Jorn van der Zanden
Experienced Finance Leader
47 years old
Breda region (NL) Netherlands
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
Experienced Finance leader. People leader of teams up to 20 FTE (Direct / Indirect). Business & Growth mindset, Network, accounting knowledge, hands-on, innovation, pro-active, driven, energetic. Living in NL (Breda region)
Finance Director ERP Deployments MedTech
Johnson & Johnson
Since April 2023
- Deployment Integration lead for the global S/4 HANA implementation at the Medical Devices sector of J&J. Moving to one common information model and one global ERP.
Finance Director EMEA End to End
Johnson & Johnson
June 2022
to March 2023
- Leading of Finance transformation project for EMEA region, cross-functional deployment team, for implementation of Planning & Forecasting tools and SAP 4/HANA to Commercial, Supply Chain and R&D Finance.
Finance Director EMEA Talent & Workforce Transformation
Johnson & Johnson
January 2021
to May 2022
- EMEA Deployment lead of organizational changes as result of finance transformation project, aimed at innovating the finance planning and reporting systems & tools landscape and optimizing financial processes & structures.
Senior Finance Manager Business Development
Janssen (J&J)
December 2018
to 2020
- Finance deal team lead for Janssen Business Development for global Emerging Markets, EMEA M&A's, out-licensing deals and divestitures (end-to-end: from valuations through to commercial & supply chain financial deal & contract terms).
Senior Finance Manager Clinical Supply Chain and Small Molecule Product Development
Janssen R&D (J&J)
September 2014
to October 2018
Belgium
- Finance Lead for Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) and Small Molecule Product Development group of Janssen R&D (~1000 FTEs across 5 sites) for Drug Substance, Drug Product and Finished Product. Team size ~10 FTE.
Global Commercial Controller
Crucell / Janssen Vaccines (J&J)
June 2012
to August 2014
- Finance lead for global commercial sales activities for the vaccines portfolio at Janssen Vaccines. Responsible for integration into financial reporting and planning cycles of J&J. People leader for NL and US Commercial Finance organization.
Senior Finance Manager Acquisition Integration & Divestiture
Janssen (J&J)
June 2011
to June 2012
- Finance implementation & transition lead for 1) Integration of Acquired vaccines company post-deal and 2) global divestment & carve-out of divested business unit.
Plant Controller & Various Finance roles
Janssen Biologics
June 2008
to May 2011
- Plant Controller at Supply Chain manufacturing site (~ 900 employees), producing Drug Substance. Responsibilities of team included financial management of site, continuous improvement projects, costing, monthly P&L & BS.
Various Finance roles
Janssen Biologics (Centocor)
March 2004
to May 2008
- Various roles with increasing responsibility in Supply Chain Finance, including international assignment in the US.
Professional education focusing on management & financial accounting, international reporting and compliance. Thesis on the Management Control of Outsourced Business Activities.
Cum laude graduated as Msc. in International Business on 31 October 2002. Board member of study association with 500+ members. Part of studies completed at Université Pierre Mendes France in Grenoble.
