Finance Controller

NBSTSA; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Mumbai seeks a senior Finance leader to drive strategic initiatives and manage profitability across the Surgery/CSS franchise. You will oversee forecasting, governance, and value unlocking within a strong control framework.

You will mentor a team of Finance professionals in India, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with SOX and related guidelines while guiding regional finance partners.

Qualifications

• Strong business partnering skills to influence business stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills and business acumen.
• Deep knowledge of Finance and Accounting principles.
• Independent thinking with strong planning and prioritization.
• Proven leadership and people-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive compliant profitable franchise growth through strategic initiatives.
• Provide financial insights linking with external inputs for franchises.
• Support GP improvement via pricing, mix, and new product launches.
• Lead annual Business Plan, forecasts, and strategic planning with FP&A and Region finance.
• Ensure timely analysis to drive recovery plans, investments, and expenses.

Skills

Finance partnering

Analytical skills

Industry acumen

Planning / prioritization

Independent thinking

Leadership

Education

CA

Finance/Accounting degree

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.

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:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Mumbai, India

Job Description:

The candidate will be part of the management leadership team in Surgery/CSS Franchise and will drive the business with strategic initiatives, precision resource allocation across Franchises/products, improving profitability and cash flows , evaluating feasibility of new product launches and go to market models.

The candidate will provide robust financial analysis and support to business to unlock value within proper control framework and governance, coordinate with the appropriate business stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting and delivery of result across full P&L with an emphasis on compliance, information management, process improvement, simplification, and automation where possible and lead talent management initiatives for MedTech India.

Coach and mentor a talented team of Finance professionals in India to support their performance and career growth. Provide inspirational people leadership.

Financial Support

• Drive strategic initiatives for compliant profitable Franchise growth
• Drive support for Franchises through financial insights and analytics linking with external inputs
• Lead discussions on GP improvement for both Franchise & channels by working on various initiatives viz. pricing , portfolio/customer mix, supporting new product launches, etc.
• Lead Business Planning process within the responsible Franchise (annual Business Plan, Forecasts/Updates, Strategic Planning etc.) working with other team members within FP&A and Region finance.
• Timely and effective analysis to drive business, make recovery plans, control and allocate investments and expenses, all with the objective to achieve business objectives of the responsible Franchise
• Strengthen processes which aims to drive efficiency and enhance compliance
• Timely and proactive feedback on financial implications of events to key stakeholders.
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed including compliance with WWP / SOX guidelines
• Review work of team members along-with guiding and coaching team members

Management Support

• Advise executives on business decisions. Balance the roles of trusted advisor and guardian to reveal opportunity, manage risk, and optimize investment while empowering the regional teams to capture the fast-paced, dynamic opportunities in the market
• Proactively make recommendations and take actions to achieve Business Plan
• Drive the construction of the Franchise strategy, translate Franchise strategy into Business Planning
• Drive strong Compliance awareness, within the Franchise.
• Educate and coach Franchise members, to achieve business growth
• Partner in New Product Introduction (NPI) by evaluating the opportunities and managing all aspects of financial assessment including ROI, IRR, and cash flow analysis

Qualifications

Preferred Area of Study: Finance/Accounting, CA

Required Years of Related Experience: ~12+ years

People reporting: 2-3 team members would be reporting to this role

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong business partnering skills to influence / partner with business stakeholders
• Ability to manage and negotiate with internal/external stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen
• Bring strong industry acumen
• Strong knowledge of Finance / Accounting principles and processes
• Independent thinking and strong planning/prioritization are critical to success
• Should bring in out of box thinking and positive team momentum

Location: The position is currently based out of Mumbai

Reporting: Would be reporting into Finance Director, J&J MedTech India

Johnson & Johnson is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Preferred Skills

• Budget Management
• Data Quality
• Developing Others
• Execution Focus
• Expense Controls
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting
• Financial Reports
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Inclusive Leadership
• Internal Controls
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
• Succession Planning
• Tactical Planning
• Vendor Management