Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

The Senior Finance Director & CFO for Canada Innovative Medicine (IM) is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the Canada business. As a key member of the Canada Leadership Team, this role provides end-to-end financial leadership, enabling business growth, optimizing performance, and ensuring strong financial governance. This business is the largest pharmaceutical company in Canada, by Sales measure with NTS over $1B across over 25 assets. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, driving strategic decision-making across commercial, supply chain, and corporate functions while leading a high-performing finance organization.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of financial strategy for the Canada IM business
Deliver financial insights and recommendations to support business growth, portfolio prioritization, and investment decisions
Partner closely with the General Manager and Leadership Team to shape long-range plans and annual business plans
Serve as the primary finance partner to the Canada Leadership Team
Influence key decisions across commercial investments and resource allocation, portfolio and lifecycle management, and pricing and market access strategy
Translate complex financial data into actionable insights
Oversee all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and reporting
Ensure accurate and timely financial results, variance analysis, and performance tracking
Drive accountability across functions to deliver financial commitments
Provide leadership across key financial domains, including pricing, Gross-to-Net (GTN), and reimbursement strategies, supply chain financial management and operating margin adjustments, business unit financial performance across therapeutic areas, and functional department performance
Ensure alignment between commercial strategy and financial outcomes
Manage capital expenditure planning and execution for Canada IM
Play a key role in enabling IM Canada’s interface with national and provincial pricing and reimbursement bodies
Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements
Ensure integrity of financial reporting and adherence to WWP accounting standards
Chair the Canada Pension Committee to ensure strong fiduciary duty on the x-sector Pension is upheld
Sign off on corporate tax returns, SR&ED credit submissions and other tax filings
Serve as site leader for the Finance function
Lead and develop a high-performing Canada Finance organization; lead a team of 10 with 2 managers reporting directly into this position
Build strong leadership capability across direct and indirect teams
Drive talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement with and through the Canada Finance Council
Champion finance transformation initiatives along the SigniFI transformation journey, as well as encouraging digital enablement and co-pilot adoption
Collaborate with global finance and shared service organizations
Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and operating models, as well as performance and metric dashboards

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CPA/CMA/CFA preferred)
14+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership roles
Experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry strongly preferred
Unfailing track record of integrity
Ability to lead and apply good judgment in a highly autonomous manner
Proven ability to operate at a senior executive level and influence business outcomes
Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities
Experience leading in a complex, matrixed global organization
Clear prioritization skills for a high-volume environment
Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams
Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholders
Enterprise mindset with strong business acumen
Results-driven with high accountability
Agile and resilient in dynamic environments
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Skills

Budget Management
Business Savvy
Corporate Finance
Data Quality
Developing Others
Execution Focus
Expense Controls
Financial Analysis
Financial Forecasting
Financial Reports
Financial Risk Management (FRM)
Inclusive Leadership
Internal Controls
Leadership
Risk Management
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Succession Planning
Tactical Planning
Vendor Management

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

14+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership roles

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CPA/CMA/CFA preferred)

Benefits

Opportunity to shape financial strategy for a leading healthcare business in Canada
Partner with senior leaders on high-impact decisions that improve patient outcomes
Lead a talented finance organization within a global, purpose-driven company

About the Company

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.

Equal Opportunity

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.