Accounts Payable Accountant - French speaking (Fixed-term)

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

This is a fixed-term position for 1 year.

The Opportunity: 

As an Accounts Payable Accountant you are responsible for high quality services to Roche suppliers and internal partners. You will be responsible for booking complex invoices in accordance with Roche and local standards so that the supplier receives the funds in time for the goods supplied and the services rendered. You will have the possibility to have full responsibility for the end-to-end AP process and handling both internal and supplier queries received by phone or mail in local language.

• Process and validate PO based and direct invoices and payment requests, manage and run payments

• Manage vendor accounts

• Audit, report and support AP invoice resolution

• Handle affiliate’s internal invoice queries

• Act as a point of contact, promoting strong collaborative relationships between the affiliate’s finance teams and all other internal SSC teams

• Participate in process improvement and ongoing projects, opportunity to take part in knowledge transfer

Who you are:

• University degree in Finance or relevant professional experience

• General understanding of finance processes and standards. Broad experience in accounts payable processes (or related field) and using SAP is an advantage

• Strong communication and advisory skills and you are able to deal with complex issues

• Customer centricity through your day-to-day interactions

• End-to-end accountability, problem-solving skills, growth & agile mindset in ambiguous situations

• Multi-cultural acceptance, ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment

• Proficiency in English and French

In exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & trainings, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 

• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. 

• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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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.