Sr. Financial Analyst - TS Finance

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson IT Finance is recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This role supports Technology Services (TS) controlling for markets outside of the US (OUS), with primary accountability for Financial activities across planning, reporting, and close.

On our IT Finance team, we manage the reporting and planning cycles across Latest Thinking, Business Plan, and Actuals for OUS Technology Services (TS) cost areas. In this role, you will be involved in close activities & data analysis, and work with Global Services and IT business partners to ensuring timeliness & accuracy of data and keep results compliant. You will also help simplify and automate recurring reporting so we can move faster and focus on decisions.

What’s in it for you?

• Varied role with exposure to both run-the-business finance and project spend

• Chance to help build and improve how we work across regions

• Insight into IT strategy and shared services operating model

• Develop in finance, controls, and digital automation through on-the-job learning and formal training programs

• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Hybrid working (up to 2 days per week from home), with focus on sustainable ways of working

Key Responsibilities1) Technology Services (TS) controlling for OUS

• Partner with IT stakeholders to manage planning cycles, collect inputs, challenge assumptions, and translate business needs into finance requirements

• Publish monthly reporting, explain what changed and why (drivers, risks, opportunities), and recommend next steps

• Run OUS operating expense planning, Latest Thinking, budget, and close routines for in-scope IT cost areas (including OpEx, CapEx, and headcount where applicable)

• Align assumptions and results with US and regional Finance partners, flag gaps, and drive decisions to closure

2) Intercompany activities for OUS

• Run OUS intercompany controlling, set the monthly calendar, and keep governance and deliverables on track

• Prepare month-end outputs (billing status, accruals, key movements) and explain variances, risks, and required actions

• Track FX impacts and support hedging reporting, in line with broader company guidance

• Work with Global Services and finance partners to improve process flows

• Execute in-scope controls (including SOX where applicable), support audits, and close control gaps

• Build and maintain simple playbooks and automate recurring close and reporting steps

3) Planning, Reporting, Controls, and Business Partnering

• Create clear reporting packs that tell the story, highlight key drivers, and call out required actions

• Maintain clean data and mappings so reporting is reliable and repeatable

• Identify efficiencies and eliminate non-value added recurring work

• Keep our close and forecast cadence running smoothly across regions

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or equivalent experience (Master’s degree preferred).

Experience and skills:

• Advanced English

• Solid finance and accounting foundation, with hands-on experience in planning, forecasting, and close

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to identify drivers, explain variances, and propose actions

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence across levels and geographies

• Comfortable owning work end-to-end, operating hands-on, and navigating ambiguity in a global environment

• Continuous improvement outlook, with demonstrated delivery of simplification, standardization, documentation, and automation

• Strong digital skills, able to drive automation (Excel/Power Query, Power Automate, Power BI). Preferred systems: BlackLine, Cadency, AfO, TM1, Anaplan

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.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Benchmarking, Budgeting, Communication, Consulting, Data Savvy, Econometric Models, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Operational Excellence, Problem Solving