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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive years of experience in a multinational company either in a tax function or finance areas with exposure to taxes - or from an accounting and tax services advisory company.
• Good understanding of local taxes, mainly corporate taxes and VAT
• Experience in a leadership management role with remote/virtual leadership experience (role could expand to lead a group of 3-4 people)
• Professional qualification in Accounting, Finance or Tax expected
• Good accounting knowledge and familiarity to use of the business IT systems – Microsoft Office, SAP and Google being the main ones
• Fluent in spoken and written English including business-English
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Process oriented and problem solving mindset, attention to detail
• Communication skills both providing information and gathering information, ability to create network inside and outside of the finance and taxes area
• Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Knowledge and experience in the health care industry of advantage (primarily pharma or diagnostics)
  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.
  Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.
  Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.
  The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work

• Lead and mentor the local tax team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement
• Supervise external tax consultants
• Manage Local Tax Operations (Returns, Payments)
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process
• Provide instructions for Tax Accounting and Payments
• Manage Transfer Pricing according to Group Policy
• Implement Global Tax Policies
• Interactions with local Tax Authorities and Tax Audits
• Business support