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Join Roche as Head of Controlling / Finance Enterprise Partner Lead for our Southern Africa Network (Diagnostics) and become a strategic architect of our commercial success. In this pivotal role, you will drive our financial excellence and commercial strategy, shaping profitability and resource allocation while role-modeling Roche's leadership commitments. As a trusted business partner, you'll combine financial rigor with commercial acumen—leveraging data-driven insights and innovative thinking to optimize deals, pricing strategies, and tender management. This is your opportunity to lead with vision, integrity, and impact, while building a high-performing team that delivers sustainable growth and drives Roche's mission forward.

Key Challenges

You will thrive in a dynamic environment where you:

Drive Commercial Finance Strategy – Lead the planning cycle and P&L optimization to ensure the affiliate consistently meets profitability targets while balancing short-term wins with long-term value creation

Master Complex Deal Architecture – Own end-to-end tender management, develop competitive commercial agreements, and structure pricing strategies that maximize profitability while meeting client and market needs

Become a Strategic Business Partner – Transform financial data into actionable insights through sophisticated dashboards and analytics; partner across Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Regulatory to align commercial objectives and drive business growth

Lead Organizational Capability – Build and coach a high-performing team using the VACC framework (Visionary, Architect, Coach, Catalyst); set clear expectations, develop leadership skills, and foster a culture of accountability and innovation

Optimize for Efficiency & Insight – Identify industry trends, uncover business opportunities and risks, champion process improvements, and stimulate an environment where smart experimentation and rapid iteration drive competitive advantage

Who you are - Our Ideal Candidate

Professional Accounting Credentials – CPA, CA, ACA, or CIMA qualified, with a minimum of 8 years of finance experience, ideally in a commercial environment (a Senior Controller ready to step into your first Finance Manager role is ideal)

Financial Governance Excellence – A proven track record of ensuring robust financial controls and established credibility within both internal and external financial communities

Leadership Presence & Maturity – Demonstrated experience leading teams and projects in matrix or agile organizations; you excel at defining milestones, setting clear expectations, and delivering results. You embody Integrity, Courage & Passion and lead with the VACC mindset – being visionary about possibilities, architecting solutions, coaching others to succeed, and catalyzing change

Experience in regulated industries or healthcare is a big advantage.

Exposure to pricing strategy or commercial operations in a multi-country environment highly desired.

Commercial & Strategic Mindset – Outstanding financial acumen paired with deep business acumen; you understand market dynamics, competitive pressures, and the connection between financial decisions and commercial outcomes

Partnership & Stakeholder Mastery – You build strong, sustainable relationships across functions and geographies. You listen, challenge constructively, and enable others to succeed; you're equally comfortable engaging with internal teams and external partners (auditors, banks, suppliers, global counterparts)

Technical Fluency & Innovation – Strong SAP capability with eagerness to leverage emerging technologies like AI; you're detail-oriented yet systems-thinking, combining technical precision with creative problem-solving

Communication & Collaboration – You articulate complex financial concepts clearly (both verbally and in writing), translate insights into action, and inspire teams through authentic, transparent communication

Action Orientation – You move with purpose—identifying opportunities quickly, making sound decisions with incomplete information, and driving implementation with energy and accountability

Willingness to travel nationally and internationally

Join an organization where your expertise directly impacts global healthcare outcomes. At Roche, you'll work alongside talented, mission-driven colleagues, develop your leadership capabilities in a dynamic, inclusive culture, and contribute to innovations that improve lives. We're committed to your growth, value diverse perspectives, and empower you to make decisions that matter.

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.