Finance Analyst - Wokingham

Finance Analyst 

Wokingham 

6 month contract

Inside IR35 
 

We are currently recruiting a FP&A Support Finance Analyst based in Wokingham! 

The Company:

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company, touching the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Our Family of Companies throughout the world compete in consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices & diagnostics markets and have the skills and resources to tackle the world's most pressing health issues.
 

In EMEA, the Centre of Excellence team is a dynamic, diverse group of individuals representing a wide variety of experiences and cultural backgrounds. The team is fundamentally changing how Finance supports the Johnson & Johnson businesses in the region. This means that FP&A CoE provides the ideal work environment for those who enjoy being challenged and rapidly growing their horizons.
 

The Project:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a finance professional to join the EMEA FP&A Centre of Excellence (FP&A COE) team, located in Pinewood Campus, United Kingdom. This role is supporting the EMEA organization for the Pharm business.
 

The Role:

Primarily in this role you work with & support the FP&A Support teams for G5 countries in all the activities in the areas of forecasting/planning, controlling, partnering and reporting. 
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the CoE team in transactional activities by providing financial analytics/ insights enabling delivery of financial forecasts, through relevant analysis as part of closing
• Execution of the planning cycles, working in close collaboration with FP&A CoE partners
• Develop and identify business needs analytics, and leveraging standard data and tools to deliver innovative analytical solutions
• Share best practices and either import or export to make a positive impact beyond your country/cluster
• Within the EMEA FP&A COE / Region, act as the reference on a specific standard process / report and continuously look to improve it
• Support the Regional Business Unit Finance (BUF) team by providing all financial analytics/ insights enabling delivery of financial plans and forecasts
• Support EMEA / Corporate initiatives (business and /or finance)
   

Professional Experience Required:

• Broad based experience preferred
• Experience of working in a commercial organisation with matrix business relationships
• Proven track record of high performance and driving process improvements across a complex business environment
• Strong Finance acumen and strong analytical spreadsheet skills
• Prior working knowledge of SAP BW is a plus
• Ideally familiar with Johnson & Johnson worldwide procedures, practices and systems

Education Requirements: 

• University degree / Qualified Accountant
   

Skills & Competencies Requirements:

• Demonstrate honesty and ethical behaviour in all areas of responsibility, and act as a role model for J&J Credo values
• Customer Focus
• Challenge status quo and process improvements approach
• Working to tight deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a multicultural environment across all layers of the business
• Collaborative and can do attitude
• Good communication skills with the ability to flex inter-personal style appropriate to different levels and stakeholders
• Analytical and influencing skills are key to be successful in this role
• Strong planning/prioritization are critical to success
• Applicants must be collaborative, passionate about driving change and challenging status quo, aiming to further find efficiencies and add more value to the Business

Please Note: This role is INSIDE IR35. 

If you are interested in this role please apply now, or for more information contact lhinks@its.jnj.com

Please Note: We are looking for candidates ASAP for this role so be quick to apply!