Project Finance Accountant

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The Position

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. As the world’s largest biotech company and a leader in in-vitro diagnostics, we are committed to delivering personalized healthcare and driving innovation across the medical spectrum. Our success is built on a diverse and inclusive workforce dedicated to tackling the most complex healthcare challenges. At Roche, you will join a team of passionate professionals working in an environment where every contribution has the potential to impact patients worldwide.

This role is a valuable part of our Global Engineering Project Delivery team, which supports Roche's mission to deliver innovative pharmaceutical solutions through world-class project execution. As a Project Finance Accountant, you will be instrumental in ensuring financial compliance, transparency, and accountability across complex, multi-disciplinary projects spanning Pharma Technical Operations and other divisions. Working in a dynamic, matrixed environment, you will collaborate closely with project managers, procurement teams, finance leadership, and external contractors to drive both project success and organizational financial stewardship.

The Opportunity

As a Project Finance Accountant, you will establish and maintain robust financial governance for assigned projects, ensuring adherence to Roche policies, accounting best practices, and regulatory requirements. You will serve as a key financial partner to project teams, providing strategic guidance that translates complex project requirements into clear financial controls and sustainable business results. Key responsibilities include:

• Set up and monitor comprehensive financial accounting procedures, systems, and controls tailored to each project's scope, complexity, and compliance requirements

• Collaborate with procurement, project management, and contractor teams to ensure accurate cost coding, transparent data flow between SAP, procurement and project management tools, and timely invoice reconciliation

• Administer and maintain auditable project registers including bid evaluations, contracts, insurance, change orders, payment applications, and retentions to ensure financial integrity

• Implement financial training and kick-off workshops for cross-functional project teams, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and processes to embed financial discipline from day one for projects

• Support project close-out activities and deliver comprehensive Project Data Collection Reports that reflect accurate financial performance and lessons learned

• Manage project content and document filing structures using OpenText software, ensuring systematic archiving and accessibility of all project-related financial records

• Enforce compliance with Roche ethics, procurement, and financial stewardship policies while working effectively across multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Ensure transparent and consistent adherence to Engineering Manual, Procurement and Site Finance procedures including tax and duties issues.

• Checks the payment application or invoice with the performance of the suppliers.

• Ensure actual data figures in the Local Accounting System are project related and coded accurately.

• Administer together with procurement that the following registers are available and auditable: bid evaluations, (sub-) contracts, insurance, bank guarantees, warranties, retentions, change orders, payment applications, temporary assets, risk, (de)mobilization.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, or business administration with PMI, RICS, or ACCEi Project Control Professional certification (or equivalent)

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Finance Accountant, with strong expertise in project controls, CAPEX accounting, and financial administration

• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across matrix organizations, working effectively with project managers, finance leadership, procurement, contractors, and affiliate accountants to align financial objectives and drive results

• Advanced proficiency in SAP, MS Office, and Google Suite combined with excellent analytical skills to monitor financial performance, reconcile data, and identify corrective actions

• Strong stakeholder management capability demonstrated through your ability to build credibility, navigate cross-functional dynamics, and communicate financial information clearly to diverse audiences ranging from finance professionals to project operational teams

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***Relocation benefits not available for this position***

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This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

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.