Global A2R Strategy Finance Manager (1 of 3)

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager in the Close Consolidations and External Reporting (CCER) Group supporting the CFIN (Central Finance) deployment. This position is responsible for supporting the CCER Account to Report (A2R) team and will need to be in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Candidate must be able to travel to New Brunswick, as needed.

With more than $82 billion in 2019 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. There are more than 265 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employing approximately 132,200 people and with products touching the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen.

The CFIN A2R Process Finance Manager will be responsible for supporting initiatives within the Close, Consolidations and External Reporting workstream as it relates to developing and deploying new Account to Report processes to the Finance Organization across BUF, GS & Corporate Finance Functions.  This individual will partner across the Finance 3-tier model to accelerate visibility to Financial close-related data by leveraging technology to understand and enhance processes. 

To be successful with standardization and improvement efforts, the Finance Manager must demonstrate the Leadership Imperatives of Connect, Lead, Grow and Living into the Credo.  He/she will actively participate in initiatives aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and automating the financial close processes.  He/she will need to ensure the appropriate level of input from key stakeholders is incorporated into a recommendation and changes are socialized with interdependencies considered.    The Finance Manager should have the ability to interact with numerous teams and leaders through in-person meetings, presentations, etc. and will play an integral role in shaping Global Finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and automating the financial close processes 
• Ensure the appropriate level of input from key stakeholders is incorporated into a recommendation and changes are socialized with interdependencies considered
• Ability to interact with numerous teams and leaders through in-person meetings, presentations, etc. and will play an integral role in shaping Global Finance processes
• Participate in CFIN/A2R Process integration and development analysis across multiple processes to ensure continuity and completion of all processes for end state
• Partner with the SAP Central Finance project team to meet key milestones
• Lead global teams through change in how we work, shaping the future of J&J Finance
• Develop and execute action plans to ensure integration points are adequately met between multiple SigniFi workstreams (Planning and Forecasting, Path to Monthly Close etc.) 
• Partner across all key CCER initiatives to mitigate any potential risks across projects and ensure appropriate level of integration in key design outputs and integration points, including Close Optimization, aCREW, TranCend/Transact workstreams