Senior Finance Manager Plant Controller - Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) Finance is recruiting a Senior Finance Manager to serve as the Plant Controller for the new Large Molecule Drug Substance Facility (BioNC) located in Wilson, North Carolina.

While this role will ultimately support the site operations located in Wilson NC, this role will also be required to support the project phase across both design & construction. For the project design phase, the role will require you to be present with our design teams in the Greater Philadelphia region. Once the design phase is completed, this role will support the construction and operational start-up of the site. For this, you will be required to be on site in Wilson, NC. Based on your current location the hiring team will work with you to determine travel and relocation arrangements. In steady state, we expect travel to be less than 10%.

J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strongportfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicinesfor patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. J&J's significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations.

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This role will provide financial leadership for the BioNC site and will sit on the BioNC Leadership Team. The role will report to the Senior Finance Director, IMSC MTO, and will also be a part of the MTO Large Molecule Platform Finance Leadership Team. This position requires a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, problem solving abilities and proven leadership capabilities.

As Plant Controller, you will be responsible for providing financial management of the capital investment to design, construct and start-up operations of the new site. The role will also focus on establishing accounting processes and leading all aspects of forecast and close activities. This is a highly strategic role with opportunities to engage with senior leaders across IMSC and Finance.

While this role does not have direct reports and contributes primarily as an individual leader, there will be collaboration and informal people leadership opportunities with broader IMSC Finance team on an ad hoc project basis. A successful candidate would demonstrate agility, curiosity, and strategic leadership and could expect accelerated development across a broad range of finance competencies (Strategic Leader, Business Acumen, Agility and Innovation, Trusted Business Partner, Finance Fundamentals, etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Lead investment assessments, capital appropriation requests and tracking of BioNC, including financial assessments and strategic framing for reviews at all levels of governance
• Manage project budget and cross-charge process, including business plan/refresh and quarter close activities; drive budget accountability and forecast accuracy
• Lead development, alignment, and implementation of financial/accounting processes related to manufacturing activities. This includes supporting financial elements of lease contracts and supply agreements, defining financial flows, and partnering with IT/Finance/TranSCend teams to establish accounting processes and ERP integration
• Potential ad hoc support of related IMSC network / MTO initiatives

• Bachelor's Degree is required; concentration in finance or accounting is preferred; Master's Degree/MBA and/or CPA/CMA certification are preferred
• A minimum of 8 years of finance, accounting, or related business experience is required
• Previous finance manager experience is required
• Pharmaceutical / biotech and/or supply chain finance experience is preferred
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance to cross-functional team in an ambiguous and dynamic environment is required
• Ability to effectively balance multiple priorities and improve process efficiency is required

This job posting is anticipated to close on 10/31/2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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.

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