Accounts Payable Specialist

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

The Opportunity

In the role of Accounts Payable Specialist you will be a team member of Roche Services (Europe) Demand to Pay department, where you need to execute the day-to-day activities according to the agreed service level in the D2P services especially in accounts payable field and in compliance with the SOPs of the respective business sub-process.

Also contribute actively to daily work coordination in line with leadership guidance and continuously improve the performance of Roche.

In this role you will be responsible for

• Service Delivery:

  • Manage best practice sharing and issue resolution with business support

  • teams.

  • Support project work for example but not limited to data collection, testing,

  • participating in workshops.

  • Coordinate activity transfers and system implementation.

  • Daily coordination of processes in the relevant area.

• Management of incoming documents (electronic and or hard copies) including verification, issue resolution dna followup communication process and validate all types of invoices, credit notes and file uploads against vendor accounts (including inter-company and employee vendors)

• End to end management payments: including but not limited to general issue resolution and resolution of unsuccessful payments, prevention of duplicate payments, IDOC (Intermediate Document) management

• Reconciliation activities: for vendor accounts (including debit balance management, open item management, clearing, etc) and for G/L accounts in the scope of the department

• Handling vendor and internal business inquiries

• Reporting activities according to SOPs and additional country specific reporting needs both in an ad hoc and scheduled way

• Proactively manage knowledge retention in the area: creating and updating process documentation and supporting materials. Deliver training and mentoring for the team members aligned with line manager

• Contribute in internal and external audit activities, is aware and act fully according to ICFR and audit requirements

• Proactively manage operations with a mindset to improve processes, leverage best practices and to foster stakeholder partnership

• Support D2P management with ad hoc activities in case of need

Who You Are

You bring the following skills and competencies:

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Ability to manage changes

• Ability to work independently as an active team member

• Service orientation, Precise, focused

• Multi-cultural acceptance 

• Decision maker

We are seeking an individual with 

• 3-5 years of related experience in Accounts Payable role

• University or College Degree, preferably finance and accounting, or a related

• economics subject

• Strong knowledge of Demand-to-Pay business processes, 2+ years of business related experience is an advantage

• Knowledge in SAP and S4/HANA

• Excellent communication skills in English both written and spoken

In Exchange we provide you with 

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

Excellent benefits & flexibility:  Roche Annual Bonus, Monthly transportation allowance, Home Office set - up equipment, Health Insurance, Life/Accident insurance, Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days, Eyeglasses settlement, One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth, Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment, Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office)

A global diverse 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.

Salary starts from 2000 EUR gross/monthly.

Final salary depends on the successful candidate's level of experience, skills and qualifications.

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.