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The Position

A healthier future. That’s what drives us.

The eCoE is focusing on three areas delivering a high-level of financial expertise, relevant insights, and an entrepreneurial mindset that enables stakeholders to take business decisions. The eCoE is a talent engine for Finance through capability building and network building. There are three focus areas within eCoE:

• Financial Backbone
• Digital Innovation
• Analytics and Insights

While there are three focus areas and clusters, we are not seeking to create silos. We are looking for individuals who display the Finance Mindset & Behaviors, and will support a living organism that will leverage the business knowledge and financial expertise of the network to deliver exceptional results for Finance and Roche.

As a member of eCoE, you will bring strong technical expertise together with the ability to work in a self-aligning team with minimal hierarchy. You will be a catalyst for the Finance transformation and work effectively as an influencer, and leaning in as coach and catalyst to the Finance network as needed. You have a passion to pilot new approaches and constructively challenge the status quo. You can tolerate ambiguity.

The Opportunity:

As a member of the Study Management Finance team in the Pharma R&D OBC of the eCOE, you will be responsible for providing finance support to global clinical study teams. You will collaborate with R&D FEPs, RSS, and Procurement to ensure integrity of the financials and support decision making.

• Enabling accurate line of sight for study costs in partnership with R&D FEPs
• Executing accrual methodologies, ensuring they are fit for purpose and reflect service delivery and study progress
• Providing decision support via analytics and insights
• Managing the E2E month end close, from coordination with RSS to variance analysis for supported clinical studies
• Ensuring financial compliance; ownership of internal controls and interactions with internal and external audit
• Supporting business with training on relevant systems, processes and tools
• Evolving digital solutions in areas of responsibility in line with the eCoE’s MTOs to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Contributing actively as a member of Pharma R&D OBC, at times to work packages beyond your core areas of responsibility and according to prioritized business needs.

Who You Are:

• You hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting - MA/MBA preferred
• 5-7+ years of experience in Finance preferably in a global setting
• Financial backbone knowledge, with a notable emphasis on cost management, accounting/accruals, FP&A
• Proactive, result- and future-orientated and able to effectively engage/ collaborate with diverse groups of stakeholders
• Systems and tools proficiency e.g. SAP, SAC, BOA, etc.
• Ability to achieve impact by marrying data with knowledge
• Quick learner, critical thinker, and desire to drive process improvements
• Personal accountability and leadership skills to drive results and deliver on commitments
• Fluent in English, showcasing an ability to operate seamlessly in a multicultural, data-rich environment.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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.