Finance Manager Jena

**_About Johnson & Johnson _**_ _

The JENA Finance Manager, reporting to the Head of Finance, ensures financial data reliability, business support to Management, risk and opportunities identification.
The main mission of the Finance Manager JENA is to provide financial indicators to management to evaluate the performance compared to the objectives and set up corrective action plans if necessary.
In addition, this role must ensure that compliance rules (SoX, HCC, HCBI) are properly in place and followed.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Business Partnering**:

- Liaising with the JENA Commercial Teams to provide proactive and innovative solutions to achieve mutually agreeable business objectives.
- Continuous improvement in methodology of working to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the team and processes.
- Cost efficiency initiatives, ROI analysis etc...
- Distributor management

**Planning & Forecasting**:

- Responsible for complete and accurate brand spend forecasting.
- JENA sales forecasting and reporting.
- Follow up of expenses with business partners on a monthly basis
- Evaluate business cases from the standpoint of profitability and budget as well as participate in the pricing of new products to ensure proper profitability.
- Ensure proper mapping in place, and consistency between actual and plan account allocation.
- Effectively partner with the Commercial Team to consolidate and analyze the data received for Business Plan purposes.
- Update and submission of Business Plans to EM / EMEA region

**Financial Analysis and Reporting**:

- Key point of contact for reginal submissions and analytics.
- Consolidating monthly LAT based on expected supply chain volumes, and highlighting main drivers, risks and opportunities
- Preparation and analysis of all internal reports on a timely and accurate basis.
- Responds to ad-hoc analysis requests from local & EMEA management on a timely basis.

**Closing activities**:

- Conduct monthly OPEX & Sales variance analysis for actual vs. plan & prior year, elaborating the key drivers for the variance and the effect of FX on the financial results in monthly, quarterly & annual close.
- Review of NTS accruals
- Follow up on OPEX accruals.
- Follow up sales force incentives.
- Prepares P&L by country / products.

**Technology**:

- Understand interdependencies among financial systems and ensures accuracy and consistency of data.
- Be a key stakeholder to facilitate implementation of new systems in JENA.
- Drive a change management mentality. Organizational Readiness & Engagement in AI planning and systems.

**Compliance**:

- Liaise with the MEWA Compliance Manager to ensure implementation of all policies and procedures.
- Drive a culture of compliance in the complex JENA organization.
- Comply with local laws & HCBI guidelines, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Policy on Business Conduct (PBC) and Clinical Trial Conduct (CTC).
- Report Adverse Events and product quality complaints as per J&J Pharmacovigilance guidelines on timely basis.

**Projects**:

- Provide financial inputs in various projects as required.
- Key point of contact for Finance for strategic initiatives in the region.

**Qualifications**:
**Experience/Knowledge Required**
- Education: University degree in business administration, finance/ Accounting.
- Language: English, Arabic.

**Key Developmental Areas/Leadership Imperatives**
- LIVE OUR CREDO: Demonstrate and inspire the behaviors that reinforce Our Credo.
- CONNECT: Develop deep insights into the needs of our patients, customers, markets and communities.
- SHAPE: Drive innovation; anticipate and shape industry and market changes to advance health care globally.
- LEAD: Create an environment where leadership and talent development is top priority.
- DELIVER: Deliver results by inspiring and mobilizing people and teams.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at _Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we in Egypt are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feel that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”_