Senior Finance Manager BU Surgery- MT Transcend OTC NA

Company: 6045-Ethicon Legal Entity
Location: New Brunswick
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

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 jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Finance Job Sub Function: Finance Business Partners Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Living into our Global MedTech priorities is critical to advancing our collective performance and making an even bigger impact on our patients with MT Transcend being a critical input to these priorities: Accelerating innovation and portfolio transformation Advancing competitiveness Strengthening financial performance MT Transcend is a multi-year Global business transformation Program that will modernize our end-to-end Supply Chain digital capabilities by harmonizing our current 40 ERP systems, standardizing our core business processes, and enabling our integrated data strategy through SAP S/4 HANA. While EMEA has led the way, (for the Order-To-Cash deployment via a Global Template design approach), Norh America is now beginning its transformation journey using the foundations EMEA laid for more effective customer engagement and intimacy and more Supply Chain reliability. It is critical that the Commercial, Supply Chain, Deliver and Finance communities maximize this opportunity and prepare in parallel to ensure that the S/4 HANA platform can be used in an integrated approach from day one of go-live. You will bring a deep personal motivation to advance healthcare and Finance processes through Transformation. This motivation is backed by eager self-learning and experience in the Finance, Compliance & ERP fields, and their relevance to MedTech. You are keen to bravely push forward despite any ambiguity, resistance, and be a voice for change. As a key team member on this Program, you will be leading and influencing by example, helping others see what could be and making it happen together with the Program team and North America Business Unit deployment. Role Summary You will be the principal point of contact and support for your Business Unit, ( Surgery ), throughout the Nth America OTC deployment. You will be your BU’s voice as part of Transcend and principal link bridging between the Program and BU Finance teams. You’ll represent your BU during the confirmation of the Global Template and any identified localisation, the deployment, and the hyper-care phases of the Transcend ERP roll-out of Finance workflows and process solutions; Operating as the key contact for designated business & functional partners within your Business Unit; Demonstrating a strong combination of business understanding & willingness to be hands-on in all aspects of the Finance deployment for your remit, leading your Business Unit through business adoption, and supporting with training in any new Ways of Working (WoW) You will proactively navigate across all functions within your Business Unit team to understand E2E processes being designed & deployed. As Finance “has a leg” in every business process, E2E comprehension is critical with a view to “joining the dots”, documenting any change impacts, training impacts etc and deploying new processes. In collaboration with the ~ 5 x Process Release Leads, (Revenue, Inventory, Capital Equipment, A2R & Intercompany), you will be responsible for comprehensive understanding of the Global Template design and help identify critical Finance legal localisations which need to be incorporated as part of Finance system design to ensure go-live operational compliance. You will deploy your Business Unit knowledge of best practice and risk management into process and system design. You will ensure standardization of Transcend ERP roll-out across your Business Unit within the North America Finance framework & policy. You will identify, document, and prioritize Finance local requirements, including maintenance & updating solutions post-implementation, in conjunction with IT & wider Finance, FP&A, CFIN / SigniFi and GS organizations, as needed Prior to migration into S4 and in collaboration with the relevant Business Unit, you will lead the $ impact assessment of any potential clean-up activities required in Legacy Systems. Note: to maintain the integrity of the S4 system, only complete, accurate and valid open transactions / balances will be migrated to S4. You will need to remain current with broad Finance developments and processes within the J&J Enterprise. You will work closely with the wider IT organisation to develop, test, refine and implement requirements on a timely basis. Major Duties & Responsibilities – High-Level Act as the key Finance point of contact, (POC), for your Business Unit and ensure standardized and efficient roll-out of all Finance requirements within your respective BU. Actively engage with wider Program team and other Finance Organisations to ensure consistency of implementation within overall Finance Roadmap. Proactive participation in Solution Confirmation including design localisation, understanding, interpreting and cascading of the OTC Global Template ensuring all Finance localisation requirements, (statutory, legal etc), are documented and brought to life via design, testing, deployment and hyper-care. Bridge to local Finance from the Program during critical phases of solution confirmation, design, business adoption, go-live and hyper-care supporting through the first month-end / quarter-end closes. Develop, maintain and evolve understanding of Global Finance priorities to ensure alignment and standardization May be requested to assist with other areas within the Transcend Finance remit Key Working Relationships Internal – Transcend OTC North America Finance Deployment Lead (your line manager), Program and Finance PMO, Finance PO, (our SAP Product Owner), Finance BPO, (Business Process Owner), ~ 5 x Process Release Leads, (Revenue, Inventory, Capital Equipment, A2R & Intercompany), Transcend Tax team and Finance peers including GS, FP&A, GA&A, Global Technical & Advisory, SigniFi Transact peers External – Accenture and Vertex, (the Indirect Tax Solution) We would love to hear from you, if you have: A minimum of a university degree or professional qualification > 5 years’ MedTech experience within a BUF / FP&A role or SC Finance A solid understanding of MedTech Supply Chain, Deliver and Commercial Operations Proven hands-on project delivery preferred Technology focus or experience in implementing / supporting technology projects Good knowledge of J&J systems with SAP knowledge is preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills, with validated ability to influence/collaborate to get desired results Financial and factual analytical abilities including data & fact patterns Strong written work Excellent business partnering and communication skills - specifically the ability to communicate highly technical matters to non-specialist business partners. Strong influencing and collaboration skills E2E process thinking with an ability to connect the dots and understand the “So What?” (e.g. from Logistics through to financial results), incl Revenue Recognition & Inventory Ability to anticipate implications and change-impacts while sharing these with your Business Unit Strong learning agility Strong customer focus (internal & external), including development and management of stakeholders Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Independent and highly productive manager, capable of owning and progressing projects/processes independently whilst keeping teams informed of progress and recognizing sensitive areas/decision points which require management input. Ability to switch priorities quickly and expedite key tasks to meet business needs & manage risk in a fast-changing external environment. Understanding of J&J financials, supply chains and pricing principles. Deep technical Finance knowledge. While People Management experience is not critical, must have the ability to influence and lead people in a complex environment who are not necessarily your direct reports Excellent communication & business partnering skills including; Ability to communicate with people at all management levels incl locally, within NA and Globally Ability to analyse data ensuring that it makes business sense Computer literate, experience with ERP systems and Microsoft packages Strong influencing skills Experience with corporate accounting systems (e.g. BtB, USROTC, SAP) and proficient spreadsheet skills Able to forge robust working relationships with all key business partners and interdependent programs. Developing and delivering program presentations for senior-level MD stakeholders. Able to understand and implement in line with project timeline with detailed plans, and tactical measures to ensure all key deliverables are aligned to the program methodology, resourced, and monitored. Able to identify, manage, and mitigate risks. Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Budget Management, Consulting, Execution Focus, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Internal Controls, Organizing, Program Management, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Technical Credibility, Vendor Management The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $122,000.00 - $212,750.00 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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