Finance Manager (TO&R - Risk Functions)

Role Summary

Finance Manager - Tech Ops & Risk (TO&R) based in New Brunswick, NJ or Raritan, NJ. Lead BUF and FP&A support for TO&R functions including Q&C, HCC, GBP, Aviation, Global Security, and ERM. Provide financial and strategic business leadership and communicate effectively with TO&R functional leaders.

Responsibilities

• Advocate strong partnerships with TO&R, Segment leadership, and Finance leadership to drive value and achieve business and financial targets, understanding key levers and managing risks and opportunities.
• Lead the development and framing of the LRFP process (allocations key) and support forecasting cycles (BP, JU, NU) and quarterly closing periods in partnership with FP&A to ensure execution with excellence and with a bias towards intellectual curiosity, scenario planning, and other ad-hoc reporting of financial information.
• Work cross-sector to drive advancement in TO&R strategies that can include the development of business cases for defined improvement plans along with budget support / allocations impact.
• Lead consolidations and analysis for Quality enterprise-wide financials review with Executive Leadership timely and accurately, driving simplification, efficiency, and standardization.
• Own the end-to-end Capital Appropriation Request process for TO&R groups, including strategy, financial analysis, and leadership review of capital projects (Project Management; gCRAFT).
• Review the Quarterly Executive Committee - Air & Car reporting. Provide ad hoc support relating to use of the company plane.
• Align on the annual financial calendar, lead challenge sessions for financial updates, and prepare leadership presentations.
• Manage five direct reports by inspiring staff performance against departmental objectives.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor‚Äôs degree, preferably in finance or accounting or any related business is required.
• Advanced degrees or certifications such as MBA, CPA, CMA, or other applicable certifications are preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of finance or accounting experience (with strong knowledge of J&J financial processes & Accounting ERPs) is preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience with a passion for talent development/people management & developing relationships with business partners across all functions is required.
• Self-starter ready to take initiative to drive value creation, as well as process development and improvement.
• Strong Financial Modeling experience using Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (i.e., Pivot Tables, Formulas, VLOOKUP functions) is required.
• Experience using Alteryx, Tableau, or other automation and visualization tools is preferred.
• Proven collaborative skills to influence/negotiate with senior leadership and operate well in a complex, matrixed & ambiguous environment are required.
• Demonstrated robust analytical and technical skills, with the ability to simplify complex discussions.
• Strong ability to frame effectively business cases across all levels of the organization leveraging PowerPoint skills and excellent business communication / storytelling skills (verbal and written) are required.
• Preferred location is New Brunswick, NJ or Raritan, NJ; required up to 10% travel.