Finance Manager

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Embark on an exciting journey with Roche Diagnostics Israel as our Head of Finance We are actively seeking a dynamic professional to join our DIA IL Leadership Team. In this pivotal role, you'll play a crucial part in co-creating and implementing innovative solutions that propel business success. As an integral member of our team, you'll co-own the development and execution of our market-specific strategy, aligning it with Regional and Global priorities. Your expertise in finance, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of our Diagnostics business and processes, will enable you to shape the future of our commercial affiliate by taking the right strategic decisions optimizing both short-term gains and long-term value.

As a leader, mentor and coach, you'll create an inclusive environment that promotes diversity and actively supports collaboration within the affiliate and the broader finance community. Your leadership style empowers others by removing obstacles and facilitating the delivery of our shared mission and strategy. Lead by example, demonstrating your unwavering commitment to making a positive impact in your role, in the Israeli Affiliate, and in the broader finance community. Join us in shaping the future

Your key responsibilities include:

• Strategic business partnership: Act as a key strategic partner in the leadership team. Provide support to shape and deliver on the local and regional strategy, agenda, goals, and long-term business plan, including market insights and recommendations.

• Strategic Commercial Business Partnership: Act as an enabler and partner to the commercial team in order to execute the affiliate business plan in an accurate and creative way.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and mentor the finance team. Set clear performance goals, foster a culture of diversity and inclusion, and actively support the development and growth of your team members.

• Financial optimization and value creation: Guide sound financial decisions by leading forecasting processes, analyzing financial data, and identifying opportunities to maximize Roche's value.

• Transformation & Agile Leadership: Drive business transformation by championing and embedding agile methodologies, fostering a creative and empowered mindset, and focusing the team on high-impact, value-driven work.

• Governance & Risk Management: Ensure effective financial governance, internal controls, and risk management across the affiliate, aligning with all local regulations and global best practices.

• Financial Operations & Reporting: Oversee all core accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting (in accordance with local statutory requirements and Group standards). Lead  external audit processes.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensure the finance team maintains a complete understanding of all critical business challenges. Collaborate with local, regional, and global finance communities to lead and contribute to "above-country" initiatives and drive process improvements.

This is the kind of expertise and experience you bring:

• Broad Finance & Business Partner knowledge and experience, preferably within the healthcare industry. 

• University degree in Business or Accounting, CPA/ ACCA is a plus.

• Proven leadership experience, with multiple years of successfully leading finance teams with complex matrix organization.

• Capability to bring agile ways of working to life, foster empowered decision-making, and cultivate a creative mindset.

• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and inspiring curiosity that motivates others.

• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at all levels and to position ideas and manage expectations in line with an agreed portfolio.

• Strong learning agility and a passion for coaching and developing team members.

• Fluency in written and spoken English and experience working in more than one country.

• Fluency in written and spoken Hebrew is a big advantage.

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.