Senior Finance Analyst - SC FP&A, Orthopaedics (FTC for 18 months)

7111-Synthes GmbH Legal Entity; Zuchwil; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Senior Finance Analyst for the Supply Chain DACH Finance team, with an 18-month fixed-term contract based in Zuchwil, Switzerland, or Diegem, Belgium. The role supports financial planning, reporting, and business insights across multiple entities.

The successful candidate will deliver monthly/quarterly actuals and budgets, drive harmonization of FP&A processes, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to improve decision-making.

Qualifications

• Requires 3–5 years of FP&A, reporting, accounting or business partnering experience.
• Strong analytical ability to translate financial data into insights.
• Proven project management and attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of financial reporting and reconciliations.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly and quarterly actuals and budgets across platforms (Bravo, TM1, ERP, CFIN).
• Support ~10 legal entities across Switzerland and Germany.
• Ensure reporting aligns with governance requirements and SOPs.
• Lead communication with senior management and finance teams.
• Provide analyses for SOX reviews including headcount, P&L and ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial planning

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Economics

Tools

SAP P01

SAP S/4HANA

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

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.

Job Function: Finance Job Sub Function: Financial Planning & Analysis Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Zuchwil, Switzerland

Job Description: Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s): Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-093316 Belgium - Requisition Number: R-095261 DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst based in Zuchwil, Switzerland, or Diegem, Belgium, to join the Supply Chain DACH Finance team. We offer a fixed-term contract for 18 months. In this role, you will support and improve financial planning and analysis activities, helping strengthen reporting, business insights and decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver timely, accurate monthly and quarterly actuals and budget reporting across all applicable platforms (Bravo, TM1, ERP, CFIN)
• Cover approximately 10 legal entities across Switzerland and Germany
• Ensure financial reporting aligns with applicable governance and control requirements
• Lead clear and effective communication with senior management and finance teams
• Conduct analysis and present insights for SOX reviews, including headcount bridges, P&L scorecards and ad hoc analysis
• Communicate priorities, set clear expectations and ensure strict deadlines are met across finance teams
• Validate data inputs and work with finance teams to explain major changes versus the previous update cycle or reporting period
• Control and manage support function spend
• Hold quarterly reviews with business partners to discuss key spend drivers and variances
• Monitor and control support function spend and headcount across Finance, HR, Procurement, Business IT and Operations IT
• Review and approve purchase orders in line with budget availability and governance requirements
• Prepare journal entries, including accruals, reclasses and prepayments
• Drive FP&A harmonization, standardization and continuous improvement across the Centre of Excellence
• Identify and implement automation opportunities that improve reporting efficiency, strengthen business continuity and make effective use of available data analytics tools, including Alteryx and Power BI
• Play an active role in finance transformation initiatives, supporting implementation, adoption and change management across teams

Qualifications Education:

University/Master’s Degree or Equivalent in Finance, Accounting or Economics

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 3–5 years of relevant finance experience, ideally in FP&A, reporting, accounting or business partnering
• Strong analytical approach, with the ability to simplify complex business issues and translate financial data into clear insights
• Proven track record to manage projects and processes with accuracy, structure and attention to detail
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, including balance sheet and P/L reconciliation in line with J&J Worldwide Procedures, DCMs, SOPs and ICH requirements
• Strong sense of urgency, sound judgment and the ability to take appropriate action independently
• Collaborative team player who can work effectively in virtual and cross-functional environments
• Excellent communication, business partnering and influencing skills, including the ability to align collaborators across cultures on financial priorities, constraints and difficult decisions
• Highly computer literate, with experience using ERP systems (preferably SAP P01 and S4 Hana) and Microsoft Office tools
• Confident English communication skills; additional languages are an advantage

Preferred Skills:

• Analytical Reasoning
• Business Behavior
• Confidentiality
• Consulting
• Data Savvy
• Econometric Models
• Execution Focus
• Financial Data Management
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Financial Reports
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Process Oriented

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/.