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The PositionA healthier future. That’s what motivates us to innovate. Continuously promote science and ensure that everyone has access to the health care they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.
The Position
As the Financial Controlling Analyst, you will oversee core financial controlling, reporting, and accounting execution for Roche Diagnostics Chile. Reporting directly to the Country Finance Manager, your role is pivotal in driving process excellence, delivering financial insights, managing local finance execution, and closely collaborating with our Shared Service Center in Costa Rica as well as our Regional LATAM Finance Team.
About the Opportunity
- Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly financial reports and performance presentations to monitor actual performance against budgets, forecasts, and key financial KPIs.
- Cost management: Drive cost discipline across the affiliate by tracking monthly operating expenses, analyzing variances, and partnering with department heads to recommend actionable corrective measures for budget overruns.
- Business Planning: Lead the execution of the affiliate’s annual 1-to-4-year financial planning cycles, coordinating inputs across all departments in close collaboration with the wider Finance team.
- Month-end closing: Oversee month-end closing activities, serving as the local operational counterpart to Roche’s Shared Services Center to ensure strict alignment with IFRS and internal accounting guidelines.
- Operational Excellence: Foster a culture of simplicity and continuous improvement by challenging old habits, and standardizing and automating processes and reports
- Financial Governance: Ensure compliance with financial practices, established processes and internal controls
- Trainee Development: Provide day-to-day functional guidance and task support to the Finance Trainee, helping build core financial capabilities across the affiliate
Qualification
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or in a related discipline.
- 3-5 years previous relevant experience in in Financial Planning & Analysis, cost controlling or financial accounting, ideally in a multinational company or a Big 4.
- Fluency in Spanish and English is required.
- Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office is preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex financial numbers into clear, actionable insights for commercial stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solving attitude with a continuous learner mindset, adaptability, and high drive for growth.
If your CV is shortlisted, you will be invited to participate in a video assessment as the next step in the selection process, conducted in both English and Spanish
Location & Mobility: Santiago, Chile (Hybrid / On-site model).Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
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.
Skills Required
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
- Previous relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, cost controlling, or financial accounting
- Fluency in Spanish and English
- Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills for translating financial information into actionable insights
- Proactive problem-solving, adaptability, continuous learning, and strong motivation for growth
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).









