Senior Financial Analyst – Plant Controlling (Geel site)

7555-Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Legal Entity; Geel; Sur place; EUR 73 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Geel site finance team. You will partner with site leaders to drive financial planning, cost management, and performance analysis, influencing strategic decisions and investments.

You will own forecasting cycles, coordinate quarterly closes, and provide actionable insights across manufacturing and supply chain, leveraging SAP, TM1, Anaplan, and BI tools to improve speed, accuracy and decision support.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 6 years of relevant finance experience in a multinational environment; experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or pharmaceuticals is preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and management reporting with ability to link operational drivers to financial outcomes.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to functional leaders, providing forward-looking analysis and insights.
• Own financial performance management for assigned areas, including operating expenses and headcount.
• Lead planning and forecasting cycles (Annual Business Plan and quarterly updates).
• Coordinate quarterly close and management reporting with the Finance team.
• Support investment decisions through financial modelling and business cases.
• Drive standard costing and cost improvement opportunities; analyze product costs and variances.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams on site initiatives and transformation programs.
• Drive automation and control improvements in finance processes and reporting.

Connaissances

Budgeting

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Power BI

Excel

SAP

Communication

Formation

University degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Outils

SAP

TM1

CFIN

Anaplan

Alteryx

Power BI

Tableau

Description du poste

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: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Geel, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description: Senior Financial Analyst – Plant Controlling (Geel site) Possible Location: Geel, Belgium Contract: full time, permanent Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Finance team at our Geel manufacturing site. This role offers the opportunity to act as a trusted finance partner, translate complex operational data into actionable insights, and influence decisions that strengthen site performance. Geel is the Synthetics Manufacturing Launch & Grow Drug Substance site within Innovative Medicine Supply Chain, supporting the launch, scale-up, and reliable supply of innovative medicines. Reporting to the Plant Controller, you will partner with site leaders and cross‑functional teams to drive financial planning, performance management, cost competitiveness, and disciplined investment decisions. You will combine strong analytical capability with business acumen, constructive challenge, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

How YOU can help:

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to the functional leaders, providing forward‑looking analysis, clear insights, and constructive challenges to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Own financial performance management for assigned business areas, including operating expenses, absorption and headcount.
• Lead key planning and forecasting cycles, including the Annual Business Plan and quarterly updates, ensuring high‑quality assumptions, robust risk and opportunity assessments, and timely submissions to Corporate Finance.
• Perform and coordinate quarterly close and management reporting activities with the Finance team, delivering accurate results, clear variance explanations, and actionable recommendations.
• Support investment and resource allocation decisions through financial modelling, scenario analysis and business cases.
• Support the annual standard cost process and provide insights into product cost, manufacturing variances, and cost improvement opportunities.
• Partner with cross‑functional and global teams on strategic site initiatives, transformation programs, and productivity opportunities, taking ownership of finance workstreams where appropriate.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardisation, and automation across finance processes and reporting, using digital and analytics tools to improve speed, quality, and decision support.
• Maintain a strong control environment and ensure compliance with internal policies, Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements, and internal and external audit expectations.
• Build strong working knowledge of SAP and related planning and reporting tools to provide timely ad hoc analysis and decision support.
• Ad hoc projects and enterprise initiatives include Credo action plans, AI acceleration, identifying and implementing finance process improvements consistent with Signifi initiatives and leading sector‑level process improvements.

IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU What you need to succeed in this role:

• A University degree or equivalent experience in Finance/Accounting/Economics.
• 3 to 6 years of relevant finance experience in a complex, multinational environment; experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or pharmaceuticals is preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and management reporting capabilities, with the ability to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes.
• Demonstrated business partnering skills, including the confidence to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Knowledge of cost accounting, standard costing, internal controls and capital investment analysis are an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP platform.
• Experience with TM1, CFIN, Anaplan, and analytics or business‑intelligence tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or Tableau is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while delivering accurate & timely work.
• Proactive, curious and hands‑on, with an improvement mindset and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a concise, decision‑oriented manner.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills:

• Budgeting
• Budget Management
• Coaching
• Communication
• Expense Controls
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Competence
• Financial Disclosures
• Financial Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Reports
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Leverages Information
• Problem Solving
• Relationship Building
• Technical Credibility
• Vendor Management

Benefits:

• an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
• vacation days
• parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
• bereavement leave
• caregiver leave
• volunteer leave
• well‑being reimbursement
• programs for financial, physical and mental health.
• service anniversary and recognition awards
• subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.

Additional Information:

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €72,500.00 - €115,230.00