Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare 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 opportunity:   

Building, leading, coaching and managing a strong and collaborative Accounts Payable team covering end-to-end AP support

Creating a safe and positive team environment and ensuring that the team demonstrates the right mindset and attitude

Setting up clear, right, challenging expectations and goals, with desired behaviors for team members and role modelling these

Through frequent check-ins, ensuring that ongoing dialog occurs on the topics of Career, Capabilities, Connections and Contributions; and developing the team members’ knowledge, skills, competency, etc. in order to retain and develop talented staff as well as building a team talent pipeline

Setting and monitoring team working plan and resource allocations

Developing and managing key stakeholder relationships, working with peers to develop future service portfolio in the area of P2P Services & Solutions

Ensuring high quality knowledge transfers and smooth transitions in case of transferring work to own area. Liaising with other Service teams for cross-functional end-to-end service delivery and process improvement​

Who you are:

Educational Background: University degree in finance.

Professional Experience: Relevant professional experience in Accounts Payable.

Leadership Experience: Strong leadership competencies and demonstrated success in cross-cultural collaboration, change, and stakeholder management.

Technical Skills: Experience in working with SAP.

Finance Knowledge: General understanding of finance processes and standards.

Shared Service Center Experience: 2-5 years of experience in a shared service center, with a proven track record of leading regional or global service delivery teams.

Language Proficiency:  Proficiency in English is required, and proficiency in Portuguese is preferred.

Mindset: Growth and continuous improvement mindset, coupled with strong business acumen and an understanding of servicing impact.

Customer Focus: Customer centricity and accountability, along with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. ​

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

The Roche Services & Solutions as well as People Support Solutions organisations located in San Jose provide end-to-end business solutions for Finance, Procurement, IT, Communications, People & Culture (Human Resources) and beyond to our Roche colleagues across the Americas region. Today Roche employs altogether around 800 employees in Costa Rica.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.