Finance Manager, Strategic Projects

Posted:
4/8/2026, 7:13:55 AM

Location(s):
Bogota, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia ⋅ RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

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 jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. is recruiting for a Finance Manager, Strategic Projects.  This position can be based in Bogota.


Caring for the world, one person at a time, has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science -- bringing innovative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description

The Finance Manager will be a part of the finance team supporting MedTech Supply Chain Digital, covering various projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our supply chain systems as well as the evolving supply chain structure and technology landscape. 

The role will be responsible for providing financial controllership on multiple strategic projects including cost planning, budget management and reporting. This role will partner closely with the Program Management teams and others on planning, execution and financial management of the spend. They will consolidate, frame and deliver the financial outlook to the leadership teams. The individual will identify critical factors affecting program finances and evaluate potential options to deliver project spend under budget.

This is a critical and high visibility role with significant opportunities to present to management including Supply Chain Leadership Team, TranSCend Leadership Team and Finance Leadership Teams. The role requires a high level of motivation and confidence, and the ability to perform complex analysis under tight deadlines and with limited supervision. This individual must leverage a refined, multi-functional toolset of business expertise, technical knowledge, and digital acumen to effectively interact with a breadth of business stakeholders.  The successful candidate must be able to engage and operate with the project team at an execution level, as well as with senior leadership at a strategic level. The leader will need to develop strong business partnerships across the project team.

This role will also be responsible for supervising one or more Senior Financial Analysts. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with cross functional team members to plan, identify and strategize Johnson & Johnson Projects/Program financial management

  • Track and communicate spend status across Projects/Program

  • Support value creation portion of the Change and Communication Efforts

  • Drive establishment and implementation of standard process for all Strategic Projects, including relevant templates and guidance

  • Partner with Program Management to establish integrated project plans / schedules / deliverables

  • Ensure projects’ timeliness and financial health are appropriately managed throughout the projects’ lifecycles

  • Develop and deliver project presentations for senior-level MT stakeholders to advise on historical and future project status

  • Supervise and develop Senior Financial Analysts on the team

 

Qualifications

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or MBA is highly desirable

  • Prefer a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in leadership roles within finance , or large transformation programs.

  • Prefer strong knowledge of Medical Devices Supply Chain or Commercial Operations

  • Demonstrated hands-on project management/delivery preferred

  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, with proven ability to influence/collaborate to get to desired result

  • Prefer people management and development experience

  • Strong customer focus (internal & external), including development and management of stakeholders

  • Ability to effectively lead and govern cross-functional decision-making bodies is preferred

  • Knowledge in deploying standardized work processes, tools, and templates is preferred

  • Experience managing to project timelines and milestones in complex business environments preferred

  • Skilled at engaging and building relationships with senior business stakeholders required

  • Exceptional business and digital acumen, including ERP expertise preferred

  • Experience working in a complex, multi-ERP / system environment preferred

Other

·    This position can be based in Bogota.

·    This position may require up to 10% travel.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Budgeting, Business Savvy, Consulting, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Developing Others, Econometric Models, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Team Management

Johnson & Johnson

Website: https://www.jnj.com/

Headquarter Location: Beerse, Antwerpen, Belgium

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1886

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Seed

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Pharmaceutical