Role Summary
Senior Financial Analyst within the MT Supply Chain Source team. This role can be based in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Florida, with a preferred location in New Brunswick, NJ. You will partner with global WCH and BIO procurement and supply chain teams to analyze financial data, influence business decisions, and drive cost efficiency. You will also lead month-end close, forecasting, and financial analysis to support the WCH and BIO franchises within the Surgery business.
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary Finance business partner for the global WCH and BIO Procurement and Supply Chain teams to analyze financial data and influence business decisions
- Independently lead key month-end close and forecasting processes, including building content for and presenting to WCH and BIO Supply Chain leadership teams
- Forecast, track, and analyze purchase price variances, including but not limited to cost improvement projects, market-driven price increases, and other raw material surcharges
- Partner with Surgery PMO to proactively track and validate business cases behind cost savings (for both existing products and upcoming new product launches), operational expenses, and capital expenditures
- Proactively look for opportunities to streamline and automate processes, including acting as a change agent during the CFIN/Anaplan go-lives for MTSC
- Ensure compliance is kept at the forefront with respect to both general accounting and J&J Procurement policies & procedures
- Facilitate annual standard cost setting with business partners
- Support ad hoc business needs in a sophisticated, matrixed environment
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelorβs degree is required, preferably with a major in Accounting or Finance. A CPA, CMA, or MBA are also preferred.
- A minimum of three years finance or related business experience is required.
- Supply Chain experience preferred.
- Must possess the ability to partner with people at all levels of the organization and have strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- The ability to maintain, improve and build efficient sound business processes is required.
- This position requires a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and proven leadership skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel and PowerPoint) is required
- Experience in SAP, TM1, Anaplan, PowerBI, and JDE is preferred.
- The candidate must be comfortable with ambiguity and have experience building and implementing financially viable business models.
- The candidate must have good communication and negotiation skills, be able to work in a team environment, and be passionate about meeting stretch objectives.