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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:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson, the largest healthcare company in the world, we come together with one purpose: to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.

Diversity & Inclusion are essential to continue building our history of pioneering and innovation, which has been impacting the health of more than 1 billion patients and consumers every day for more than 130 years. Regardless of your race, belief, sexual orientation, religion or any other trait, you are welcome in all open positions at the largest healthcare company in the world. When You Join Johnson & Johnson, Your Next Move Could Mean Our Next Breakthrough.

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. The role includes but is not limited to creating Sales Orders, Purchase orders, reconciling out of balances, monitoring ageing, and performing balance sheet reconciliations, while involvement in driving process standardization in the work area is imperative. We look forward to working with strong individuals who are agile in learning new processes and adaptable to the varying business needs.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading accounting and daily operations for GSF Accounting process areas
• May handle team of junior and senior analysts
• 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 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
• Communicate with stakeholders
• On the job training for new team members and partners.
• Ensure strong internal controls are in place, to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings.
• Implement global strategy & solutions in line with taxonomy.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in ensuring cross sector, cross region, and cross process alignment - ensuring documentation is maintained and consistent to the global approach.
• Generate ideas, cultivate, and implement continuous improvement mentality, identifying and pursuing process efficiency opportunities.

Other Duties:

• Attract and onboard talent
• Supports ad hoc requests / projects
• Supports continuous improvement activities
• Participates in training to increase knowledge & skill
• Perform performance management activities
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed

Qualifications:

• At least 5-7 years of professional experience is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, MBA/ CA or similar qualification preferred
• At least 2 years of people management experience preferred
• Learning agility and adaptability to different business requirements. These competencies are critical as this role will initially be part of the finance & accounting team’s 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&J's global services
• 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)
• Experience with SAP or other ERPs an advantage
• Experience in a multinational corporation desirable
• US GAAP accounting knowledge preferred

Internal only

If you want to apply to this position, please consider the following information from our Global Job Posting Policy

• The employee has spent at least 18 months in his/her current position, and
• The employee is in good standing.
• Manager Notification
• An employee may apply for a position without informing his/her manager. However, if the employee is invited to interview for a position, then, to the extent that this is consistent with local law or practice, s/he is required to notify his/her manager prior to the interview. This notification is encouraged to promote development discussions between the manager and the employee.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills:

Accounting, Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Budgeting, Compliance Management, Cost Management, Detail-Oriented, Developing Others, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Numerically Savvy, Process Oriented, Relationship Building