We’re here to deliver better outcomes to more patients, faster.
That means the world to us.
Our achievements help to transform the lives of millions of people. We’ve been supporting patients for over 100 years in the UK, building a reputation that we’re intensely proud of. Through this success, we’ve set an incredibly high standard. Those expectations continue to grow. The environment in which we operate changes at an ever-increasing pace. The industry is never going to stand still.
As one united team at Roche UK, we know we need to boldly respond to these changes whilst keeping our customers and our patients at the heart of everything we do.
So, we’re shooting for the stars, transforming ourselves into a much more open, dynamic, transparent, inclusive, collaborative and agile business.
Our Commitments
“Better outcomes to more patients, faster.”
Healthcare partners are ‘wowed’ when they work with us
Our innovations are faster and bolder
We provide services and products to better serve people
Purpose is our primary motivator
We spend our time contributing where it adds the most value
… we ensure brilliance across the organisation
… we can feel brave, innovate and take calculated risks within legal and ethical boundaries…not fearing consequences if things “go wrong”
… we can bring our authentic selves to work
… We do not need permission. We take personal accountability and trust each other..
… we can develop our career based on our passion, experience & behaviour and play to our strengths
… we work within less hierarchy – and with more coaching
… everyone can be a leader, regardless of role
… we aim to spend 20% of our time on personal development
Our UK operating model is based on the following principles:
Flexible resourcing across fit-for-purpose teams to address specific needs and priorities
Healthcare-driven focus through outcomes
Consultation, individual empowerment & accelerated decision-making through decentralisation
Customer focus through mutually beneficial partnerships
Collaboration
Transparent portfolio level prioritisation
Mindset and behaviour is as important to us as experience and capabilities.
We won’t tell you how to behave with detailed competency frameworks; we ask you to bring your differences so we can celebrate a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
We offer a starting point for you to consider and to reflect on what this might mean for you: we’re building a culture that is centered around growth mindset, prioritisation, ownership and accountability. We need individuals who are courageously authentic in their thinking and in their actions. This is what excites us about our future.
We believe that on-going personal transformation is the heart of on-going organisational transformation and that fundamental to this is knowing yourself.
For us, knowing yourself means being aware of your own strengths and weaknesses, your passions and fears, your desires and dreams, your thoughts and feelings, your likes and dislikes, your tolerance and limitations. Knowing yourself requires you to: regularly stop, pause and reflect as you change and develop over time, invite and share feedback regularly and know where to focus your development, know when to hold things lightly and what to let go of. Knowing yourself means knowing your purpose and what fulfills you, it enables you to be authentic and truly bring your whole self to work.
Accounting Partner: Expectations
Chapters are the “homes” of employees within Roche that represent technical & functional topics/expertise. Chapters are focused on expertise development (capability building) for today and the future, performance evaluation and coaching to enable those capabilities to be drawn upon within the organisation to work on squads, work packages commissioned by squads, foundational work (i.e. work that must be conducted and without doing so it would negatively impact business operations and/or the license to operate), or as points of contacts for customers. Chapters are characterised by minimal hierarchy, with the aim of developing empowered, collaborative and highly capable colleagues. Chapters are grouped into “Clusters” based on common capabilities and/or business synergy potential to facilitate prioritisation and resourcing. This grouping is not fixed, so can flex over time.
The Accounting Partner is responsible for:
Aligning their personal purpose to the Organisational North Star to enable them to flourish and shine in their role
Utilising their skills and capabilities, and working flexibly as part of empowered, self-managed, multi-skilled teams (where appropriate), to ensure Foundational work (where applicable) and Squad-prioritised work is delivered in line with Organisational principles
Working collaboratively and sharing expertise across the organisation to remove silos and duplication, ensure efficient use of similar skill-sets, and to ultimately support common pursuit of the North Star
Acting as a guardian for high standards of compliance, ethics and safety; putting patients at the centre of all actions by consistent business behaviour that complies with applicable laws, industry codes and Roche’s Code of Conduct.
Contributing to resource planning/sharing across Chapters to ensure Chapters are fully resourced to meet evolving priorities of the Organisation and Customers, and any resource constraints are constructively flagged, with a collaborative approach to find solutions (for example, by working outside of their “home” Chapter capabilities to enable greater flexibility and fluidity of Organisational resourcing)
Where applicable, ensuring “Foundational work” is completed, with continual review of HOW it’s done to drive efficiency and minimise resource required to do it (without compromising on necessary standards). Foundation work covers all aspects operational finance performed by RSS together including local legal and regulatory reporting.
Ensuring ruthless prioritisation to avoid Chapter “work-creep” outside of Foundational work, Squad-prioritised work and Personal Development.
Involvement in Squads and Squad work (Affiliate or others) and Global activities, as required
Owning their development to ensure they are continually growing skills and capabilities within their Chapter (and where appropriate, in other Chapters) in line with their passion and the needs of the Organisation (present and future)
Increasingly demonstrating the VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) roles, as they develop their personal skills and capabilities, to positively support colleagues
Accounting Partner
Curiosity and interest in understanding commercial and pricing agreements, and new business models, to be able to accurately reflect in Gross-to-Net calculations, analysis and revenue reporting
Collaborates and connects with Roche Services and Solutions (RSS organisation) in Budapest, UK Tax and Group Finance to ensure delivery of patient, customer and business outcomes
Strong attention to detail for accurate and timely financial and transparency reporting according to Roche Group requirements and UK regulations
Collaboration with HR on payroll management and processing
Prioritises fiduciary activities and other foundation work related to operational finance (e.g. treasury, vendor management, CAPEX controlling, accruals, pensions, ICFR testing and external audit support)
Individuals should be operating in one or more of the following categories:
Performs operational accounting activities with highest quality, accuracy and compliance to Roche Group and local regulations. Collaborates and communicates effectively with RSS and across the UK organisations to deliver outcomes.
Passionate about bringing innovative and transformative ideas to enhance productivity and impact to the organisation. May support the learning and development of other chapter and cluster members. Qualified or in training for professional finance qualification
Acts as an advisor to both Chief Country Accountant (in Budapest) and UK Finance Cluster Lead connecting both operational and business finance insights. Overall accountability for revenue recognition and Gross-to-Net reporting. Ability to partner and influence squads, other chapters and global organisations within Welwyn site for decision-making related to accounting and financial management. Leadership and influence in local and global Finance networks. Actively supports the learning and development of other chapter members. Manages sensitive information with professionalism and in strictest confidence (e.g. payroll and other personal data)
Who we are
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.
Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
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