City : Markham

Category : Finance

Industry : Consumer Goods

Employer : Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Lead Analyst within the Finance Technology Solutions (FTS) North America organization. The primary locations are Skillman, NJ, US or Markham, Ontario, CA.

Do you seek big, sophisticated, ambiguous problems? Are you passionate about having a significant impact on the experience, effectiveness, and efficiency of your colleagues through innovative technology solutions? Do you want to be a part of a 133-year-old startup?

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.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Johnson & Johnson Finance Technology Solutions (FTS) North America team is recruiting for a Lead Analyst to act as a bridge between the Finance and Technology organizations with a focus on financial system and business process improvements. The ideal candidate will sit in our Markham, ON or Skillman, NJ offices.

Position Summary:

In this role you will work at the intersection of business & technology combining a deep understanding of business objectives, challenges with technology solutions and extending them into development execution, value realization & ongoing system management. The incumbent will focus on supporting and improving the existing finance technology while transforming of our Finance organization with technology to enable the future of work.

The role will build your capabilities in best in breed technology while providing exposure to different functions and businesses within the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects and phases of assigned projects
• Support system enhancements and project implementations through requirements documentation, gap analysis, system tasks and post go-live support
• Review and approve test scripts associated with enhancement and project initiatives
• Monitor master data and business processes to ensure adherence to global standards and end-state design
• Lead exploration of new system solutions to address business needs
• Provide financial business process and system expertise/guidance to global business partners
• Research and respond to system-related inquiries using root cause analysis and effectively communicating the solution
• Laisse with the business and IT to identify issues, define requirements, communicate solutions, and ensure the system continues to support evolving business initiatives
• Perform various system transactional tasks and reporting as needed
• Promote usage of all implemented tools and proactively identify system solutions to standardize and streamline business processes (system short-cuts, ad-hoc reports, automation, etc.)
• Communicate financial business process and system solutions to peers across regions and platforms
• Create training documentation and/or conduct system training for business partners on all implemented tools
• Strictly comply with all compliance and business policies including SOX cycles, SOPs, internal & external audit requirements, and system security protocols

Required:

• Minimum of a 4-year college degree in Business, IT, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum of 7 years of SAP ERP deployment, enhancement, and support experience, including run support experience.
• Knowledge and experience working with SAP standard configuration, experience with core FICO, MM & SD processes and transactions as well as the ability to conduct a root cause analysis on system issues and data inconsistencies
• A solid understanding of accounting principles and practices
• Strong analytical, problem solving and team building skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and plan effectively, initiative to follow through on directives and knowledge and sensitivity to global partners/cultures/norms
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• This role may require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel.

Preferred:

• An advanced degree in business, accounting or computer science is preferred
• SAP Certification is preferred
• Working knowledge of reporting tools like SAP BI, TM1, Tableau, Cognos, SQL, and Alteryx is desirable
• Experience in supporting business applications such as Ariba, Concur, Blackline, and is helpful.

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through cutting-edge programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. As such, candidates offered employment must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or secure an approved accommodation prior to the commencement of employment to support the well-being of our employees, their families and the communities in which we live and work.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.