Lead Financial Analyst

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Finance Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Lead Financial Analyst. The preferred location for this role is Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. For more information, visit www.depuysynthes.com.

The Lead Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial leadership, support, and analysis to the Power Tools, Digital, and Service and Repair Center businesses.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with key finance and non-finance team members, supporting the monthly close process, supporting reporting and variance analysis, and providing project support.
• Collaborating with business partners to understand cost of goods sold, interpret variances, understand trends and impacts, and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Support all aspects of financial updates including the business plan, long range financial plan, forecasts, actual vs budget reviews, ad-hoc analyses, and serve as a key point of contact for finance and non-finance business partners.
• Support standard cost updates for manufactured and purchased products.
• Support internal controls compliance and any government surveys.
• Provide financial support for innovation processes, continuous improvement initiatives, and special projects.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

The ability to challenge business assumptions, develop alternative scenarios, and educate business partners on financial concepts is required.  The candidate must demonstrate strong financial leadership by providing recommendations for improving the value of financial information, providing guidance to business partners, and developing robust framing for senior management presentations.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with a major in Accounting or Finance.
• A minimum of 4 years of finance, accounting or related business experience is required.
• Cost Accounting experience preferred.
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills required (i.e., Pivot Tables, Formulas, XLOOKUP functions).  
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Must possess the abili