Senior Financial Analyst

Role Title: Senior Financial Analyst 

Location: Wokingham

Work Type: Hybrid working, 3 days a week on site and 2 days remote 

Start Date: As soon as possible 

Duration: 6 Months 

Weekly Hours: 37.5

Hourly Pay Rate: £32 - £35

This role is inside IR35

The Company

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. 

With more than $82 billion in 2020 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!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”! 

The Role:

We are recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst, to join our growing team responsible for leading the Legal Entity (LE) and Management Reporting Company (MRC) Process work-stream under the SigniFi Finance Transformation program. This role will report directly to the Senior Finance Manager and can be UK (Pinewood Campus) or EMEA based, though preference would be the UK. 

In this high-profile global-facing role, you will support the Senior Finance Manager in crafting and deploying a strategy to simplify the current reporting structure to enable the business to view results based on management responsibility internally and externally for SEC and US Tax and local statutory reporting. 

A good understanding of our J&J Operating Model from a financial and accounting processes point of view is required and ideally you will have had exposure to accounting and data analytics in a previous or current role. Project experience is not crucial. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the MRC to Country, Currency, and Sector (CCS) construct transition, simplifying current state complexities like currency and functional MRC structures.
• Leverage analytics to identify gaps/challenges in current LE/MRC structure.
• Support timely execution of program results in alignment with Coordinated project plan for the LE/MRC workstream.
• Collaborate with other SigniFi teams globally to provide insightful analytics in developing and bringing forward recommendations to the Leadership team on how to deliver interim and end state design.
• Work closely with internal cross-functional partners to support continuous improvement and corrective actions in instances of process breakdowns.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Finance or Accounting
• Fully qualified accountant or an international qualified accountant equivalent

Experience and Skills:

• Proven experience in finance, accounting or related business experience is required.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.) is required.
• Ability to independently build V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Macros, etc. in MS Excel is required. 
• Must possess the drive to partner with associates at all levels of the organisation and have strong communication, presentation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Must be able to work independently and balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
• The ability to maintain and improve consistent and sound business processes in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment is required.
• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally up to 10% of the time may be required. 
• Experience of working in a complex, multi-ERP / system environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of standard methodologies in Accounting and Financial Systems, including SAP is preferred.

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”.