Senior Financial Analyst DPS Network Strategy, Orthopedics

Role Summary

Senior Financial Analyst, DPS Network Strategy (Orthopedics). Provide financial leadership and support to Network Strategy project managers across US and international locations. Report to the DPS Network and Strategic Programs (SI&D) Finance Manager. Location: Titusville, NJ or Raritan, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Project Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to financial processes, controls and targets in order to deliver the overall program applying J&J procedures and best accounting practices.
• Support project accounting and reporting activities and all program-related compliance inquiries.
• Responsible for tracking project costs and activities, develop accurate financial forecast and team up with Project Managers to ensure adherence of project costs vs plan
• Develop financial model and scenarios to assess business cases. This might require developing Cash Flow analysis (NPV, IRR) and P&L forecasts
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Support financial planning activities following Franchise calendars and processes. Assist in developing and communicating detailed project budgets, analysis and executive summary projections to senior leadership.
• Assist in identifying and presenting critical insights regarding project goals, opportunities & risks and mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Build strong cross-functional and cross-franchise partnerships across all levels within Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory, R&D, Marketing and Commercial to collect and challenge assumptions, model scenario implications and influence business decisions.
• Project Execution: Assist in defining, optimizing and gaining alignment for the future-state finance operating model and tactical execution roadmap.
• Assist in driving the prioritization and implementation of financial processes and systems to enable Day 1 and ongoing site business activities.
• Collaborate with other J&J manufacturing sites and finance shared service centers to understand and apply standard processes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant multinational experience is required
• Strong analytical, technical accounting and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentations skills
• Ability to build effective business partner relationships using persuading and influencing skills
• Strong organization skills and an aptitude for planning
• Framing and communicating of complex data
• Proven record of driving continuous process improvements
• Accuracy with attention to detail
• Ability to translate complex situations into simple working solutions
• Proactive approach
• Ability to prioritize and support multiple projects simultaneously
• Prior experience in network transformation and / or standardization of supply chain finance activities
• Previous experience and knowledge of ERP functionality & master data setup (JDE/SAP), Sales & Operations Planning process, financial flows, and financial audits
• Prior healthcare / medical device experience

Education

• A Bachelor's Degree is required, preferably in Accounting or Finance
• MBA, CMA or CPA is preferred