Regional Systems Analyst - Pinewood, Wokingham

Regional Systems Analyst - Pinewood, Wokingham 

This role is a mix of remote and office based. To begin with it will be remote, however you will be required to go into the office 2 or 3 days a week in the near future. So you must be within a commutable distance to the Johnson & Johnson Wokingham site. 
 

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.

The Team:

The Financial Systems & Technology (FS&T) Organisation is the backbone of Johnson & Johnson finance. Within this global group all FP&A activities are performed along with the process and technology developments to support the ongoing development of these value add activities. 
 

The Finance Technology Solutions Group within FS&T is focused on Envisioning and delivering the finance technology to support the enterprise ambitions. The EMEA systems team is part of this team and focused on delivery in the EMEA region.
 

The responsibility of the EMEA FS&T Systems team is to provide support for the actuals, planning and reporting technologies used by the teams in the FP&A CoE and the wider EMEA community. Maintaining data quality and controlling and developing the planning models are key objectives. Upskilling end users and support during planning cycles are key value add activities for this team.

The Role:

This position is for a financial business analyst with strong technical skills as well as a solid base of finance /FP&A knowledge. The individual must be able to understand and implement technical solutions, provide systems support to both regional as well as local finance users and work in close contact with the global developers. In addition to day to day TM1 support, this role will be involved in the longer term system evolution within FS&T as the sector moves towards using Anaplan.

This role is a key member of the FS&T Systems Team working closely with the BS CoE Commercial Team, end users across the EMEA region as well as the Global GFS team.  The individual must have strong analytical skills, enjoy working with systems and have experience of supporting stakeholders. In addition, a permanent drive for improvement and efficiency is critical.
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementing, testing, and documenting systems enhancements deployed by the global FP&A team
• Providing Level 0 support to regional and local finance users
• Escalating support requests to global service desks where necessary
• Managing TM1 planning system and supporting users during planning cycles from a systems perspective
• Ensuring data integrity between regional source systems and global FP&A systems
• Preparing process documentation
• Helping to improve end user experience
• Being a member of the global team of analysts working on testing various parts of Anaplan as part of the migration to the new planning system

Professional Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant ACCA/CIMA/ACA or an equivalent education with a strong proven experience.
• English essential
• Other European languages desirable
• Proven track record of managing complex tasks across multi-affiliates
• Strong technical systems background (TM1, Hyperion, Anaplan, SAP, BW...)
• Strong documentation skills
• Ability to simplify complex ideas to key stakeholders
• Blue chip business experience preferable
• SQL / Teradata experience is preferable but not essential.

Other Requirements:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion and understanding of Finance, Finance Systems and Analysis
• Understanding complexity and problem solving
• Self-motivated and keen to grow and develop
• Proactively taking ownership and accountability
• Driving projects through to completion
• Thriving in an ever-changing environment
   

In Return:

In return for this role you will receive a very competitive hourly rate. A minimum 12 month contract & an opportunity to work with a Global Leader within the Pharmaceutical sector, Johnson & Johnson. 

Please Note: This role is INSIDE IR35. Pay rate for this role will depend on how you are paid (PAYE or Umbrella options) 

If you are interested in this role please apply now, or for more information contact Tabitha.Crabtree@randstadsourceright.co.uk