Business Process Manager

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About the position:

As the Finance Expert - General Accounting Tax Integration, you are part of the Global Business Process Management (BPM) Organization in Roche Service & Solutions. In this role, you will be responsible in the E2E process area Record to Report for the continuous global harmonization, standardization and automation of the related General Accounting processes including the global deployments.

You will work in close collaboration with stakeholders from Finance, Commercials, Supply Chain and IT, cross divisionally (Pharma and Diagnostics).

Key accountabilities:

• Responsible for global, cross divisional state-of-the-art process design within their Business Process area within the E2E process

• Empowered decision making for their area across divisions and in line with the E2E Business Process Management guardrails from the Global Business Process Manager (GBPM)

• Work closely with the E2E GBPMs & GBPS network to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions

• Supports the SAP S4/HANA Template deployment

Key responsibilities:
 

Regarding Business Process Strategy:

• Actively pursue the implementation of the E2E BPM strategy, according to guardrails set by the E2E GBPO and GBPMs

• Deliver solutions including processes, ICFR, Authorizations, laws and regulations, technology, analytics for own dedicated area, in line with the E2E BPM strategy & guardrails as well as continuous improvements, with support of the GBPM and GBPSs

• Support business acceptance globally across divisions and functions on a operating level for the dedicated Business Process area

• Drive and implement the BPM strategy for your own dedicated area

Regarding Business Process Design:

• Responsible for global and cross divisional state-of-the-art process design/redesign within his/her Business Process area as part of the E2E Business Process, in line with the E2E BPM guardrails from the GBPO and GBPMs

• Work closely with the E2E GBPMs and GBPS E2E GBPMs, GBPS and Group Tax? network and stakeholders to ensure that Business Processes in the area of responsibility are fit for purpose and in alignment with the E2E process area strategy and GBPM guidance

• Responsible for achieving lean cross-divisional processes & solutions, with maximum standardization and harmonization for her/his areas of responsibility within the E2E process, with support of the GBPM

• Define metrics for the processes she/he is working on

Regarding Business Process Governance:

• Responsible for prioritization, justification and realization of change requests in line with the strategic roadmap for his/her own process area, with support of the GBPM and GBPSs

• Ensure the execution of processes is robust and is established as a way of working (e.g. performing process compliance monitoring) for his/her own process area

• Ensure documentation of process requirements, implementation through guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for his/her own process area

• Drive efficiencies and improvements (incl. automation) across E2E network, RSS Operations, affiliates and IT, by considering external market insights and best practices

• Business fluency in English

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Informatics, Engineering or a comparable education  

• 3 - 7 years professional experience preferably in Business Process Management, Information Management / IT, Finance/Procurement, Tax, Risk/Internal Control Management, Accounting, Audit

• Strong E2E Business Process area understanding and deep process knowledge as well as good technical expertise for his/her dedicated area

• Strong technical competencies in SAP FI/CO, Procurement  ( SD / MM ), Localization/External Reporting Compliance, IFRS Accounting, ICFR, Transparency Laws and Regulations

• Proven methodological skills e.g. BPM, Six Sigma (DMAIC), agile ways of working (Scrum), continuous improvement (Lean, PDCA, Kaizen)

• Agile mindset (speed, stability, flexibility) - works according to and brings in the agile mindset and concepts in daily operations

• Willingness to travel internationally (up to 10% annually)

Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.

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 San Jose provide end-to-end business solutions for Finance, Procurement, IT, Communications, People & Culture (Human Resources) and beyond to our Roche colleagues across the Americas region. Today Roche employs altogether around 800 employees in Costa Rica.