Finance Transformation Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, seeking a Finance Transformation Project Manager to support the Surgery Transcend 2.0 program. The role involves coordinating finance readiness and execution across the Surgery organization while partnering with various stakeholders to ensure a successful SAP S/4HANA implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Finance Workstream Project Manager for Surgery Transcend 2.0 deployments, coordinating all finance-related activities across the S/4HANA implementation roadmap
• Own finance workstream planning, execution tracking, milestone management, and dependency coordination
• Partner with the Transcend Finance Deployment Lead and Finance BPOs to align global design, deployment approach, and local business readiness
• Serve as the primary finance liaison for Surgery Supply Chain, partnering with: Senior Finance Director, Surgery Supply Chain Finance Directors / E2E Finance Leads across all Surgery platforms Plant Controllers across the Surgery manufacturing network
• Collaborate with Business Transformation Team (BTT) workstream leads to ensure integrated execution across Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations
• Drive alignment between global template design and Surgery business requirements, escalating risks and gaps as needed
• Identify, track, and proactively manage deployment risks, finance readiness gaps, and operational dependencies
• Coordinate finance input into cutover planning, testing readiness, and hypercare support activities
• Ensure finance impacts related to master data, transactional readiness, reporting, controls, and compliance are understood and addressed prior to go‑live
• Prepare and present regular progress updates to Surgery Supply Chain Finance leadership and Transcend governance forums
• Clearly articulate deployment status, risks, mitigation actions, and decision points to senior stakeholders
• Support executive‑level materials and discussions related to Transcend 2.0 finance deployment progress and outcomes
• Partner with plant controllers and local finance teams to support finance readiness activities across the Surgery manufacturing footprint
• Ensure consistent adoption of standard processes while addressing local readiness needs within the Transcend framework
• Support hypercare stabilization and post‑go‑live transition to steady‑state operations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Strong experience in Supply Chain Finance, Manufacturing Finance, or Operations Finance within a complex, global environment
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional initiatives or projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end Supply Chain and Finance processes (e.g., Procure‑to‑Pay, Record‑to‑Report, Costing, Inventory)
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and influence across organizational boundaries
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and execution skills
• Experience supporting ERP or large‑scale business transformations (SAP S/4HANA exposure a plus, but not required)
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization
• Prior involvement in system deployments, process standardization, or business transformation programs