Lead Financial Analyst - SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material AP Automation

Johnson Johnson; Ciudad Juárez; On-site; MXN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst with deep SAP S/4HANA experience to drive General Ledger, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation across a global enterprise. You will guide design, testing, cutover, and go-live activities, ensuring accurate financial data flow and compliant reporting.

The role requires strong hands-on SAP S/4HANA GL/AP expertise, collaboration with Finance, Procurement, IT, and implementation partners, and a proven ability to deliver scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years in finance, SAP delivery, or transformation work, with strong exposure to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Hands-on SAP S/4HANA General Ledger and Accounts Payable experience, including journal postings and AP automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead release activities for SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, IT, and shared services to deliver scalable GL, interface, and AP automation solutions.
• Support GL design, including chart of accounts, ledgers, postings, and close processes.
• Oversee testing for GL, interfaces, and AP automation across SIT, FIT, BST, and UAT.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

General Ledger

Accounts Payable

Finance Transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

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

Finance Business Partners

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Job Description

Lead Financial Analyst - SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material AP Automation

MedTech Transcend is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material Accounts Payable Automation Lead to help drive successful deployments across a complex global organization. This is a high-impact role for a finance professional who brings strong SAP Finance knowledge, hands‑on General Ledger and Accounts Payable experience, and the ability to lead integration and automation releases across Finance, Procurement, IT, shared services, and implementation partners. In this role, you will lead General Ledger, interface, and Direct Material AP automation readiness through design validation, testing, cutover, go‑live, and hypercare, helping ensure accurate financial data flow and reliable automated invoice processing across SAP S/4HANA landscapes and connected systems. The integration requirement may include connectivity between two SAP S/4HANA environments or between SAP S/4HANA and external systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead release activities for SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation, including scope and deployment planning, issue management, risk tracking, dependency management, and readiness coordination.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, IT, integration teams, shared services, and implementation partners to deliver scalable General Ledger, interface, and Direct Material AP automation solutions that support accurate posting, invoice processing, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Support SAP S/4HANA General Ledger design, including chart of accounts, ledgers, postings, close processes, and alignment with Universal Journal and enterprise reporting requirements.
• Lead interface scope and readiness for financial data flows, including requirements where the connection may be between two SAP S/4HANA environments or between SAP S/4HANA and other internal or external systems for Finance.
• Drive interface design validation, mapping reviews, error handling, and control requirements to help ensure complete, accurate, and timely transmission of financial and master data.
• Lead the release of Direct Material AP automation capabilities, including supplier invoice intake, purchase order and goods receipt matching, tolerance and exception handling, approval workflows, duplicate‑invoice prevention, posting, and payment readiness.
• Oversee testing for General Ledger, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation across SIT, FIT, BST, and UAT, partnering with IT and system integrators to validate end‑to‑end invoice scenarios, purchase order and goods receipt matching, reconciliations, controls, and defect resolution.
• Support cutover planning and execution for GL, interfaces, and Direct Material AP automation, including data and supplier readiness, open‑invoice and GR/IR considerations, workflow and monitoring setup, reconciliations, business continuity, and deployment checkpoints.
• Prepare teams for go‑live by supporting operating procedures, financial controls documentation, training, business readiness, and post‑go‑live adoption for GL, interface, and Direct Material AP automation processes.
• Act as a trusted SAP S/4HANA General Ledger, Interfaces and Direct Material AP Automation SME during go‑live and hypercare, helping teams quickly resolve posting, reconciliation, invoice‑processing, workflow, and integration issues to stabilize operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, SAP delivery, systems integration, or transformation work, with strong exposure to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Hands‑on SAP S/4HANA General Ledger and Accounts Payable experience, including journal postings, supplier invoices, purchase order and goods receipt integration, close activities, account determination, reconciliation, and financial reporting support.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA