Accountant

Johnson & Johnson; Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Manila is seeking Finance and Accounting professionals to join Global Finance. You will contribute to complete and accurate accounting across balance sheet and income statement, observing SOX and compliance while supporting onboarding and cross-team exposure.

The role emphasizes learning agility, strong analytical skills, and collaboration with global teams. Expect tech savvy workflows, cross-regional coordination, and opportunities to grow within a largest healthcare

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• CPA/CMA/MBA or similar certifications preferred.
• 1–2 years of professional experience in Finance.

Responsibilities

• Be compliant with applicable laws and regulations, and follow guidelines in the J&J Credo.
• Maintain Operational Excellence.
• Timely closing and execution of financial periods per closing calendar, with SLA and SOX compliance.
• Accountable for completeness, accuracy and validity of actuals within scope.
• Deep expertise of worldwide procedures and compliance requirements.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations to minimize open items.
• On the job training for new team members / BPO partners.
• Support auditors and legal authorities with required activities.
• Adhere to worldwide policies; identify and mitigate risks.
• Ensure strong internal controls for audit ratings.
• Be a Trusted Business Partner; execute global strategy and solutions.
• Support SMEs and OKCs for cross-sector alignment.
• Create continuous improvement and process innovations.
• Experience with SAP and MS Office; flexible to shifts.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Learning agility

Adaptability

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

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 world’s 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 SLAcommitments, 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 (SME's) and Operational Key Contacts (OKC's) 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 Bachelor’s level degree or equivalent is required, preferably in accounting, finance, or related business discipline.

• CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other financial certifications is preferred.

Required

• At least 1-2 years of professional experience in Finance is required.

• Basic understanding of Finance, and compliance requirements.

• 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 role has been identified.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with employees at all levels.

• Be open to new ideas, rapid change and embracing new technologies.

• Strong Analytical Skills.

Preferred

• Experience in a Shared Service Centre of a multinational corporation or BPO.

• Experience in Global Accounting for a large multi-state company.

Exposure to the end-to-end Invoice-to-Cash process (ex. Cash Application, Credit, Collections, Dispute Management)

• Ability to handle ambiguity and fluid situations, demonstrating a pragmatic approach.

• Successfully manage multiple priorities, be very organized and work efficiently to tight deadlines.

• Solid US GAAP accounting knowledge.

• Digital/ intelligent automation capabilities.

Other

• This position will require up to 0-5% % international travel.

• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP preferred) and MS Office in particular Excel.

• Candidates may be asked to work shifts to align with global assignments in Americas / EMEA / Asia.

• Lead/Participate in other Regional/Global/Cross functional duties as assigned.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Fluent English, other language skills desirable.

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.