Senior Financial Analyst Research & Development and General Administration in Aachen bei Johnson & Johnson

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/.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (M/W/D) Research & development and General Administration

Location: Aachen

Contract: full time, permanent

Abiomed is an innovative medical technology company with an inspiring mission "Patients First." and a unique company motto "Recovering hearts. Saving lives". With more than 2,000 employees, Abiomed is one of the fastest growing medical technology companies in the world with headquarters in Danvers, USA and locations in Aachen and Berlin, Germany, Tokyo, Japan and Singapore. Abiomed is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

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

We are seeking 2 highly skilled and motivated team player individuals to join the EMEA Abiomed Finance organization in two newly created roles. These roles will provide much needed support for a fast-growing dynamic business and - through potential role rotation – will allow the new team members to gain experience and insight into many different areas of Finance business support alongside senior leaders within the EMEA organization.

The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:

· Lead Monthly and Quarterly Closing Processes for their respective area.

• Prepare financial planning (expenses & headcount) and forecasting including BP, MTP, LTP, NU, JU, latest thinking (targets, reductions, trends, R&Os).

• Partner within the global Abiomed Finance Organization on reporting & forecast cycles.

• Continue to support broader integration activities, including the global adoption and implementation of world-wide accounting policies and procedures.

• Ensure SOX controls and GAAP compliance standards are fully met for all processes.

• Identify and implement process improvements and digital solutions to increase efficiency and play a pro-active and value adding role in the shaping of their respective department.

• Participation and adoption of various Enterprise, MedTech and Abiomed Finance initiatives (e.g., Organizational Health Actions, SigniFi, process improvements, etc.)

• Proactively take ownership for personal development, ensuring a positive work life balance while managing stakeholders.

Qualifications

We would love to hear from YOU, if you have:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Business, Finance or Accounting

• CPA, CMA or equivalent professional qualification are preferred.

• A minimum 3 years of accounting, finance or related business experience is required.

• Experience using data visualization tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, etc. and data analysis tools such as SAP, Anaplan, etc. is preferred.

Proven ability to work independently and appropriately plan, prioritize, and communicate progress on multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment is required.

Proficiency to network, collaborate and generate consensus effectively in a complex environment, possessing strong social skills, promoting inclusion, and building trusting relationships with business partners across all cultures and levels of the organization is required.

• Demonstrate a global and enterprise-wide mindset, required.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work independently and handle multiple priorities effectively is required.

• This position requires a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills, and intellectual curiosity, required.

• Fluent English skills are required, German preferred

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:

• An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.

• A dynamic and inspiring working environment.

• Many opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.

• An opportunity to participate in employee engagement activities on a voluntary basis based on individual preference

• Possibilities fo