About The Role

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Finance

Job Sub Function

Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description

The Senior Finance Analyst located in Raynham, MA, Raritan, NJ, and West Chester, PA will partner with end users and be responsible for the simplification and standardization of Commercial/IBP, Supply Chain, or Enterprise planning processes, via enabling technology enhancements, that will drive efficiencies across planning cycles. This individual will also collaborate with extended core team of cross functional experts who will be accountable for driving the design, build, testing, and deployment of standardized Planning & Forecasting capabilities across DPS rate. Extensive knowledge of financial forecasting processes is required as the proposed SigniFi process will impact all finance employees globally who are engaged in financial planning and analysis.

The individual must be able to work cross-functionally with various levels of the organization (e.g. Directors, Managers, Analysts) across all regions to develop the global standard requirements for integrating respective planning models within EP&A.

Key Responsibilities

Active participation on a Squad, comprised of a global team of cross functional experts, in the end-to-end design, build, testing, and deployment of standardized Planning & Forecasting capabilities.
Partner closely with end users and key project team members to understand and document integrated business requirements and ensure technical builds meet specifications for respective planning models
Ensure cross-program interdependencies, conflicts, and challenges are transparently communicated to SigniFi program leadership & proactively work with respective stakeholders to implement controls & risk mitigations to resolve issues and keep project on track.
Partner across the organization to drive global core business capability standardization, alignment, and adoption for the finance function. Ensure successful deployment through flawless project execution, including post go-live hypercare support.
Responsible for executing testing strategy, inclusive of developing test use cases, writing test scripts, and partnering with SMEs to execute tests and document/remediate any issues
Support and Lead Ad Hoc projects and analytics
Develop and track metrics for the SigniFi Program
Understand system calculations and dataflows so that key points can be summarized to end-users
Develop, maintain, and deploy FP&A process documentation (examples include integrated business requirements, desktop procedures, etc.)
Partner with change management, comms and training to ensure global process changes are adhered to and adopted by the broader organization
Support the crafting of executive messages to Senior Finance Leaders

Qualifications

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
A minimum of 3 years of finance, accounting or related business experience is required.
Experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing FP&A technology solutions is preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, influencing skills and ability to develop strong relationships with executive leadership team members is required.
The ability to partner with, influence and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, including senior management is required.
Foundational project management skills are required.
Ability to work in ambiguous situations, proactively identifying and mitigating process risks within a cross-functional, global organization and effectively lead and govern decision-making bodies is required.
Innovative and continuous improvement mindset with the ability to translate a complex business operations landscape into a streamlined process design is preferred.
The role may require 5%-10% domestic and/or international travel, based on employee’s home location.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Analytical Reasoning, Benchmarking, Budgeting, Communication, Consulting, Data Savvy, Econometric Models, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Operational Excellence, Problem Solving