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

Key activities & Deliverables

• Co-ordinate and execute month end, quarter end and year end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts in compliance with work instructions and month end close checklist

• Perform and analyse booking accounting transactions, working and calculations are executed on timely and accurately

• Clearing of open items in accounts

• Perform analytical review of profit and loss accounts and balance sheet, cost center checks and transaction posting checks

• Ensure accruals are properly justified and correctly posted

• To ensure all journals are performed accurately and timely

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation, highlight and rectify any anomalies encountered

• Submission of monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting packages accurately and within specified timescale

Documentation & Controlling

• Ensure all work documentation and work processes are updated and meet with Internal Control Financial Reporting (ICFR), group policies and guidelines, local statutory and legal requirements within agreed service timelines

• Perform back up function and other duties, including job rotation to other functional teams as and when required

• Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries

Transformation/ Continuous Improvement Implementations

• Initiate and execute the implementation of continuous improvement project

• Work collaboratively with customers and stakeholders

• Engage and support the teams in the implementation of continuous improvement project 

• Proactively identify, recommend and implement solutions in consultation with the management for continuous improvement opportunities in the areas of operation

• Assist to ensure effective knowledge transfer as for sustainable development knowledge and sharing of best practices within the team

Coaching/Sharing

• Support the review entries posted by the team to ensure accuracy

• Extends coaching and guidance to juniors in daily operation

• Support the when there are any ad hoc activities or projects

• Contribute inputs/findings to establish a knowledge database of issue encountered, proposed resolution steps to facilitate continuous learning, development and cross sharing of knowledge and lesson learnt across the teams

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Degree or Diploma in Finance & Accounting/Commerce or equivalent.

• Good communication skill and able to communicate effectively in English.

• Minimum 5 years working experiences in the related field, preferable in the area of General Accounting and Management Accounting

• SAP knowledge or other ERP accounting systems and MS Office tools 

• Proficiency in English and Japanese language are mandatory with good communication skill (writing and speaking).

Desirable qualifications

• External experience in a shared service or business process outsourcing engagement will be preferable

• Prior leadership or project management type supervisory role may be an advantage.

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.