Senior Financial Cost Accountant (Japanese Speaker)

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Gruppe; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader in Petaling Jaya is seeking a Senior Financial Cost Accountant to support their manufacturing site. This role involves ensuring financial compliance, executing month-end activities, and delivering cost and inventory analysis. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, at least 5 years of finance experience, expertise in SAP ERP systems, and fluent English and Japanese. Join us in advancing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance within a corporate setting.
• Background in product costing and manufacturing finance.
• Proven experience with cost analysis and controlling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities and deliver standard cost analysis.
• Develop financial accounting models for performance measurement.
• Ensure data quality and process compliance across manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate globally on finance process improvements.
• Assist Finance Business Partners with ad hoc analysis.
• Support internal and external audits for process alignment.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Collaboration

SAP ERP systems

Data quality assurance

Interpersonal skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Japanese

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related discipline

Tools

SAP ERP

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

Senior Financial Cost Accountant

As a Senior Financial Cost Accountant, you will support a manufacturing site by ensuring financial compliance, executing month‑end close activities, and delivering standard cost and inventory related activities. You will develop financial accounting models to improve performance measurement and ensure data quality and compliance. Additionally, you will collaborate globally on continuous improvement of processes, systems, and standards across the network.

Your opportunity:

• Supporting month‑end close activities and delivering standard cost and inventory analysis
• Contributing to the development of financial accounting models for performance measurement and insights
• Ensuring data quality, process governance, and compliance across manufacturing sites
• Collaborating globally to improve and align finance processes, systems, and standards
• Participating in continuous improvement squads for process, system, and policy enhancements
• Assisting Finance Business Partners with ad hoc analysis, initiatives, and projects
• Supporting internal and external audits when relevant and ensuring process alignment with stakeholders

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related discipline is required
• 5+ years of experience in finance within a corporate setting and working with cross‑functional teams
• Background in product costing, manufacturing finance, and cost accounting, preferably with experience supporting manufacturing operations is advantageous
• Proven experience with SAP ERP systems, cost analysis, and cost controlling tasks.
• Strong sense of accountability, prioritization, and the ability to deliver results while managing complex financial data and tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and foster productive relationships across organizations.
• Fluency in English and Japanese is Required

Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

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.