Accountant

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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

Accounting

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description

Finance and Accounting Professionals

"Reimagine the possibilities" at Johnson and Johnson Global Finance! We live this motto every day by creating game-changing business solutions for the worlds largest and most broadly-based healthcare company.

As a member of our Global Finance team, you will have exclusive access to a network of financial professionals located in over 60 countries. This new network will help you build on your current skills and explore opportunities to grow your career in J&J.

At J&J Global Finance, we value ideas for innovation and improvement and are committed to diversity and inclusion. Together we will reimagine business processes to become more effective, more efficient, and improve customer experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Our Global Services Finance team is growing, and we are looking for people with strong accounting and finance backgrounds. The Global Services Finance organization provides best-in-class, cost-effective financial services, and compliance-in a J&J way-to our Operating Companies around the world.

The finance and accounting team is responsible for the complete and accurate accounting for all the General process flows for the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. This role will provide exposure across different accounting processes within J&J and the opportunity to observe various teams as part of the onboarding. We look forward to working with strong individuals who are agile in learning new processes and adaptable to the varying business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Be compliant with applicable laws and regulations, and follow guidelines in the J&J Credo
• Maintain Operational Excellence
• Timely closing & execution of financial periods as per closing calendar and in accordance with SLA commitments, fully observing Compliance, Internal Audit & SOX requirements.
• Accountable for completeness, accuracy and validity of the actuals reported within process/entity scope.
• Deep expertise, fully knowledgeable of the Worldwide Procedures and compliance requirements for respective areas.
• Regular focus on Balance Sheet reconciliations to minimize open items.
• On the job training for new team members / BPO partners.
• Support auditors and legal authorities with the execution of required activities.
• Understand, adhere, and execute per worldwide policies and procedures. Identify compliance risks and recommend solutions.
• Ensure strong internal controls are in place, in order to achieve "adequate" internal and external audit ratings.
• Be a Trusted Business Partner
• Execute global Strategy & Solutions in line with taxonomy.
• Support Process Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Operational Key Contacts (OKCs) to ensure cross sector, cross region, and cross process alignment, ensuring good documentation is maintained and consistency of a global approach.
• Create Game-Changing Innovation
• Generate ideas, fosters, and implements continuous improvement mindset, identifying and pursuing process efficiency opportunities.
• Execute process improvements, generating ideas and implementing in line with global standards.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelors level degree or equivalent is required, preferably in accounting, finance, or related business discipline.
• CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications is preferred.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 0-4 years of professional experience is required. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
• Learning agility and adaptability to different business requirements. These competencies are critical as this role will initially be part of the finance & accounting teams pool of flex talent during onboarding, to be deployed to the permanent position once readiness criteria are met and as requested by the business units.
• Flexibility to be assigned in different shifts to support J&Js global services
• Filipino citizen or holder of residence status to work in the Philippines
• Bachelors degree in Accountancy or any finance and accounting related courses
• Strong team working and relationship building skills
• Ability to communicate well to team members at any level
• Good analytical proficiencies
• Ability to prioritize own deliverables and motivated to meet timetables
• Knowledgeable of general accounting concepts, rules and legal requirements
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) a plus
• Experience with SAP or other ERPs an advantage
• Experience in a shared services center of a multinational corporation desirable
• US GAAP accounting knowledge preferred
  
  

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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