88-50101493 Finance Insights & Data Analyst

Roche • South San Francisco, CA

4d • $188,496 - $254,223 • Hybrid

About The Position

Genentech, Inc. is hiring a Finance Insights & Data Analyst in South San Francisco, California. The role supports financial transparency and decision-making in a global healthcare company by preparing preliminary financial updates and variance analyses, including P&L consolidation activities. The analyst partners closely with Commercial Finance teams and business stakeholders, supports accurate activity-based cost tracking, and contributes to month-end close and financial compliance processes.

The position also involves managing and participating in projects related to system implementation, efficiency improvements, audit support, and departmental goals. The analyst is expected to take ownership of relevant systems, tools, techniques, databases, and data sets. Telecommuting is permitted up to two days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering (Industrial or Manufacturing), or a closely related field.
• Three years of experience as a Business Partner, Enterprise Partner, or in a closely related position in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
• Three years of experience with financial system technology, including SAP, IBM, and the Microsoft suite, to support financial processes.
• Three years of experience with pharmaceutical commercialization strategies.
• Three years of experience partnering with business unit stakeholders within a healthcare or pharmaceutical company to provide variance analysis of financial performance.
• Three years of experience with SAP and large corporate financial reporting tools, including TM1 / IBM Planning Analytics, Workday, SAP Analytics Cloud, and Tableau.
• Three years of experience with Account Standards & Principles, expense recognition, and collaboration accounting.
• Three years of experience performing cost-benefit analysis to improve efficiency and increase profits.
• Three years of experience with national and international accounting and finance practices, and compliance with international standards.
• Three years of experience executing Outcome Based Planning cycles, including delivery and execution of outcomes and outputs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare preliminary financial updates and variance analysis to provide transparency into financial performance and its drivers, including P&L consolidation activities.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with Commercial Finance teams and the business through regular meetings and close collaboration.
• Ensure proper account coding to support activity-based cost tracking for all Commercial teams.
• Update purchase order expense accrual schedules promptly to reflect services rendered, using Ad Agency/vendor reconciliations, vendor feedback, and confirmation from business partners.
• Collaborate on month-end close activities, including expense recognition, journal entries, recodes, and compliance with internal controls and processes.
• Manage and participate in projects involving system implementation, efficiencies, audit support, and other activities aligned with group and departmental goals.
• Take ownership of relevant systems, tools, techniques, databases, and data sets.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• The position qualifies for company benefits detailed at the provided benefits link.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level