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The Position

As a Finance Enterprise Partner, for the Sub region Africa, you are a member of the Africa Finance & Supply Chain Chapter reporting directly to the Chapter lead. You act as a cross functional key business partner for the Global Access Program (GAP) team, the Near Patient Care (NPC) Chapter, and the Diagnostics Africa Finance Chapter lead with interfaces to the EMEA LATAM regional insights team, Strategic Pricing and BA Finance.

Your Responsibilities

Business partnering for Global Access Program (GAP)

Serve as proactive financial thought partner to GAP program leads, ensuring real-time visibility into forecasting and performance and identifying and supporting solutions to risks

Co-create the  GAP pricing strategy in close collaboration with the GAP program leads, EMEA LATAM and global teams 

Act as an expert on GAP Finance by driving the finance agenda & coordinating all the financial aspects of complex tenders in collaboration with the GAP program leads, strategic pricing and the business area

Coach local teams in the affiliates on the implementation of the GAP from a Finance Perspective including yet not limited to pricing, compliance, and tax topics

Develop and enhance smart, efficient and simple processes and tools for planning, reporting and automation for GAP and beyond.

Leading all major planning & budgeting events for GAP for the Africa Network from a finance perspective in line with divisional and regional EMEA LATAM guidelines in close collaboration with the GAP team

Lead finance-related internal strategic and operational aspects of direct (GAP and donor funded in general) business with countries (e.g., Bridge Program, Africa Access Reimagined)

Business Partnering for Near Patient Care (NPC)

Lead strategic planning and the annual budgeting and forecasting process for NPC from a Finance perspective

Performs analyses, scenario planning and business modelling opimisation for NPC to increase patient access and present outcomes to key stakeholders

Partner with the Africa Commercial and the NPC Business Area teams for planning, analysis and actionable insights to ensure investments are in place to achieve NPC’s strategic growth goals

Be part of cross-functional teams; provide financial input, challenge and influence the decision making

Identify financial opportunities and support follow through actions

Provide value-adding financial insights and reporting to enable informed decision making

Being the NPC Finance Business Partner to Tax and Supply Chain for business finance questions

Business partnering for Africa Network

Provide insights across the Africa Network to the Africa Network LT enabling & ensuring informed strategic decision

Contributes & presents to the Africa LT meetings on ad hoc basis and supports with the analytics of the financial aspects in the execution of the Africa strategy

Actively design and promote new concepts of performance measurement in the commercial space, synthesising product and financial data into actionable recommendations and dashboards.

Prepares and performs Business Reviews for the African markets in collaboration with the Africa LT as well as for the GAP program.

Participation in ad-hoc projects and strategic Flex Teams, initiatives and sprints for the Africa Network and the overall EMEA LATAM region.

Who You Are

You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You are curious and open minded looking for an opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

You have a Degree in economics or finance and you bring 5+ years of professional experience in local, regional or global commercial finance and or controlling roles.

In addition, you bring the following skills and competencies:

Entrepreneurial mindset, commercial and customer centric mindset with an ability to put all available financial and operational information into a holistic picture

Strong business and financial acumen. Experience working with and for the customer

Passion for delivering tangible value for our customers, patients and the business

Knowledge and expertise of local healthcare system, market dynamics, and competitor landscape

Strong analytical skills and data driven decision maker

Systems thinker understanding the downstream and upstream impact

Actively seeking input and building relationships with other stakeholders in the ecosystem.

Negotiation skills with an ability to support successful win-win outcomes

Ability to work and thrive in a networked environment, cross-departments, stakeholders and geographies.

Be a key enabler in influencing better business decision-making       

Able to navigate a complex, challenging environment based on agile principles

Growth mindset and living the Roche Operating Principles

You are fluent in written and spoken English, any other language spoken on the African continent is a plus

Willingness to travel up to 10% to and within Africa as needed to support internal and external engagements

 

 

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Nairobi. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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.