Senior Financial Analyst- Project SigniFi

Johnson & Johnson, Inc is currently recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst – Central Finance. The Senior Financial Analyst reports to the Finance Manager for Global Finance. This position is located in New Brunswick, NJ. The Senior Financial Analyst role will provide financial leadership and support to the overall business case of the SigniFi Program – a multi-year program intended to deliver global standardization, enhanced digital capabilities, and process simplification with the objective of enabling an improved and optimal employee experience and ultimately the J&J Global Finance Way. The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member of the Central/Core team for the SigniFi Program; will partner with many stakeholders across SigniFi including Planning & Forecast (P&F), Central Finance (CFIN), Change and Communications, Project Management Office (PMO) and HR; will be involved in shaping of the program specifically with governance, talent deliverables, business case realization, timeline/metrics, interaction models and key communications; will require strong leadership, influencing, business partnering, problem solving and working across a matrixed organization. The ability to challenge business assumptions and educate business partners on financial issues and concepts will be required. The candidate must demonstrate strong financial leadership by providing guidance to business partners, summarizing details in a concise manner to upper management, and owning the process of managing and tracking all financial resources in the project. Scope: Impact of Decision-Making: Make decisions, provide recommendations, and influence business partners on decisions involving Finance business strategy and project portfolio in order to drive functional objectives for the Finance function. Decisions and recommendations will have a direct impact on the strategy and resource prioritization. Accountability/Decision-Making: Accountable for managing financial issues to deliver on short-and long-term business needs. Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of global business and market dynamics by region, strategic and financial concepts, compliance, finance systems, and people development principles. Supervision Received: Work received in broad terms and allows for independent execution. Significant business decisions are reviewed by senior business and finance management. Leadership Opportunities: Accomplish work in collaboration with senior management and cross-functional teams. Influence business decisions and lead processes (governance, valuation, budget management) within the FS&T team. Key Responsibilities: Forecasting: Gain alignment with global/regional leaders on strategy and financial implications; anticipate additional long-term forecasting requirements and directs analyses; collaborate with key leaders and ensures that resources are aligned with goals and priorities. Financial Analysis and Reporting: Establishing clear and achievable financial targets and achieving them in collaboration with business leaders. Manage project financial reporting against the approved project funding. Align and influence key leaders. Business Support Analysis: Collaborate with functional leaders to influence and shape business decisions, take prudent risks and lead changes required to enable long-term strategy Compliance: Ensure adequate processes are in place, documented, and tested to safeguard the assets of our entities. Ensure the organization meets company and external guidelines and policies. Ensure staff is knowledgeable about compliance changes and their implications and identifies any potential impact for the changes. Executive Communication: Support the crafting of executive messages to Senior Finance Leaders Develop and track metrics for the SigniFi Program Partner with Change management to shape and deliver key change and communications deliverables Support / partner with HR partners on related milestones Support and Lead Ad Hoc projects and analytics Qualifications A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required; preferably with a major in Accounting or Finance MBA, CPA, CMA or other financial certifications is preferred. A minimum 3 years of experience in Finance/Accounting is required Experience in financial planning and analysis is required SAP or TM1 experience is preferred Ability to influence and shape business decisions is required Strategic agility with big picture orientation is required Strong communications skills are required. (presentations, listening, written skills) Strong business collaboration and interpersonal skills is required Ability to motivate and empower others to achieve a desired action is required. Strong leadership abilities including mastering complexity is required At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through cutting-edge programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. As such, candidates offered employment must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or secure an approved accommodation prior to the commencement of employment to support the well-being of our employees, their families and the communities in which we live and work. For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com. Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Primary Location United States-New Jersey-New Brunswick-One Johnson & Johnson Plaza Organization Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. (6090) Job Function Finance Requisition ID 2206040151W