Finance Insights & Data Analyst

Roche•Mississauga, ON

1d•CA$115,328 - CA$151,368

About The Position

At Roche, our Finance Centers of Excellence (eCoE) are pioneering a new approach by breaking down silos and hierarchies to foster innovative ways of working. Building on past successes and lessons learned, we are shifting from a divisional/functional perspective to an enterprise-wide approach. The eCoE focuses on delivering high levels of financial expertise, innovative insights, and an entrepreneurial mindset to enable agility and flexibility for stakeholders. It also serves as a talent engine for Finance through capability and network building. Within the eCoE, the R&D Outcome Based Community (OBC) specifically supports R&D investments by providing financial expertise, insights, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Team members will collaborate with Roche Services & Solutions, Finance Enterprise Partners, and the Business to manage core Finance processes, drive process improvements, and advance our digital transformation. Business continuity is essential. The role involves supporting the R&D FP&A community, partnering with FP&A leads to deliver analytics and insights, owning operational work packages, building relationships with stakeholders, supporting strategic priorities, ensuring financial integrity, and driving process improvements, digitalization, and automation. A key aspect of the role is continuously seeking opportunities to optimize efficiency and effectiveness through the SAST (Stop, Automate, Scale, Transfer) framework, with a focus on FP&A and Month-End Closing (MEC) work packages. Maintaining high standards of Purchase Order (PO) hygiene and operational excellence is also crucial.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Business-related discipline
5+ years of experience in Finance preferably in a global setting.
Strong foundational knowledge in finance and accounting
Proven analytical skills with an interest in R&D.
Digitally savvy mastery of core tools (SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Excellent ability to synthesize complex information into concise messages for senior leadership; skilled in storytelling and influencing.
Effective at building trusted, productive relationships across diverse teams and communities.
Resilient and adaptable to fast-changing environments; curious, collaborative, and effective at "connecting the dots."
Strong business acumen with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

MA/MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Supports the R&D FP&A community on various deliverables along the monthly and yearly financial cycle (planning, actuals tracking, closing etc.)
Closely partners with the R&D unit FP&A leads (gRED, pRED and PD) to deliver impactful Analytics & Insights to FEPs and the R&D Finance Leads (recurring and ad-hoc).
E2E ownership of operational work-packages in areas such as month-end closing & reporting incl relevant stakeholder management
Builds close and trusted relationships with the FEP community and with members of other OBCs (e.g. commercial, partnering, PT)
Supports FP&A community on strategic priorities (e.g. Capacity Exercise, Study Excellence, RDE, ASPIRE) with data, analytics and tracking progress
Ensures integrity of financials (validation, accurate recognition) and orchestrates collection of inputs from FEPs (e.g. monthly narratives)
Drives process improvement, digitalization, and automation initiatives (e.g., MEC and accrual management optimization) to enhance operational efficiency and financial accuracy.
Continuously look for opportunities to optimize our efficiency and effectiveness in how we operate by asking where to Stop work, where to Automate, where to Scale and where to Transfer if the work is not in the remit (SAST). This is with the focus on FP&A & MEC work packages.
Maintains high standards of maintenance of PO hygiene and operational excellence, ensuring continuous alignment with evolving financial processes.