RDT), is responsible for managing the enterprise's unified digital backbone, supporting over 100,000 users across more than 100 countries. Our vital mission is to operate, protect, scale and innovate Roche's ERP/SAP systems, which is crucial for the reliable delivery of medicines and diagnostics globally.

The ERP scope encompasses critical Value Streams such as Digital Finance, Demand to Pay, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations Enablement, and Marketing Plan to Cash. The ERP Business Operations team supports the Head of ERP and the ERP Leadership Team with portfolio, resource, vendor and operational management support.

About ASPIRE

ASPIRE is Roche's global business transformation program and one of the most significant in the industry. It simplifies and harmonises global business processes across Pharma and Diagnostics and moves Roche onto a single SAP S/4HANA platform. RDT delivers the digital backbone for the program: IT deployments, the IT program organisation, and the transition of new solutions into sustain.

In this role you operate at the intersection of the ASPIRE program and RDT ERP, working in close collaboration with the program management office (cPMO), the program's finance network, and the ERP value stream leaders.

The Opportunity

• Governance of ASPIRE RDT: Manage in close collaboration with the finance network the governance and content of the ASPIRE RDT cost (IT deployments internal FTEs, IT program internal FTEs, and ASPIRE corporate RDT), in line with the ASPIRE financial structure and targets.
• Approvals and procurement: Approve ASPIRE related purchase orders and direct invoices in myBuy and Fieldglass for the ASPIRE RDT function . Manage the PO lifecycle, including changes, contract references and related tickets.
• Resource planner in ASPIRE Program’s Resource Management Tool (Airtable platform): Act as ASPIRE Airtable planning partner for ASPIRE RDT. Review and approve resource requests, aligned with the program's finance partners for each dimension (Diagnostics Operations and Commercials, Pharma Commercials, Central Program), and keep the Airtable Resource Management Finance Handbook current.
• Planning, forecasting and reporting: Prepare in close collaboration with the ASPIRE finance partner the annual ASPIRE RDT budget and forecasts, track plan vs actual, and provide transparent reporting and insights to program and ERP leadership.
• Benefits tracking: Maintain ASPIRE benefits tracking for RDT, including the calculation of SAP system cost reductions, and support benefit reporting to the program.
• Resource planning support: Support resource planning for program functions together with cPMO and the ASPIRE Finance network, ensuring resource plans and budgets stay consistent.
• Governance and documentation: Keep financial documentation in the "ASPIRE IT Budget" shared drive in line with the COREMAP guideline (Corporate Records Management Program), and ensure compliance with Roche finance and procurement policies.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the ERP Business Operations Lead, the ERP value stream leaders, ASPIRE cPMO, ASPIRE finance network and dedicated RDT finance business partner, acting as the go-to person for ASPIRE RDT portfolio, resource planning and financial questions.

Who you are

Education / Experience

• Degree in IT/Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Solid experience in IT finance, project or program controlling, or financial management (typically 8+ years; strong profiles with 5–8 years of highly relevant experience will be considered).
• Experience providing transparency of large, multi-year transformation programs or IT portfolios.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or regulated healthcare industry is a plus.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Subject matter expertise: Strong knowledge of resource and financial planning, forecasting, and financial management including variance analyses.
• SAP and tools: Hands‑on experience with SAP FI/CO; familiarity with procurement and workforce tools such as GEP and Fieldglass; confident with Airtable, Google Workspace and spreadsheets, Microsoft tools.
• Digital and AI savviness: curious about new ways of working; uses automation and AI tools (e.g. Gemini, AI‑assisted analysis) to simplify reporting and planning.
• Analytical rigour: Ability to turn complex data into clear, reliable insights; spots inconsistencies and resolves them pragmatically.
• Compliance mindset: Understands approval authority, segregation of duties and finance and procurement policies.

Personal Skills

• Stakeholder management: Communicates clearly with program leads, finance partners and ERP leaders, and challenges numbers constructively.
• Ownership and reliability: Works independently, keeps deadlines and takes accountability for the accuracy of all relevant data.
• Collaboration: Thrives in a matrix organisation and across locations, and

What you get:

• Competitive salary based on the employment contract (Umowa o pracę).
• Annual bonus payment based on your performance.
• Company Car.
• Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
• Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
• Vacation subsidy available.
• Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
• Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
• Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
• Stock share purchase additions.
• Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!

Ready to shape the future of healthcare with us?

Compensation & Benefits

The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location of Poznan is 228,900.00 PLN - 425,100.00 PLN . Final compensation will be determined by a number of factors, including your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

This position also offers an attractive benefits package (https://cdn.phenompeople.com/CareerConnectResources/prod/ROCHGLOBAL/documents/PolandBenefitsBrochureMyrewards-1763649233034.pdf) .

Learn more (https://roche.phenompro.com/global/en/compensation-philosophy) about how we reward our employees at Roche.

This job is posted in multiple locations. If you're applying for the role in an alternative location where pay transparency regulations apply, the Talent Acquisition Partner will share the local pay information with you ahead of any business interview.

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.