Global Business Process Manager - Period End Closing (Finance)

The Position

Global Business Process Manager “Period End Closing”

Locations: Budapest (HU), San Jose (CR), Kuala Lumpur (MY)

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.

As the Global Business Process Manager for Period End Closing, you are part of the Roche Service & Solution Business Process Organization. In this role, you are responsible in the area of Period End Closing for the continuous global harmonization, standardization and automation, to fulfill external and internal requirements by using SmartClose as solution.

Your opportunity:

Due to the multi-layered nature of Financial Close, based in various transactional processes (e.g. D2P, MP2C, P2DP, etc.), a very strong collaboration with the other E2E processes for Finance and Procurement is essential.

In addition you will work in close collaboration with stakeholders from our RSS Business Lines. Your responsibilities comprise the following aspects:

• Acting as a Global Business Process Manager for Period End Closing, to govern changes to existing business processes and design new ones for the Finance organizations as well as with other GBPOs and GBPMs to reach alignment across the End to End processes
• Leading the PEC Governance board that consists out of different representatives from E2E Process Governance and Business
• Working closely together with the RSS Business Lines to drive and support process automation wherever possible
• Ensuring monitoring and optimization of business processes with regards to efficiency and effectiveness
• The position may involve a fair amount of travel (up to 15%)

Who you are:

You have a degree in Business, Finance, or related field and 5-7 years of experience in Finance, with a strong focus on Period End Closing. You bring also International or global/corporate experience and proven track record in supporting global projects (preferably transformational of nature) and cross functional teams. You also bring the following skills and competencies:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; experience in identifying and leading change initiatives and proven track record of effective decision making
• Strong influencing skills and ability to work in complex global networks with international teams and stakeholder communities
• Application experience in ERP SAP FI/CO is a must
• Experience with Blackline SmartClose automation is a big plus
• Strong presentations skills as well as written and verbal communication skills in English is a must

In exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & trainings, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.

• Excellent benefits & flexibility:  competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. We also ensure flexibility, to help you find your balance: home office is a common practice, and its conditions can be tailored for employees according to needs. We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global diverse community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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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.

The Roche Services & Solutions as well as People Support Solutions organisations located in Budapest provide end-to-end business solutions for Finance, Procurement, IT, Communications, People & Culture (Human Resources) and beyond to our Roche colleagues across the EMEA region. Today Roche employs altogether around 1400 employees in Hungary.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.