PT (Pharma Technical) FEP for FP&A

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The Position

Finance Enterprise Partner PT (Pharma Technical) for FP&A

Location: Basel, Switzerland

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity:

As the PT Finance Enterprise Partner (FEP) for FP&A, you will bring strong business acumen, and technical expertise, together with the ability to work in a self-aligning team with minimal hierarchy.

You will work in a dynamic environment and manage many business relationships in PT and across Pharma, Pharma Finance, and the Roche Group. You will meet the challenge of finding the right balance in an environment with risk and reward trade-offs.

Your enterprise view looking beyond PT will be a significant success factor for the role that allows you to connect the information received through various channels and analyze the impacts in PT Financials and beyond.

As part of this role, you will monitor the financial results and coordinate the monthly consolidation process. You will also analyze and communicate the actual and forecast results to the Head of PT Finance and Division Finance teams. You will be a key SPOC for the Head of PT Finance working closely on various matters impacting PT financial results. In addition, you will play a PT Finance SPOC role for Group and Division Finance stakeholders.

You will be a catalyst for the Finance transformation and work effectively to influence, leaning in as a coach and catalyst to the Finance network as needed. You have a passion for piloting new approaches and constructively challenging the status quo. You are a quick learner who understands the business environment and portfolio and has a high degree in dealing with complexity and ambiguity.

Further responsibilities

• Lead the PT planning process, helping to develop the PT assumptions and story

• Work closely with PT Finance Enterprise Partners and the eCoE on monthly PTLT financial communication, MTO, and TO events on the overall PT storyline

• Be a subject matter expert on relevant accounting topics

• Provide Product COS support as part of the Pharma Division forecasting and planning processes

• Lead the PT-related topics for an external audit, control the PT-relevant Group Restructuring Plans (GRPs)

Who you are:

• At least 5-10 years of experience in a multinational financial management environment paired with a master's or equivalent degree in finance or accounting

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance with previous expertise in FP&A and consolidation related to COGS and Inventory

• Strong knowledge of IFRS, ACCA, or CPA preferred

• Experience with internal controls and external audits is preferred

• A passion for change, simplification, and process improvement, as well as the ability to see through complexity and identify and remove waste

• Resilience and ability to adjust to a fast-changing environment and to promote and apply the VACC leadership principles

• Strong interpersonal skills, collaboration, and influencing skills and ability to build trusting and productive relationships

• Ability to understand the business context and to apply judgment towards prioritization and decision-making

• Entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity that is inspirational to others, generating ideas and seeing them through to action

• Ability to navigate through a complex, broad, and diverse organization and can liaise effectively with different organizations

• Fluent in English and good communication skills

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.