Finance Manager, Global Innovation

Role Summary

Finance Manager, Global Innovation (MedTech - Vision) located in Irvine, California or Jacksonville, FL. Leads financial planning and analysis for the Surgical Vision portfolio, driving growth, competitive analytics, and ROI across cross-functional teams. Partners with supply chain, global marketing, and regional teams, ensures alignment with J&J MedTech methodologies, and provides financial leadership for annual planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Drive portfolio decisions that maximize growth and long-term value creation for the $1.6b Surgical Vision business
• Lead new product business cases via strong collaboration and alignment across supply chain, global marketing, and regional teams leveraging internal and external business dynamics
• Ensure close alignment with J&J MedTech on methodology and ongoing reporting ensuring SV business is represented appropriately
• Lead end-to-end competitive P&L analytics to assess market dynamics, benchmark performance, and generate insights that inform pricing, innovation, and portfolio strategy
• Provide financial leadership to the GSM, Commercial Excellence and Digital Leadership Teams as a trusted business partner including ad hoc strategic projects and annual financial planning and close cycles to ensure delivery of financial commitments and appropriate return on investment
• Ensure robust financial control environment that complies with all internal and external regulations
• Lead direct team and provide indirect leadership throughout the J&J Vision finance team resulting in strong inclusion and engagement

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of finance, accounting or related business experience (required)
• Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, communication skills, and proven leadership capabilities (required)
• Strong collaborator and proven business partner with ability to influence all levels of the organization (required)
• Ability to understand and articulate complex concepts clearly (required)
• Strategic mindset to develop deep insights through external and internal findings (required)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance (required)
• MBA or financial certifications (CPA, CMA, etc.) preferred

Skills

• Analytical Reasoning
• ATM Reconciliation
• Budgeting
• Business Savvy
• Consulting
• Econometric Models
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Competence
• Financial Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Financial Reports
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Industry Analysis
• Presentation Development
• Process Improvements
• Teamwork
• Technical Credibility

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 15% (domestic and international)