Finance Manager - Algeria

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We are looking for highly motivated, Agile, Finance Entrepreneurs who connect the dots to create value and feel comfortable collaborating in self-managed, cross-functional teams, to join the Finance Department for Algeria. This Affiliate Finance Manager Role will be responsible for the financial support for Business, including forecasting activities, being a key member in all of them.

Position Summary:

• Ultimate responsible for the strategy direction for his chapter and company objectives achievements.

• Strategy decision maker with the others Chapters for company’ future & profitability.

• P&L responsibility for his area.

• Empowering & enabling teams to achieve the North Star.

• Serving as a role model to the organization of new ways of working.

• Leading functional chapter.

• Responsible for the upskilling of the people in his/her center through development and coaching.

• Develops functional expertise (people coaching & development).

• Works with the other Chapters where needed to deliver the North Star.

• Serve as counsel and enabler for squad owners or leads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively contributes to the company's strategy and future direction and supports tactical initiatives.

• Continuously advises the Business in adapting strategy to the local market, while analyzing risks and opportunities to optimize the distribution chain. Acts as a business partner in terms of providing and interpreting information for decision-making and monitoring results.

• Play a leading role in to assure affiliate’s strategies, plans and financials are on track to achieve targeted business results and metrics.

• Identify true value drivers and contribute to the organizational effectiveness across all functions.

• Implements improvements of business value, by initiating and/ or identifying innovative opportunities for continuous enhancement and/ or increasing the competitive advantage of the business.

• Ensuring strong financial governance including statutory and tax compliance.

• Oversees the implementation of financial, logistics, procurement and IT strategy in a fast-paced environment.

• Maintain financial accounting and reporting systems and processes to comply with accounting standards and reporting requirements.

• Establish and maintain robust financial systems, processes and controls.

• Performs complex financial modelling and scenario analysis to support Senior Management decision-making process, improve operational visibility, and enable sustainable business growth.

• Coordinate and drive the budgeting and forecasting process to support the business plans and target setting process.

• Balances resource allocation and advises on implications of proposed business activities.

• Provides oversight of daily finance and logistics operations, including management of budgeting, accounting policies, systems and processes regulatory reporting requirements, cash management etc. Provides and interprets management information to offer a view on performance in the context of the business strategy.

• Manage finance related risks and contribute to the comprehensive compliance management.

• Key role in ensuring that our distribution model best fits local affiliate and local market needs.

• Builds strong relationships and ensures good collaboration and communication between Finance Chapter and other Chapters, affiliate, regional and global functions.

• Develops and motivates direct reporting employees for achieving higher productivity; provides clarity, promotes effectiveness, and requires accountability.

• Reviews the total performance of direct reporting employees through a regular appraisal procedure and stimulates their individual development and motivation.

• Implements improvements of business value, by initiating and/or identifying innovative opportunities for continuous enhancement and/or increasing the competitive advantage of the business.

• Leads talent development across the Team.

• Plays a key role interface with the group management ensuring compliance with organizational policies.

• Liaise with external audit staff to complete annual or regular audits in an efficient and accurate manner.

Roche Mandatory Responsibilities:

• Respects and implements the values of the company: Integrity, Courage and Passion.

• Complies, along with the team, with all Roche Corporate Business principles, Code of Conduct, policies and practices.

• Maintains awareness of the company’s requirements to fully report adverse events and other reportable drug safety and product complaint information.

• Respects all mandatory rules regarding occupational health and safety, as well as instructions on protection against fire and other hazards, provided by the employer/designated workers.

• Implements improvements of business value, by initiating and/or identifying innovative opportunities for continuous enhancement and/or increasing the competitive advantage of the business.

Education & Experience:

• University Degree in Finance or related subject;

• MBA preferred

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant financial management experience preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated success building systems and tools to support growth.

• Experience with complex financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting

• Strong business knowledge and understanding

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

• Knowledge of the healthcare and reimbursement environment

• Proven results in people leadership and talent development in a multicultural environment

• Experience working in a matrix environment

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Practical experience with ERP Systems with a solid business process knowledge

Key competences

• Strong leadership skills: has proven experience of building and cultivating relationships with key partners/stakeholders

  • Visionary: Articulates a bold, shared vision for her/his chapter and the whole Affiliate that is centered on the patient to deliver our “North Star” embeds and projects this vision in all internal & external interactions.

  • Architect: Evolves and develops functional roles and forms and empowers teams that make great decisions

  • Catalyst: Removes obstacles, prioritizes to create clarity and focus; collaborates externally to solve bottlenecks. Engages with all team members and the network above the country to shape structures, processes and behaviors; additionally engages externally side by side with GM and other business functions to continuously improve the patient journey.

  • Coach: Helps everyone in the network building the skills and mindset they need to succeed; coaching and being coached

• Proven track record of effective decision-making: makes good business decisions and exercises sound judgment

• Proven track record for consistently meeting or exceeding financial and other quantitative targets, as well as qualitative goals, for large departments/teams in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry

• Ability to use superior written and oral communication skills, including verbal and presentational skills, to persuade and influence both internally and externally

• Strong customer and patient orientation/focus

• Outstanding change management skills and a proven track record of effectively driving organizational change and innovation

• Outstanding influencing skills: consistently extracts optimized business results through skillful collaboration with others, is an inspiring leader

• Encourages team & organization to challenge status quo and find innovative solutions, thinks out-of-the box

• Organizational skills and time management: can prioritize multiple tasks and goals to ensure timely and high-quality accomplishment

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders including executives

• Understand political process and be able to work effectively with multiple and diverse external interests

• Ability to readily master new health policy issues and identify priorities and positions based on business needs.

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.

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