Lead Financial Analyst

Lead Financial Analyst

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

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 ability to partner with associates at all levels of the organization and have strong communication, presentation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• This position requires a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity.
• Must be able to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• The ability to maintain and improve consistent and sound business processes in a dynamic, global environment is required.
• This role is located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and may require up to 5% travel.

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. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via us/careers. Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills: Budgeting, Budget Management, Coaching, Communication, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Statement Analysis, Leverages Information, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Technical Credibility, Vendor Management