Senior Financial Analyst, Business Unit Finance (Orthopaedics)

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst for its Business Unit Finance (BUF) team in Chiyoda, Tokyo, within Financial Planning & Analysis. The role supports the Senior Finance Manager in monitoring financial performance, focusing on P&L management, and provides timely insights for growth, profitability and governance across Orthopaedics/DePuy Synthes Japan. It also supports the planned separation of the Orthopaedics business into a standalone company, with the transaction expected to complete within 18 to 24 months.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support the Business Planning cycle, influence goal setting and coordinate, consolidate and review franchise financial data for each budget cycle
• Lead the Strategic Planning and 3-year Growth Plan financial cycle, and provide planning inputs such as macroeconomic, reimbursement and competitor analysis
• Drive investment resource allocation, track NPI and Opex progress, and run monthly sales dashboards, GP commentary and price/volume change analysis
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on inventory cost reporting, and support rebate programs, sales incentives and training on financial acumen and compliance
• Prepare for the separation: ERP, CAPEX and purchase-order systems, financial governance, data migration, vendor coordination, change management and audit support
• Ensure compliance with SOX, HCC, FCPA and taxation, and support internal and external audits

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance; MBA, CPA, CMA or other certifications preferred
• Minimum 5+ years of finance business experience
• Leadership skills, strong commitment to compliance and accounting/internal controls
• Ability to influence senior-level decisions and strong communication in English and Japanese
• Experience leading process improvement projects

Required skills

• Financial planning and reporting, financial modeling and financial analysis
• Budgeting, benchmarking and financial risk management
• Preferred: econometric models, SOX compliance knowledge