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J& J MedTech Surgery has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 60 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world' s most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon' s surgical technologies and solutions including sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact.

Our Surgery MedTech business in Italy represents annual revenue of ~ $240MM. Italy is a strategic market for Medical Devices and is one of our 5 focus markets within EMEA, being recognized for its high average NTS per capita, profitability and penetration of focus products.

The Surgery Senior Financial Controller within our MedTech organization is responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of the financial agenda of the Surgery Business Unit in Italy, by acting as a valued business partner to the Business Unit Leader of Surgery and the board. This role ensures financial health, shapes the strategy execution, supports and drives decision-making to drive profitable growth (e.g. on portfolio optimizations, on go to market models, on pricing strategy) while leading financial processes and operational simplifications through the integration on digital tools.

The Surgery Senior Financial Controller role reports into the Finance Director MedTech Italy and will be located in Milano, Italy.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnering and Cross-functional collaboration:

• Act as a strategic and trusted advisor to the Surgery franchise lead, to the Italian MedTech leadership team and to the EMEA Surgery counterparts, supporting financial decision-making by providing insights and analysis on new business opportunities / market expansions, investment strategies (incl. resource allocation, cost optimization, portfolio rationalization), pricing (incl. tender and commercial offer) and other key projects (e.g. working capital improvement) to drive profitable growth.
• Act as strategic partner to the functions (e.g. supply chain, HR) providing financial insights for innovation and operational efficiency.

Financial Operations and Risk & Compliance Management:

• Manage the delivery of the Surgery Italy P& L to ensure that targets are met and financial commitments are attained while balancing risks and opportunities: develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for financial and operational excellence, conduct analysis and provide actionable insights to business partners to drive execution.
• Support all monthly/quarterly closing activities for the area of responsibility, working closely with the accounting organization, providing analysis and commentary of variances and ensuring communication with the business.
• Lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning for the franchise to navigate the industry challenges and opportunities while leveraging digital automation.
• Maintain strong internal controls and risk management frameworks where all compliance requirements are met (e.g. SOX, Records Retention, HCC/HCBI/IAPP etc) and ensure adherence to industry regulations, while optimizing financial efficiency

Technology and Digital transformation:

• Drive and lead adoption of AI-driven financial analytics, automation and advanced ERP systems to improve efficiency
• Implement predictive analytics for forecasting (e.g. sales, profitability, cash flow) and real-time data reporting dashboards for improved decision-making
• Stay ahead of industry trends in FinTech and digital transformation to enhance financial processes.

People Management:

• Develop a strong partnership with the Surgery Regional finance team, FP& A COE, Tax and GS Finance built on high levels of trust and transparent communication. Foster one team spirit, accountability and commitments post ESP implementation.
• Develop and lead a Senior Financial Analyst fostering a high-performance culture that embrace agility and continues learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field with recognized Professional qualification (e.g. CPA, CFA, ACCA)
• + 8 years of financial experience, preferably in MedTech, Pharmaceuticals or Life Science industry. Proven track record in business unit finance / franchise or business controlling position is a must.
• Strong knowledge of MedTech / Pharmaceutical industry, health care systems dynamics, sales channels, tendering, regulatory and compliance framework.
• Proven leadership and partnering skills with the ability to influence and drive strategic change (strong interpersonal skills, team player mentality, collaborative working style, excellent communication, influencing and framing skills)
• Strategic thinker with adaptability and resilience mindset, able to balance risk and opportunity and to navigate in the evolving MedTech regulations and market disruptions
• Exceptional financial and analytical skills, results oriented and business performance driven, expertise in financial modelling and capital investment analysis
• Innovations champion to embrace automation and financial transformation with ERP systems experience, financial automation tools and with digital & data-driven mindset to leverage AI and analytics for strategic financial decision-making
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in leading teams
• Languages: Italian and English fluent are mandatory.