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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Finance Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) Finance is recruiting a Lead Financial Analyst to serve the new Large Molecule Drug Substance Facility (BioNC) located in Wilson, North Carolina. This position will be fully on-site.

The Innovative Medicine Supply Chain organization is a leveraged structure that supports multiple departments and stakeholders across the J&J companies, with a focus on improving the lives of patients and delivering results that exceed expectations.

J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strong portfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicines for patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. J&J’s significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations.

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytically skilled Lead Financial Analyst to support the BioNC site’s financial operations. This strategic role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership across IMSC and Finance, providing critical financial insights for a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing site.

In this position, you will be responsible for delivering comprehensive financial analysis related to capital investments for designing, constructing, and commissioning the new site. You will play a key role in establishing robust accounting processes and leading all forecast and close activities. This role plays a key part in business decision-making, process improvement, and compliance.

The role will report to the Senior Finance Manager, BioNC, and will also be a part of the MTO Large Molecule Platform Finance Team.

While this role does not have direct reports and contributes primarily as an individual leader, there will be collaboration and informal people leadership opportunities with the broader IMSC Finance team on an ad hoc basis. A successful candidate will demonstrate agility, curiosity, and strategic leadership qualities, with opportunities for accelerated development across a broad range of finance competencies, including:

• Strategic Leadership
• Business Acumen
• Agility and Innovation
• Trusted Business Partnership
• Finance Fundamentals

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Forecasting and updates process with a focus on:
  • Volume and Absorption, ensuring correct alignment with the S&OP process.
  • Projection and control of spending (SG&A), including allocations (local and regional) and depreciation.
  • Cost analysis, explaining key drivers of variance (material, conversion costs, depreciation, etc.).
• Supervise daily operational activities of the finance department, including preparation of consolidated financial statements at subsidiary and parent levels.
• Develop and review financial models to provide meaningful insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Lead hedge processes related to imported materials and PPE assets.
• Drive initiatives to identify and implement Continuous Improvement Processes (CIPs) and strengthen overall processes within the organization.
• Ensure an adequate Internal Control environment through document review and approval with the Internal Control team.
• Prepare and execute SOX quarterly reviews, ensuring all controls are in place and functioning effectively.
• Maintain compliance with external audits, tax requirements, and other regulatory frameworks, with minimal findings.
• Coordinate and supervise the daily activities of the financial support team.
• Lead investment assessments, capital appropriation requests, and monitor the BioNC project, including financial evaluations and strategic framing for governance review.
• Oversee project budgets, cross-charge processes, business planning, and quarterly closing activities; foster budget accountability and forecast accuracy.
• Lead the development, implementation, and alignment of financial and accounting processes related to manufacturing activities, including support for lease contracts and supply agreements, defining financial flows, and partnering with IT/Finance/TranSCend teams to establish ERP processes.
• Provide ad hoc support for cross-functional initiatives within the IMSC network and MTO.
• Deliver presentations and process to a diverse audience (Finance and non-Finance).

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Demonstrates agility, curiosity, and strategic thinking.
• Possesses strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen skills.
• Has experience in managing financial processes related to capital investments and operational finance.
• Exhibits the ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leadership.
• Willing to take on informal leadership roles within the broader finance team.
• Excited for accelerated growth across a range of finance competencies including strategic leadership, business insights, and financial fundamentals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineer or related fields; CPA or CFA certifications are a plus.
• Advanced English required (Spanish is a plus).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Finance, accounting, or related business experience is required.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and capital project management.
• Advanced knowledge in cost analysis, forecasting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge about key financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, WWP) and routines (forecast and updates, closing, SOX, etc.).
• Proven ability to work independently with strong initiative.
• Ability to effectively balance multiple priorities and improve process efficiency is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic mindset combined with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience working with multifunctional teams and leading process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing or biopharmaceutical industry finance is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies (desirable).
• Position located on site in Wilson, NC and may require up to 10% 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.

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