Senior Business Analyst

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Finance Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

Fuelled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalised treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedic surgeries? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics Teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Visit us at https://www.jnj.com/medtech to see how your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Business Analyst to join our MedTech Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Finance Manager, this role serves as the finance lead supporting the DePuy Synthes business in New Zealand.

You will partner with commercial, supply chain, and regional finance stakeholders to provide financial insights, business planning support, performance analysis, and compliance oversight that enable sustainable and profitable growth. This role offers the opportunity to influence key business decisions through value-adding financial analysis, strategic business partnering, and continuous process improvement.

The Responsibilities:

Lead Business Planning & Performance Reporting

• Serve as the primary finance partner for the DePuy Synthes New Zealand business.
• Provide financial analysis and insights across Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Free Cash Flow performance.
• Identify and proactively communicate risks and opportunities impacting business performance and financial targets.
• Support the preparation of business reviews, forecasts, annual plans, and presentations for local leadership and regional stakeholders.
• Build strong partnerships with Commercial teams, FP&A, Global Services, Supply Chain Finance, Compliance, Tax, and Treasury teams.
• Drive simplification initiatives and continuous improvement opportunities across finance processes.

Drive Financial Close, Forecasting & Business Partnering

• Perform monthly Budget versus Actual analysis to ensure performance remains aligned with financial objectives.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and annual close activities with accuracy and timeliness.
• Participate actively in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Excess, Slow moving & Obsolete (ESO) processes.
• Review and approve cross-charge activities while ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor and analyse operating expenses and capital expenditure performance against plan.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and enabling functions to provide financial guidance and decision support.
• Support compliant revenue recognition and lease accounting activities.

Support Supply Chain & Strategic Projects

• Partner with Supply Chain teams on inventory management and operational finance initiatives.
• Support projects related to inventory optimization and working capital performance.
• Conduct scenario modelling and financial impact assessments to support strategic decision-making. (Delete this point, its covered in point above)

Ensure Compliance & Financial Governance

• Ensure all monthly and quarterly SOX control requirements are completed accurately and on time.
• Support implementation of policy, guideline, and process changes across the finance organization.
• Partner with Global Services, Tax, and Compliance teams to support internal and external audits.
• Maintain adherence to Johnson & Johnson policies, US GAAP requirements, and applicable financial reporting standards

About You

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• CA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or commercial finance.
• Strong financial planning, reporting, and accounting knowledge.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and business partnering capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational healthcare, medical device, or pharmaceutical environment.
• Knowledge of SOX controls and US GAAP.
• Experience with SAP, Anaplan, TM1, Tableau, or similar finance systems.
• Exposure to supply chain, inventory, or operations finance.

Core Capabilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
• Effective business partnering and stakeholder management across all levels.
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• High attention to detail while maintaining a broader commercial perspective.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach with strong integrity and accountability.

Why Choose Us

• Competitive remuneration package
• Continuous training and support
• Award-winning leadership development programs
• Inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements
• Equal opportunity employer supporting diversity and inclusion

Our Benefits

• Up to 18 weeks of parental leave to support new parents
• 4 days of volunteer leave to give back to the community
• Option to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave for extra time off
• Enjoy a dedicated Wellbeing Day to prioritise self-care
• Global Wellness Reimbursement of $780 per year for healthy eating, exercise, or mindfulness activities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support
• Enhanced leave provisions for compassionate (caregiver) leave, providing up to 30 days of additional support
• Life insurance coverage for added peace of mind

And much more...

All applicants must have rights to work in Australia.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Budgeting, Budget Management, Coaching, Communication, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Statement Analysis, Leverages Information, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Technical Credibility, Vendor Management