Senior Financial Analyst, EMEA Commercial Finance m/f/d

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Johnson & Johnson is currently hiring a Senior Financial Analyst, EMEA Commercial Finance to join our Heart Recovery business. This position will report to Finance Manager, EMEA Commercial Finance

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Heart Recovery is an innovative medical device business with an inspiring mission "Patients First," and a unique guiding company principle " Recovering hearts. Saving lives." With more than 3,000 employees, Heart Recovery is one of the fastest growing medical technology businesses in the world with corporate headquarters in Danvers, USA, and locations in Aachen and Berlin, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, and Singapore. Heart Recovery is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Heart Recovery is an employer with attractive working conditions and an appreciative corporate culture that focuses on the needs of its employees. Heart Recovery inspires and retains exceptional talent through collaboration, passion and continuous development.

The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a trusted finance partner to the Heart Recovery EMEA Commercial organization, delivering accurate revenue reporting, financial planning, forecasting, and performance analytics. Working closely with Sales and Commercial teams, this role translates financial and commercial data into actionable insights to support accurate reporting, reliable forecasts, informed decision-making, and profitable growth across the region.

• Business Partnering:
• Serve as the go-to finance business partner for EMEA Commercial and cross-functional teams, including Sales, Field Service, Customer Service, Commercial Operations, and Global Finance, embedding finance in business reviews and commercial planning to align financial insights with business priorities and drive effective execution.
• Act as a trusted finance advisor to commercial and functional stakeholders, constructively challenging assumptions and providing data-driven recommendations that support tender, contract, and commercial decisions to improve financial performance and business outcomes.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Service on deal and sales order governance, applying sound financial judgment to ensure orders aligned with approved pricing and contract terms, and proactively resolving exceptions to protect margin and customer experience.
• Prepare and present compelling financial narratives for business reviews and leadership meetings, translating performance into clear actions, risks, and opportunities.

Commercial Performance Insights & Reporting:

• Ensure accurate, compliant revenue recognition and gross-to-net (GTN) reporting through the month-end close, partnering with Global Services (GS) to resolve variances and data-quality issues and explain GTN impacts to commercial stakeholders.
• Lead commercial performance reviews, including revenue, sales performance metrics, and price-volume-mix (PVM) analysis. Translate results into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for Commercial leadership and Finance teams.
• Develop and present monthly and quarterly revenue walks at regional and country level, explaining key drivers, risks, and opportunities and agreeing follow-up actions with business owners.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service and Commercial Operations on rebates, discounts, and accruals, assessing their impact on revenue recognition, profitability, and deal economics.
• Partner with Customer Service and Field Service team to grow and optimize service revenue, resolving issues and improving processes, revenue capture, and reporting accuracy.
• Maintain accurate revenue master data and mapping, keeping sales financial data consistent across systems so commercial teams can rely on a single source of truth.

Revenue Forecasting & Business Planning:

• Lead critical revenue forecast cycles, including Business Plan (BP), November Update (NU), June Update (JU), and Latest Thinking (LT) forecasts for specific markets in EMEA, partnering with country and regional commercial leaders to shape credible, business-owned forecasts.
• Own the end-to-end revenue forecast process, from assumptions to validating and submitting country-level forecasts in Adaptive. Constructively challenge underlying business assumptions, ensure submissions are accurate, complete, and on time, and keep forecast files and system submissions aligned.
• Lead analysis of budget and forecast versus actual sales performance, identifying key drivers, trends, and implications and advising business leaders on corrective actions and opportunities to close gaps.

Continuous Improvement:

• Proactively identify, lead, and implement process improvements and digital solutions, such as self-service dashboards for commercial teams, that streamline revenue reporting, strengthen controls, and increase the value and scalability of financial insights.
• Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects that improve data accuracy, reporting efficiency, forecasting discipline, and analytical capabilities across the EMEA organization.· 

Compliance and Documentation:

• Provide senior-level oversight of revenue-related processes, including revenue recognition, rebates, discounts, and accruals, to ensure compliance with Johnson & Johnson policies, WWPS, SOX controls, and applicable procedures.
• Maintain robust supporting documentation and own the accuracy, maintenance and continuous improvement of work instructions and SOPs. Serve as a key Finance contact for internal and external audit activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, commercial finance, or FP&A, including at Senior Financial Analyst level or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex financial and commercial data into clear, compelling recommendations and storylines for senior, non-finance audiences.
• Proven ability to work independently, use sound judgment, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business partnering, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to challenge and advise commercial leaders across functions, cultures, and levels; experience in a global, matrixed organization preferred.
• Experience in commercial finance business partnering, revenue planning, and performance reporting, ideally in a MedTech or healthcare environment, preferred.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx and with SAP, Workday Adaptive, or similar systems preferred.
• Demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.

• Fluent English skills are required;
• German is preferred.
• This position may require up to 10% travel.

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.