Senior Regional Finance Analyst

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

General Details

• Senior Regional Finance Analyst
• Location: Pinewood Campus, Wokingham
• Reporting to: Regional Global Functions FP&A Finance Manager
• GCF Level: 26

Position Description Summary

Opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven candidate to grow and develop their career within a Global Company.

The Regional Senior Finance Analyst will provide Finance Business Partner support to a Finance CFO in EMEA and therefore provides high visibility. This role would suit a candidate with experience in Financial Planning and Analysis to support with Budget vs. Actual (BVA) Analysis investigation to provide value adding insights and delivering strategic support to help the business achieve their goals. This role also has a direct report and provides an opportunity to develop leadership skills.

This role will be based in Pinewood as part of the Global Functions team. You will join a diverse, dynamic and sociable team.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Business Partner

• Provide high quality business partnering support to key stakeholders at various levels within the organization
• Lead preparation of Budgets and Forecasts together with Business Partners and the corporate team (Latest Thinking, JU, NU and FBP)
• Provide proactive insights into actual results and business performance vs budget (BVA Analysis) and timely identification of any Risks and Opportunities
• Proactive resolution of queries and issues
• Assist in the preparation of presentations for Senior Leadership Team
• Provide ad-hoc Reporting & Analytics
• Compliance with SOX requirements

Leadership

• This role has a direct report, who is responsible for similar activities covering Finance Functional Budgets
• Complete all talent conversations, talent discussions and provide coaching to direct report
• Strong participation as a SME of specific areas (Talent and Technology)
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team

Projects & Process Improvement

• Actively seek to improve efficiency of processes and drive standardization, cross sector and cross function
• Being an EMEA champion to drive projects within the team

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree qualification or relevant Financial qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• 5+ years of relevant finance experience
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Desirable: Use of automation / visualization tools e.g. Alteryx, KNIME, Tableau, Power BI and Power Query

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus
• Strong communication and ability to build trusted relationships
• Challenge status quo and a continuous improvement attitude
• Proactive to follow up and resolve queries and
• Agility to manage several priorities, working to tight deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a multi-cultural, cross functional environment across all layers of the business
• Strong influencer with strong planning and prioritization skills
• Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in all areas of responsibility, and act as a role model for J&J Credo values