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As the Finance Manager (FM) for Roche Pharma in Tunisia, based in Tunis, you will be part of the Roche Pharma Tunisia & Libya Leadership Team and will report to the General Manager of Tunisia & Libya with a functional reporting line to the Finance Manager Africa.
You will be jointly accountable for the affiliate transformation, fostering an environment that promotes trust, transparency, and a customer centricity that inspires and motivates teams to develop and adopt an agile way of working. You will be responsible for managing and overseeing the financial results of the affiliate, procurement, supply chain and facility services. Your financial responsibilities can be categorized as follows:
Insights:
Proactively identify key challenges and opportunities, assessing their impact on the organization.
Identify industry trends, potential business opportunities and risks; generating meaningful market insights.
Support employees to translate data into actionable insights, contributing to the long-term sustainability of the affiliate.
Stimulate an environment which encourages smart experimentation, rapid iterations and the ability to scale.
Long-term portfolio planning and resourcing strategy:
Drive a simple and fit-for-purpose business planning process that captures key strategic directions.
Formulate a local finance strategy balancing global/regional requirements with local imperatives.
Engage with business partners in crafting and executing value enhancing decisions through business performance (actuals vs. forecast).
Guide the business in meeting short to long-term goals by providing relevant financial and non-financial information.
Business partnership (including internal and external stakeholder management and business development):
In collaboration with business leaders, define the strategic direction of the organization.
Build a strong cross-border network beyond Pharma Finance to deliver better outcomes and overcome barriers.
Oversee the local finance & accounting function, ensuring adherence to Roche Group Accounting (FGA), local accounting standards, tax and customs.
Oversee the affiliate procurement process, with focus on value delivery for Roche, balancing costs, service quality, compliance and strategic partnerships.
Develop financial strategies that ensure compliance, and enable the delivery of more medicines to patients faster.
Overall People/Functional Leadership:
Embody VACC (Visionary, Architect, Coach and Catalyst) leadership principles, being a servant leader and leading by example.
Shape and implement the new ways of working for the team, while contributing to the affiliate transformation journey.
Cultivate a focus on personal development, while creating and empowering a winning team through coaching and leadership.
Champion a culture that is inclusive and embraces diversity.
Who you are:
You are an experienced and highly creative leader of cross-functional and networked teams, who knows how to both find and develop diverse talent and connect them to the wider enterprise. You maintain a global strategic approach and inspire dedication of multi-generational, self-organized empowered teams. You are an effective leader and coach with a strong entrepreneurial mindset who can influence and enable decisions, and you thrive in a fast-paced high-performing environment where you can and will challenge the status quo, and be challenged.
To be successful in this role, you will:
have a minimum 10 years of finance experience, with 5 years in leadership positions
have a professional Accounting qualification (CPA, CA, ACA, CIMA) or University Degree/MBA.
have a proven record of ensuring financial governance, and a strong network with the internal and external financial communities.
Furthermore you will demonstrate:
the Roche Values of Integrity, Courage & Passion
outstanding business acumen and strategic agility
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 lead and enable change
outstanding financial acumen with a proven track record of sound fiscal planning and management;
a proven track record of building strong and sustainable relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders
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.