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The Position
We are seeking an inspiring Finance Leader to join Roche Diagnostics New Zealand (RDNZ) Leadership Team as a Chapter Lead, Finance and Operations. In this critical role, you will champion Roche’s vision and strategy, fostering a caring and empowering environment where our teams can thrive. By driving a customer-obsessed organization, you will collaborate with stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem to pioneer life-changing healthcare solutions for every New Zealander.
Provide Strategic Leadership: Drive better patient outcomes by leading an agile, externally-focused organization, aligning with global regulations, license-to-operate requirements, and Roche’s Leadership Commitment and Code of Conduct.
Develop and Empower Talent: Build a diverse and inclusive chapter, coaching members in technical and interpersonal skills, and fostering collaboration, adaptability, and empowered decision-making.
Enable Agile Working: Promote agile principles such as customer-centered design, experimentation, and rapid learning while removing roadblocks and encouraging smart risk-taking.
Collaborate and Allocate Talent: Work with squads and chapters to allocate the right talent for organizational priorities, ensuring members are positioned for success based on their skills and expertise.
Build External Partnerships: Engage with stakeholders to position Roche as a trusted partner, shaping healthcare ecosystems sustainably and fostering a collaborative OneRoche approach.
This role comes with strategic accountability for managing business performance, ensuring legal compliance, and overseeing operations. Additionally, you will establish and maintain strong relationships with key supply-side business partners, contributing to Roche’s Diagnostics global strategy and its impact on New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and the French Territories. If you’re a forward-thinker with a passion for leadership, innovation, and making a difference for both people and the healthcare system, this opportunity is for you.
What you will be working on:
As a Chapter Lead, Finance and Operations, you will nurture and develop talent in the Finance and Logistics teams, acting as a visionary, coach, and catalyst for innovation and collaboration. By building expertise and coaching chapter members, you will ensure a ready pool of talent to meet Roche’s short- and long-term priorities. You will also play a key role in providing expert knowledge and co-creating strategies across the organization, contributing to RDNZ's present and future success. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Finance Operations
Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial statements, including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow, while adhering to Roche Group Accounting and local standards.
Establish and maintain robust financial systems, controls, and processes to ensure reliability and transparency of financial information.
Lead and optimize tax, treasury, and audit functions while fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities and ensuring readiness for all regulatory compliance reviews.
Drive efficient financial reporting processes to meet internal and statutory requirements, ensuring no audit findings or compliance gaps.
Financial Governance
Uphold and promote high standards of ethical business behavior, ensuring compliance with Roche’s internal policies, local regulations, and global guidelines.
Act as a trusted financial conscience of the organization, fostering a culture of compliance, transparency, and accountability across all business practices.
Provide critical business insights, analyze challenges and opportunities, and develop performance indicators to guide decision-making and strategic priorities.
Compliance Officer
Champion a climate of integrity by proactively addressing compliance challenges and fostering employee accountability for compliance matters.
Ensure business activities adhere to a robust control framework, addressing regulatory risks and license-to-operate requirements.
Promote compliance through training, monitoring, and gap analysis, ensuring processes align with global and local regulations.
Supply Chain & Operations
Oversee efficient product supply, appropriate stock management, and distribution services, ensuring compliance with Roche quality standards.
Collaborate with distributors and internal teams to optimize supply chain operations and support effective planning and inventory management.
Insights, Reporting, Analysis, Forecasting, and Planning
Lead the organization’s business planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes by promoting a disciplined return-on-investment mindset.
Develop and implement performance indicators, turning data into actionable insights to facilitate evidence-based decision-making.
Legal
Liaise with legal counsel to ensure all business activities comply with current legislation and protect Roche’s reputation.
Maintain up-to-date legal documentation and ensure team accountability for legal implications impacting operations.
Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE)
Ensure compliance with Quality and SHE standards while fostering a safe and healthy workplace aligned with internal and external directives.
Support the development of strong SHE infrastructure and promote care for workplace health and safety.
Who you are:
You are:
A role model in Agile and VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) leadership, championing collaboration and continuous improvement.
A forward-thinking strategic leader with outstanding critical thinking and risk assessment capabilities.
Deeply knowledgeable about healthcare systems, governance, and industry trends, with a solution-oriented mindset to drive business success.
Highly skilled in communication and relationship management, with a proven ability to build meaningful and sustainable partnerships with external stakeholders.
A collaborative leader who sets ego aside to achieve the best outcomes for people, the organization, and long-term goals.
Adaptable and courageous, embracing change and driving innovation through agile ways of working with purpose and pace.
Passionate about people development, fostering a culture of empowerment, learning, and excellence.
Results-driven with 5+ years or equivalent of finance leadership experience, strong business acumen, and expertise in SAP, logistics, supply chain, and B2B environments.
Energetic, enthusiastic, and unrelenting in the pursuit of excellence, ensuring organizational growth and customer success.
Skilled at monitoring industry trends, experimenting with innovation, and representing the company externally with a vision for long-term sustainability.
University degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce, or a related field. An MBA or advanced accounting qualifications (e.g., CA/CPA) are a strong advantage.
This role is open to candidates that have full eligibility to live and work in New Zealand.
We do not accept any unsolicited resumes or enquiries from recruitment agencies. Roche has a dedicated in-house Talent Acquisition team.
What do we offer
Roche offers rewarding growth opportunities, a competitive remuneration package and a collaborative culture where people are united in purpose and will stretch you to be brave, speak up and think differently. Feel empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by accessible and inspiring leaders.
Roche encourages a high-performance culture where you are empowered and trusted to make decisions. We strive for excellence and extraordinary results and take a genuine interest in our people and their well-being, and our patients.
Take pride in knowing you can make a difference to millions of patients worldwide in developing diagnostics and treatments for oncology, neuroscience, inflammation, immunology, ophthalmology, rare diseases, respiratory disease and diabetes.
We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, secure and healthy workplace, and to minimise any such impacts to our employees, customers and the community. We welcome applications from all people and encourage you to advise of any individual circumstances that may require consideration.
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.
