Finance Director

About This Role

This Finance Director role is a key position within the Japan Innovative Medicine Leadership Team, serving as a strategic advisor to commercial and functional leaders. The role encompasses leading strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, business performance management, investment prioritization, governance, and compliance, while also focusing on finance talent development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver on the financial planning of the business plan, updates, latest thinking, and scenario planning with financial analysis, insights, and reporting on the entire P&L and Balance Sheet
• Conduct periodic financial performance reviews and BVA, providing an overview of Japan IM financials to the commercial leadership team and APAC regional office, including key drivers of variance and insights into future impacts
• Drive forecast accuracy and continuous improvement for planning, reporting, and closing processes through simplification and automation
• Lead and achieve critical SigniFi milestones with successful adoption and stabilization of the new system to drive greater business insights and predictive analysis
• Support the President and CFO in key strategic business decisions and strong business partnership with MC members, functional leads, and APAC regional counterparts by looking for value-creating growth opportunities and providing constructive feedback to support profitable growth
• Actively contribute to the commercial decision-making process, especially target setting, resource allocation/prioritization, and management of financial risks, and drive cross-functional collaboration with flawless execution
• Provide financial leadership to the Japan Establish Brands unit and HQ functions such as Medical Affairs, Integrated Market Access Team, and Government Policy team, to not only drive optimized efficiency but also prioritize Japan IM policy shaping effort
• Ensure compliance with J&J worldwide procedures, transparency, and business conduct procedures, and drive accountability throughout the organization
• Support local audits and ensure compliance with local regulations
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent while creating the finance organization of the future and ensuring collaboration as one finance team, including GS, Tax, and Treasury, and be the single point of contact for Japan IM Finance
• Demonstrate ability to articulate and drive a team towards a strategic vision and be an inspirational leader to ensure Credo Values are demonstrated in the day-to-day interactions of the Japan IM Finance team
• Provide mentorship to be an effective coach and have challenging employee conversations when necessary
• Coach key talents in Japan cross-sector finance and be committed to building a strong succession pipeline for the future
• Demonstrate ability to be decisive and action-oriented regarding decisions affecting the team

Requirements

• MBA or relevant Finance degree
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience within the Finance function or with relevant experience in finance, strategy roles, or corporate finance
• Global or multi-national business experience strongly preferred
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor as well as experience resolving complex business problems with well-structured analytics
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across a breadth of stakeholders

Preferred Skills:

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

About the Company

Johnson & Johnson is a healthcare innovation company that aims to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases, offering smarter, less invasive, and personal solutions. Through its expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, the company innovates across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions.