About the Role
Depuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Finance Manager as the Global Process Owner for FP&A, located in NY/NJ or Raynham, Mass.
The Sr. Manager, FP&A Global Process Owner (GPO) is responsible for designing, standardizing, and continuously improving end-to-end financial planning & analysis processes across regions and business units. This role leads process governance, drives adoption of best practices, and partners with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable financial planning, forecasting, and management reporting. The ideal candidate balances deep FP&A knowledge with process design, change management, and systems experience.
Key Responsibilities
•Define and own global FP&A process flows (annual planning, rolling forecasting, monthly close packs, management reporting, scenario planning, driver-based models).
•Develop and maintain process documentation, policies, control matrices, workflows, and role RACI models.
•Lead process standardization and harmonization across regions/business units to ensure consistency, efficiency, and comparability of financial results.
•Partner with finance leaders, regional/business unit FP&A teams, and Global EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) team to design and deploy process improvements and automation (e.g., model consolidation, data feeds, report templates).
•Drive implementation and adoption of EPM tools and platforms (e.g., planning engines, data warehouses, visualization tools), including requirements gathering, testing, and training.
•Centralize/standardize support process for FP&A systems, systems access and Finance Master Data.
•Establish and monitor key process KPIs (timeliness, accuracy, cycle time, rework rates) and run regular process health reviews.
•Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with accounting and corporate policies in FP&A workflows.
•Lead cross-functional change management: stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and post-implementation support.
•Act as the escalation point for complex process issues and lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
•Support continuous improvement initiatives and run periodic process maturity assessments.
Qualifications
Education
•Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field. MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
Experience and Skills — Required
•8+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or finance transformation experience, with previous experience owning or leading end-to-end processes.
•Proven experience working in a global, multi-entity environment.
•Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, budgeting, forecasting methodologies, management reporting, and variance analysis.
•Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across seniority levels.
•Comfortable with ambiguity and able to prioritize in a fast-moving environment.
Experience and Skills — Preferred
•Experience implementing or supporting enterprise FP&A/planning systems (Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, SAP BPC, Adaptive Insights, etc.).
•Knowledge of accounting standards and internal controls relevant to financial planning and reporting.
•Prior experience managing change programs and stakeholder networks across functions and geographies.
Other
•Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.
Additional Notes
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process 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. Details of any planned changes would be provided by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
Job Posting Locations: New Brunswick, New Jersey; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Raynham, Massachusetts; Warsaw, Indiana; West Chester, Pennsylvania — United States of America.
Anticipated base pay range: 122,000.00 - 245,000.00 USD Annual.
Employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year; Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for Colorado residents, 56 hours for Washington residents); Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year; Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year; Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child; Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member, 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year; Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period; Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year; Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.
