Finance Analyst – Data Governance Operations

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Governance & Policy

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Finance Analyst – Data Governance Operations, within the Finance Data Management (FDM) group. The position can be based out of New Brunswick, NJ

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/

Position Overview

The Finance Data Governance Operations Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the enterprise-wide finance data governance strategy by ensuring the integrity, quality, and accessibility of data across systems. This role is responsible for operationalizing data governance policies, supporting data stewardship activities, and enabling compliance with data standards and regulations.

In this role, the individual will be part of the Finance Data Governance & Operations team responsible for working closely with various partners including business, Finance, and IT to help implement projects, policies, and processes that will establish a more robust Finance Data Governance strategy to ensure the integrity of the financial data.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Support:

• Maintain and enhance data governance tools and platforms (e.g., Finance MDG, Alation, etc.).

• Monitor data quality metrics around master data and support remediation efforts.

• Assist in the implementation of data governance frameworks and workflows.

Policy & Compliance:

• Support enforcement of data governance policies, standards, and procedures.

• Assist in audits and compliance reporting related to data usage, data definitions and quality.

• Collaborate with data stewards and technical teams to ensure metadata accuracy.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with data owners, stewards, and business units to promote data governance best practices.

• Provide training and documentation to support adoption of governance tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Finance, or related field

• Minimum 2 years of experience in data governance, data management, or related experience in finance or accounting.

• Strong understanding of data management principles, metadata management, and data lineage.

• Familiarity with data governance tools (e.g. SAP MDG, Alation, Collibra, etc).

• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with SAP Central Finance, S/4 HANA or other data warehouse technologies, and Anaplan or other planning/budgeting systems

• Innovative and continuous improvement mentality with the ability to work in ambiguous situations.

• Ability to develop strong relationships with key business partners at all levels of the organization

Other

• Work location is in New Brunswick, NJ

• Up to 10% domestic and international travel may be required as business demands. No relocations will be considered

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w