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Job Function:
Finance
Job Sub Function:
Finance Business Partners
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
Job Description:
Position Summary
Johnson & Johnson is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Senior Finance Analyst – Business Partner to join our Finance organization based in São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil .
The Senior Finance Analyst will play a key role in supporting business and operational decision-making by providing accurate, timely, and meaningful financial insights. This position will partner closely with local, regional, and global stakeholders, translating financial and operational data into actionable insights to drive business performance, cost discipline, working capital optimization, and value creation.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, business partnering capabilities, analytical thinking, and ownership , with solid experience in financial planning and analysis, manufacturing finance, inventory, cost accounting, financial controls, and process improvement.
The role requires the ability to connect financial results with underlying business drivers, challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and effectively influence stakeholders across different levels of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Business Partnering
•Lead and support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes , ensuring alignment with business priorities and organizational objectives.
•Consolidate, analyze, and challenge Actuals, Forecast, Business Plan and CNIS (Cost Not in Standard) financial performance , providing clear insights into key business and operational drivers.
•Prepare financial analysis and management reporting for Site and Finance leadership , highlighting performance against plan, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
•Identify financial trends and performance gaps and translate them into meaningful business insights to support decision-making.
•Support short- and long-term financial planning through robust financial modeling, scenario analysis, and business case development.
•Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to local, regional, and global stakeholders, providing financial guidance and constructive challenge to business decisions.
•Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and senior management.
•Support strategic decisions through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and ad hoc analysis.
Manufacturing Finance, Inventory & FCF
•Analyze product and site costs, manufacturing variances, cost absorption, and operational performance.
•Lead inventory financial analysis, including SLOB, LCM, FAA, revaluation, reserves, and write-offs .
•Assess impacts on P&L, Balance Sheet, working capital, and Free Cash Flow , identifying opportunities for performance improvement.
Financial Closing, Reporting & Controls
•Support financial closing and reporting activities, including journal entries, corporate submissions, and intercompany cross-charges.
•Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance with SOX requirements and financial controls .
•Support audit readiness and financial governance.
Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement
•Drive simplification, standardization, and automation of Finance processes.
•Leverage SAP, Excel, Power BI, analytics, and automation to improve financial insights and process efficiency.
Business Partnering & Leadership Behaviors
The Senior Finance Analyst is expected to demonstrate:
•Strong ownership and accountability for financial outcomes.
•Business-oriented and strategic thinking.
•Ability to connect financial results with underlying operational and business drivers.
•Data-driven and fact-based decision-making.
•Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders.
•Strong collaboration across functions, countries, and organizational levels.
•Effective prioritization and execution in a dynamic environment.
•Proactive communication of financial risks and opportunities.
•Continuous improvement and simplification mindset.
•Strong compliance, controls, and financial governance orientation.
•Ability to balance attention to detail with a broader business perspective.
•Commitment to collaboration, inclusion, and team success.
Qualifications:
•A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in accounting.
•A minimum of three (3) years of accounting and/or financial experience is required. Preferably in the manufacturing industry, pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry.
•Experience in a manufacturing environment performing cost accounting duties is preferred.
•Excellent analytical and conceptual skills, big picture orientation and maintaining attention to detail/accuracy is required.
•Advanced Excel and Microsoft applications skills. Power BI is preferred.
•Experience in SOX compliance is preferred.
•Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.
•Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions is required.
•Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills are required.
•Work independently, as well as in a team environment, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously is required.
•Fluent/Advanced English.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Accelerating, Accelerating, AI Judgement Integration, Budgeting, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Coaching, Confidentiality, Data Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Learning Agility, Leverages Information, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Relationship Building, Service Excellence {+ 1 more}