Accounting Senior Analyst

Johnson Johnson; Bogotá ciudad; On-site; COP 90,000,000 - 140,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Global Services (GS) Finance is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Global Services delivery model for Johnson & Johnson Holding Co and Product Liability. This role is based in Bogota, Colombia and offers visibility into controllership, cash management, and annual tax considerations.

The successful candidate will lead monthly closes, intercompany accounting, and financial reviews, with opportunities to influence process improvements and technology transformations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• 3+ years of finance or related experience.
• Fluent in English.
• Proficient with MS Office tools (Excel/PowerPoint).
• SAP, CFIN and AFO experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Vendor and cash management communications with ~50 legal vendors; manage disbursements and accruals.
• Prepare monthly consolidated financials and support Treasury and Tax confirmations.
• Post ~60 quarterly reconciliations and ~25 monthly journal entries; manage intercompany approvals.
• Process charge-outs for Product Liability and Talc; confirm accounting strings across ~16 relationships.
• Support internal/external audits, tax handoffs, and transformation initiatives; assist with SigniFi.

Skills

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

MBA or CPA or CMA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

CFIN

AFO

Job description

Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Accounting

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Global Services (GS) Finance is recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) 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 SFA is responsible for Controllership services for Talc, Product Liability and other Holding Co. activities supporting 1 VP. The role is highly visible as the SFA is the lead authority on the actuals, responsible for the full accounting of transactions, cash management, vendor communications and financial business reviews.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Legal vendor and cash management - Own communications with ~50 legal vendors covering payment requests, accrual estimates, and tax information; execute disbursements and assess funding requests, including special and ad hoc processes.


• Financial consolidation and reporting - Maintain the monthly manual accounting tracking file to support the consolidate financials for business unit finance and Consolidations approval, coordinating Treasury and Tax confirmations.


• Reconciliations and journal entries - Prepare ~60 quarterly balance sheet reconciliations plus ~25 monthly entries, post monthly ledger and equity clearing entries, and handle intercompany approvals with Legal HQ.


• Charge-out processing for Product Liability - Calculate and process spillover, specific product, and Talc charge-outs and related accruals, confirming intercompany owners and accounting strings across ~16 relationships.


• Audit, tax, and transformation support - Support internal and external audit, tax hand-offs and submissions, corporate deliverables, hedging, the annual dividend process, year-end tax filings. Support, influence, and execute SigniFi and any other Technological Transformation initiatives, managing change and shaping processes

Qualifications

• Fluent in English


• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required, preferably a major in Accounting.


• Advanced degrees or certifications such as MBA, CPA or CMA etc. is preferred.


• A minimum 3 years of finance or related business experience is required.


• Experience with Microsoft Suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). SAP, CFIN and AFO are preferred.


• The ability to think creatively and work in a team environment is required.


• The ability to effectively take on leadership roles in various functions is required.


• Must work well in a fast-paced environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently and handle several tasks simultaneously.

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

Preferred Skills:

• Accounting, Analytical Reasoning, ATM Reconciliation, Budgeting, Business Behavior, Communication, Consulting, Controls Compliance, Cost Management, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Numerically Savvy, Problem