Consolidation and Reporting Specialist

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The Position

Consolidation and Reporting Specialist 

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 

We offer an exciting opportunity to an experienced and qualified finance professional who would like to gain more insights and exposure to Roche’s Group financial consolidation and reporting.

As Consolidation and Reporting Specialist in Group Consolidation, based at Corporate Head Office in Basel, Switzerland, you will be part of an agile and highly skilled team working in an innovative, dynamic and fast-paced environment. Your main activities and responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and executing tasks related to the Group monthly financial consolidation process, e.g. close preparation activities and system environment setup, controls and validations, data analysis, foreign exchange effects, intercompany transactions and relationships, preparation and processing of consolidation journals, maintenance of process automation tools 

• Assuming reporting event process ownership and providing support for other reporting events in Group Consolidation

• Supporting Group Finance teams, Roche Service & Solutions centers and local Finance teams with process and system aspects of financial reporting to Group

• Leading, participating in and/or contributing to projects and initiatives in the areas of accounting, consolidation and external reporting, such as the financial reporting processes for newly acquired companies, IFRS changes, regular business-driven reporting change cycles, compliance initiatives, etc.

• Supporting the transition phase of the enterprise-wide migration to SAP S/4HANA and the implementation of a new consolidation and reporting system and related reporting and disclosure processes 

Who you are

You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point. You also bring the following skills and experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of practical experience in consolidation and reporting for a global corporation.

• Demonstrated robust consolidation knowledge and strong practical experience with consolidation systems, ideally SAP Financial Consolidation, OneStream, or CCH Tagetik; knowledge of SAP R3 or S4 is also valued

• Qualified accountant with either a degree in finance and accounting or a professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar)

• Excellent MS Office skills, familiarity with the Google suite, and the ability to use query, analytics, and visualization tools

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with fluent spoken and written business English (German and other language skills would be an advantage). Experience working in diverse teams and independently, with a demonstrated ability to navigate and liaise effectively across networks with stakeholders at different levels in a large organization

• An agile mindset, end-to-end thinking, impact-focused, proactive, entrepreneurial spirit, curious, and a continuous learner, problem-solving, and analytical skills; eager to further improve and develop existing consolidation and reporting processes

• Attention to detail, ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver under time pressure

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an inclusive environment and a team that places emphasis on personal and professional development. Apply to be considered.

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.