Finance Manager - Legal Finance System Implementation

Johnson & Johnson; New Brunswick; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Finance Manager in New Brunswick for a pivotal three-year project to implement a new legal finance system. The role involves managing finance processes and driving collaboration across teams while ensuring compliance and analytics are communicated effectively. Ideal candidates hold a degree in Accounting or Finance and have significant experience in financial management, with strong skills in various analytical tools. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Benefits package

Participation in long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in Finance and/or Accounting required.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and influencing skills.
• People management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of new legal procurement system.
• Provide finance leadership for cross-functional team.
• Ensure compliance and communicate analytics on legal spend.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Alteryx

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager - Legal Finance System Implementation in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Position Overview & Responsibilities

The Finance Manager will lead the integration of a new Spend Matter Management (Legal procurement) system and develop new finance processes to support this integration. Responsibilities include establishing and tracking the value case, collaborating with the SigniFi team, and ensuring system alignment and compliance. This is a 3-year project role.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide finance leadership support to the Spend Matter cross-functional team, including Legal Operations.
2. Influence forecast collection processes, transitioning from annual to quarterly, covering all external legal spend categories.
3. Collaborate to improve data collection for forecasts and analytics.
4. Conduct fit gap analysis, data validation, mapping, and cleansing related to financial systems.
5. Participate in system design workshops as SME for reporting and system design.
6. Ensure compliance and communicate analytics on Legal spend categories.
7. Support ad-hoc projects and technology solutions for reporting and analysis.
8. Communicate analytics and system updates to senior management.
9. Assist in training and change management for a smooth system go-live.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
2. Minimum of five years in Finance and/or Accounting.
3. Strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Alteryx, with adaptability to new systems.
4. Excellent collaboration, communication, and influencing skills.
5. People management experience preferred.
6. Ability to think creatively and improve business processes in a dynamic environment.
7. Position based in New Brunswick, NJ, with up to 5% travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and provide accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request.

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Salary Range: $100,000 - $172,500

The position includes performance-based bonuses, benefits, and participation in long-term incentive programs. For more details on benefits, visit our benefits page.