Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location: Little Island, Cork 

Duration: 7 months

Hours: 39

IMFT is the transformation program within Innovative Medicine Finance, dedicated to enabling Finance and its business partners to deliver superior value and sustainable competitive advantage for our organization, partners, and patients.

We are advancing Finance with digital competencies and tools to become an insight-driven partner that accelerates decision-making, optimizes resources, and sparks innovation. Our focus is on identifying what matters most, prioritizing initiatives with real impact, sequencing change strategically, and bringing discipline to our transformation efforts.

As a member of IMFT, you’ll be at the heart of delivering an integrated, cross-functional transformation that optimizes resources, investment allocation, and value creation across the organization. 

We are searching for the Best talent for Controlling & Inventory -Finance Manager, IMFT Technology & Data Solutions

As a Controlling & Inventory – Finance Manager, IMFT Technology & Data Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in a global business transformation initiative aimed at modernizing and harmonizing core finance operations—specifically within the areas of Controlling and Inventory.

As a member of the transformation team, the Finance Manager will collaborate with Global Process Owners in our Value Stream Teams, Technical Product Owners, System Integrators and other Transformational Programs to capture business requirements, support process design, and ensure successful build, testing, and deployment of Controlling and Inventory processes.

This position is integral to the Innovative Medicine Finance Transformation (IMFT) program supporting the design and implementation of future-state Finance processes as part of a major ERP (S4/Hana) deployment, enabling the transition from multiple legacy systems to a unified, standardized digital platform.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of a finance transformation in the Innovative Medicine space, shaping the future of finance operations and contributing to patient-centric outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in representing the finance function in the cross functional discussions relating to Controlling & Inventory 

• Support the Controlling & Inventory Finance Lead with the Global Finance Transformation Initiative including all aspects of an ERP/S4Hana design, build & deployment; specifically for Controlling & Inventory Processes.

• Collaborate with IMFT & IM Transcend Global Process Owners & functional teams to capture and define design requirements for Controlling & Inventory Processes.

• In collaboration with the Controlling & Inventory Finance Lead, support in managing the interdependencies with other transformational programs such as Signifi/Transact in the Controlling & Inventory areas.

• In collaboration with the Technical Product Owners (TPO) and System Integrator ensure the Global Template is designed & built to meet the business requirements utilizing the latest technology capabilities.

Process Design

• Collaborate with Global Process Owners to understand the business requirements & capture these requirements for inclusion in the design process.

• Collaborate with the Finance Technical Process Owners (TPO) & System Integrator team in designing future Controlling & Inventory Processes

•  Document future design as part of Global Template build

Build

• Support TPO & System Integrator Teams in building the proposed design in S4/Hana

• Actively participate in Build Demos, review & provide feedback

• Take leading role in ensuring business requirements are being met in the build

Data Validation & Testing

• Collaborate closely with the Master Data team to ensure the data set-up is correct for Controlling & Inventory Processes.

• Ensure the processes built in the development system achieve the business requirements and provide feedback to TPO’s & System Integrator Team as required

• Support the deployment team during the testing cycles as required

Hypercare

• Support the deployment team during Hypercare as required

How to Succeed

• University degree in Finance or Economics      

• Previous experience in Finance roles is required preferably in supply chain, and/or a principal company environment and/or R&D

• Experience with Costing, Inventory & Plant Accounting in a Supply Chain or R&D role would be considered a great asset for this role

• Experience with process development and improvement

• Strong analytic skills and ability to balance big picture with attention to detail

• Passionate to develop expertise in complex financial topics

• Agile mindset 

• Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate complex issues

• Team player and collaborative working style

• Experience with working in global / virtual environments is a plus.

• Proven ability to operate in a dynamic, fast-paced, and frequently changing environment

•  Strong collaboration and stakeholder Management, including ability to influence and challenge

• Passion for driving change and ability to inspire business adoption of new processes and technology

Benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 7 months.

about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow.

Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina.

We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way.

Janssen UK: https://www.janssen.com/uk/

Janssen Ireland: https://www.janssen.com/ireland/

Application Process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.

We do not accept applications via email. The pay rate for this role will depend on how you are paid. PAYE, LTD & Umbrella options are available. 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.