Financial Controlling 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

A 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. 

As the Financial Controlling Specialist, 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.

• Previous relevant experience in in Financial Planning & Analysis, cost controlling or financial accounting, ideally in a multinational company. 

• 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.