Finance Chapter Intern

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work between office and home

Job summary

Roche is offering two full-time, hybrid placement roles in Burgess Hill, UK, starting 1 July 2027. The opportunity focuses on Finance excellence, driving process improvements, and delivering strong customer experience while supporting financial targets.

The ideal candidate is a finance/accounting student with a curiosity for technology, a knack for analysis, and strong communication skills, able to work across departments in a large organisation.

Qualifications

• Passion for learning in Finance/Accounting studies
• Interest in how business processes work
• Ability to analyse data and identify drivers
• Strong organisational skills and deadline discipline
• Fluent in English and comfortable communicating financial information

Responsibilities

• Drive process improvements to achieve Right First Time and support cash targets
• Assist month-end close and invoicing activities, supporting budget and pricing uplift processes
• Analyse tenders and provide profitability insights for deal proposals
• Collaborate with sales and finance to improve master data standards and digitalisation

Skills

Tech Curious

Process Minded

Analytical

Organised

Great Communicator

Team Player

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

About Roche

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

The Opportunity Shape Finance Excellence with Us! Join our dynamic Finance Chapter as a Placement Student. Drive process improvements – ensuring 'Right First Time' and directly contribute to achieving our Financial targets, all while delivering a market-leading customer experience.

We are offering two full-time, hybrid roles based between our Burgess Hill office and home working. Expected start date: 1st July 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the organisation to ensure the delivery of Cash targets and manage the Accounts Receivable balance. Resolve customer queries in a timely manner by investigating potential root causes and working with various stakeholders to facilitate permanent corrections. Collaborate on initiatives to establish and maintain master data standards for improved data consistency. Proactively search for opportunities for process improvements focused on achieving 'Right First Time' outcomes, leveraging technology & automation to drive digitalisation.
• Support month end close activities in order to generate customer invoices and supporting statements. Collaborate with the Customer Finance team in delivering the annual customer budget and pricing uplift process. Sales and Profitability analysis to support decision making through tenders. Analyse third party quotes for consolidation into tender proposals. Partner with the sales team to build, review and approve their customer proposals in our Global Deal Calculator. Proactively search for opportunities for process improvements focused on achieving 'Right First Time' outcomes, leveraging technology & automation to drive digitalisation.

Who You Are

Our Roche Diagnostics internship programme is a 13-months programme in Burgess Hill, Sussex, UK, designed for everyone currently searching for a placement year as part of their Finance, Business, or Accounting-related studies. We aren't looking for a finished expert; we are looking for someone with a passion for learning! As an ideal candidate, you are:

• Tech Curious: You have a good foundation in Excel, and you are excited about the idea of learning SAP. You have a natural interest in how new technologies like AI can make work more efficient.
• Process Minded: You have an interest in how businesses operate, from how a customer places an order to how large-scale contracts (like our Managed Laboratory Services (MLS)) function.
• Analytical: You are naturally curious with a systematic approach to data analysis; proactive in investigating underlying drivers, financial trends, and root causes.
• Organised: You have strong organisational skills developed through your studies. You can handle data accurately and are comfortable working towards deadlines to produce reliable reports.
• Great Communicator: You are fluent in English and enjoy the challenge of explaining data and financial information to different types of people.
• Team Player: You are eager to experience working in a large organisation and are ready to build relationships with colleagues across different departments.

Application Deadline and Eligibility

Applications close on Friday, 16 October 2026.

Please note: Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates must already hold a valid authorisation to work in the UK.

About Roche

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.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd.

At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. 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.