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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 Position Title: Finance Manager RIS India, Pune Location: Pune, India Finance Organisation: Diagnostics, BA Finance, Innovation Finance Chapter Summary About Roche At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients’ lives, and we are bold in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single 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. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients. Summary of the position As Finance Manager for RIS India in Pune, you will be a pivotal strategic finance business partner to the Pune Site Leadership Team and global RIS organizations. This role is at the heart of Roche's premier and sole "Healthcare Digital" Center of Excellence in India, driving critical site and organizational goals. You will co-own the Pune site strategy, leveraging your finance expertise and comprehensive understanding of the Roche Group's business areas to optimize resource allocation and ensure both, short-term and long-term value. Beyond strong financial acumen, you will foster seamless cross-functional collaboration and rigorous compliance. This position offers significant growth potential, ideal for a leader ready to evolve with RIS's expanding footprint and pursue diverse global career opportunities within Roche. Main tasks of the position Finance Business Partnering: Provide high-quality finance support to the RIS India Site Head, Site Leadership Team, and all relevant Diagnostics and Group functions. Strategically partner to shape and deliver on-site strategy, goals, and business plans, ensuring alignment with Roche priorities and local IT ecosystems. Act as both Local and Global Finance Business Partner, supporting Divisional and RIS priorities, as well as BAF / RISF OKRs Financial Oversight, Compliance & Risk Management: Uphold the highest standards of financial integrity by owning all financial policies, ensuring accurate reporting, and rigorous adherence to Roche Group, statutory, and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain robust internal controls, governance frameworks, and effective risk management strategies to safeguard financial health and compliance Financial Operations & Systems Leadership: Drive financial operational excellence by identifying and implementing state-of-the-art systems and digital solutions. Lead continuous improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, simplify finance processes, and elevate stakeholder experience across the Pune site and with Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) Financial Reporting, Forecasting and Planning: Guide the preparation and issuance of comprehensive financial reports, manage budgeting, and lead forecasting processes. Align business and financial strategies with overall organizational goals External and Internal Stakeholder Management: Cultivate effective relationships with financial constituencies, act as the primary contact for auditors, and play an active role as a member of the entity’s board of directors, representing the RIS Pune Site internally and externally Global Initiatives and Business Projects: Drive and contribute to key global initiatives and business projects, such as, but not limited to, future SAP Aspire Rollout at the RIS Pune site Talent Development: As a mentor and coach, you will create an inclusive environment that promotes diverse thinking and actively supports collaboration within the Pune site and the broader finance community. A strong passion and proven capability for talent development, specifically fostering and growing internal Indian talents, is an expectation for this role Qualifications of the position: Bachelor’s degree in finance/business administration or related field is required, MA/MBA is a plus Minimum of 7+ years of work experience in finance enterprise partnering in the healthcare, diagnostics or software development industry with a record of accomplishments in strategy development, people development, strong leadership skills and cross-border collaboration Strong entrepreneurial, influencing and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to get things done without authority and highly adept at identifying solutions that will meet the needs of all involved parties Proven ability to effectively influence at all levels, lead and enable change, prioritize enterprise-wide Excellent communication skills that inspire and motivate others Mindset and behaviors consistent with the role of leaders in agile organizations, characterized as Visionary, Architect, Coach, Catalyst Demonstrate Roche Values of Integrity, Courage and Passion, proven ability to seamlessly integrate into new corporate environments and effectively collaborate with business stakeholders as well as the Finance organization Interest in pursuing global career opportunities within Roche Fluent in English The Finance Manager for RIS India is expected to demonstrate the Roche Operating Principles and contribute to the Roche Group. The Roche Operating Principles are: Put patients first Follow the science Act as one team Embrace differences Accelerate learning Simplify radically Make impact now Think long term 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. Show more Show less
