Finance Protégé: Budgeting, Forecasting & Analytics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Malaysia seeks a Protégé – Finance to support the Finance team, gaining hands-on exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and business decision support. This role builds foundational financial and analytical capabilities while aiding compliance and performance improvement.

The successful candidate will contribute to planning models, reports, and analyses that drive strategic decisions and enhance financial stewardship within a dynamic healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel; exposure to financial systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning processes including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning cycles.
• Assist in maintaining planning models and data inputs within financial systems such as Anaplan.
• Prepare and maintain regular financial reports, dashboards, and analyses to support business unit performance tracking.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including budget versus actual variance analysis.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls by supporting compliance reviews, key control assessments, and remediation actions.
• Provide day-to-day financial support to business units, including performance tracking against budget and forecast.
• Assist in financial evaluation of commercial activities such as pricing strategies, promotions, tenders, and product launches.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives to enhance financial and operational efficiency.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Excel

Anaplan

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Malaysia seeks a Protégé – Finance to support the Finance team, gaining hands-on exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and business decision support. This role builds foundational financial and analytical capabilities while aiding compliance and performance improvement.

The successful candidate will contribute to planning models, reports, and analyses that drive strategic decisions and enhance financial stewardship within a dynamic healthcare setting.