Manager, Accounting

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Accounting

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

 Johnson & Johnson Global Services (GS) Finance is recruiting for a Manager to support the Global Services delivery model for J&J Holding Co and Product Liability. This position is based in Bogota, Colombia.

 

 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

 

Johnson & Johnson Global Services, the global shared services organization supporting the businesses of Johnson & Johnson, performs select functional work in a consistent manner across regions and sectors using simplified, standardized end-to-end processes and state-of-the-art technology. The vision of Johnson & Johnson Global Services is “to be trusted business partners who deliver increasing value by creating and sustaining globally standard world-class services that enable the power of Johnson & Johnson.”

 

The Manager is responsible for Controllership services for Talc, Product Liability and other Holding Co. activities supporting 1 VP. The role is highly visible as the Manager is the lead authority overseeing the actuals including the full accounting of transactions, cash management, vendor communications and financial business reviews. 

 

 

Role & Responsibilities:

• Legal vendor and cash management — Oversee communications with ~50 legal vendors covering payment requests, accrual estimates, and tax information; review and approve disbursements and assess funding requests, including special and ad hoc processes.
• Financial consolidation and reporting — Review and approve the monthly manual accounting tracking file and consolidate and present financials for business unit finance and Consolidations approval, coordinating Treasury and Tax confirmations.  
• Reconciliations and journal entries — Approve ~60 quarterly balance sheet reconciliations plus ~25 monthly entries, post monthly ledger and equity clearing entries, and oversee intercompany approvals with Legal HQ.
• Charge-out processing for Product Liability — Review and approve process spillover, specific product, and Talc charge-outs and related accruals for ~16 Intercompany relationships.
• Audit, tax, and transformation support — Prepare pre-tax P&Ls, approve Actuals submissions in BRAVO, comply with various SOX controls processes (e.g., BVA-02, BS-75 Questionnaire, FR-02, FR-04), and partner with PwC, GAA, Corporate Consolidations and Compliance to satisfy audit requests and strengthen compliance.  Other processes in scope are hedging, the annual dividend process, year-end tax filings and SigniFi and any other Technological Transformation initiatives, managing change and shaping processes.

 

 

Qualifications

• Fluent in English
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably a major in Accounting or Finance or another related field is required.
• An advanced degrees or certifications such as MBA, CPA or CMA etc. is preferred. 
• A minimum of 5 years of finance or related business experience is required. 
• Prior managerial / supervisory experience is preferred   
• Experience with Microsoft Suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).  Lynx, CFIN, AFO and Bravo are preferred.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, influence decision making, think creatively, challenge the status quo, and work across multiple teams, including strong stakeholder management in a multicultural environment
• Individual must work well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with all levels of the organization and be able to recommend and implement process improvements is required.
• Ability to take on leadership roles in various initiatives and effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required.
• Experience in Pharma companies is a plus.

This position is based in Bogota, Colombia and may require up to 10% travel.

 

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Accounting, Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Budgeting, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Developing Others, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Managerial Accounting, Process Improvements, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Systems Thinking, Team Management, Treasury Management