Timea Lestar
Senior Finance Project/Rollout Manager

Over 20 years of leadership experience in finance, procurement, R&D, and operations, specializing in steering complex organizational and system transformations.
Spent 10 years at Roche in senior finance, procurement, and transformation leadership roles, including General Accounting Manager, Finance & Accounting Director, P2P Director, Strategic Project Director, and SAP Business Implementation Lead (global SSC strategy, AP FI/CO and Procurement rollouts across 100+ countries)
Proven expertise in SAP FI/CO Finance & Controlling deployments, leading regional CoEs and onboarding over 100 countries onto the Forward SAP suite (FI/CO/P2P/AR/TR).
Strong track record in shared service center (SSC) strategy, governance, and scaling, growing organizations from zero to 200+ staff while achieving cost savings and service level improvements.
Experienced in global program/project leadership, change management (PROSCI certified), and people development, with a consistent focus on innovation and inclusivity.

Last 3 projects

2021 – 2026	Technology / R&D	Senior Director People Analytics – Led data strategy transformation, SAP SuccessFactors/iCIMS to Azure/PowerBI integration
2018 – 2021	Technology / R&D	Senior Director Business Planning – Directed global workforce planning, financial insights, restructuring programs, and system/process design
2006 – 2016	Pharma	Finance & Accounting Director, P2P Director, SAP Implementation Lead: led global SSC strategy, SAP Finance & Procurement rollouts across 100+ countries, scaled teams to 200+, delivered major cost savings