Global A2R Strategy Senior Finance Manager

This job is with Johnson & Johnson, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. 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.

Job Function: Finance

Job Sub Function: Multi-Family Finance

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom; Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Position Overview & Responsibilities:

The Senior Finance Manager will lead the design, execution, and deployment of certain activities for the Account to report team across the upcoming SigniFi releases to ensure that organizational stakeholders are prepared to successfully execute the future state processes. This individual will partner across the A2R, SigniFi, and relevant stakeholders to proactively manage critical interdependencies and integration points that will enable successful deployment of the future state of A2R processes to the organization.

Major Responsibilities:

• Global Process Owner for Procurement Accounting and Compensation and Benefits accounting processes within Account to Report (A2R), leading the end-to-end design and execution of A2R processes
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to design and activate transformative capabilities for above A2R processes as part of TransAct global template
• Partner with deployment teams to support identification and solutioning of localization requirements and maintenance of training materials for TransAct Global Template deployments
• Identify opportunities to enhance and/or introduce new capabilities that will transform and simplify ways of working
• Lead process focused governance forums with Global Services Finance and other key stakeholders to facilitate interaction model
• Monitor run state processes to ensure adherence to global template and support timely resolution of issues
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to a high‑performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and operational excellence

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• A minimum of 7 years of finance, accounting, or related business experience, including exposure to accounting processes, financial reporting, or account‑to‑report activities is required.
• Experience working in dynamic, ambiguous environments with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities is required.
• Prior people‑management and talent‑development experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem‑solving abilities are required.
• Knowledge of technical accounting, compliance, and financial systems are required.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, Common Information Model/Master Data concepts, and emerging technologies preferred.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence, build relationships, and effectively present to senior leadership are required.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively while operating independently with sound judgement is required.
• Collaborative working style with experience operating in a matrixed global organization is required.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to proactively identify risks, anticipate challenges, and recommend solutions is required.
• Highly organized, forward‑looking, and able to drive projects and process improvements forward is required.

This role can be located at a J&J Hub in either New Brunswick, NJ; Horsham, PA; Beerse, Belgium; Wokingham, UK; Maidenhead, UK; Zug, Switzerland; Manila, Philippines; or Prague, Czech Republic with the ability to travel to New Brunswick as needed. Up to 10% domestic / international travel may be required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.

Required Skills: Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Budget Management, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Fact-Based Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Mentorship, Organizing, Strategic Analysis, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility