Senior Cost Accountant

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Raynham (MA)

On-site

USD 79,000 - 128,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hours

Floating holidays 13 days

Parental Leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, in Raynham, MA, seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to lead standard costing for the US Orthopedics platforms and provide financial insights to the supply chain. The role includes partnering with manufacturing finance and leadership to drive cost optimization and reporting accuracy.

The candidate will oversee monthly closes, variance analysis, and process improvements while supporting the Raynham & Bridgewater teams and ensuring compliance with audit requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
CPA/MBA/CMA or similar certification preferred
Minimum three years of finance experience required
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; advanced Excel and presentation skills
Collaborative in a matrix organization; able to work independently
Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills
SAP/Anaplan knowledge preferred; travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

Manage monthly financial close for local ledger and ensure sub-ledgers post to GL accurately
Prepare standard monthly management reports and perform variance analyses
Maintain policies and ensure journal entries are posted to GL
Provide financial leadership and business partner support to supply chain finance and category teams
Forecast, track, and analyze manufacturing projects and cost drivers
Lead annual and ad-hoc standard cost processes for Orthopedics franchise
Analyze actual vs standard variances and support process improvements
Coordinate compliance activities including internal/external audits

Skills

Budgeting

Budget Management

Coaching

Communication

Expense Controls

Financial Analysis

Financial Reporting

SAP

Anaplan

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Anaplan

Job description

Company Overview

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:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is recruiting for a Senior Cost Accountant to provide financial leadership to the DePuy Synthes Manufacturing business located in Raynham MA. In this role, the candidate will provide financial support to the local supply chain MFG organization.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. For more information, visit www.depuysynthes.com.

The primary scope of the Senior Cost Accountant role is to serve as the standard costing specialist for our US Orthopedics platforms. The candidate will provide financial insights that will help drive business objectives and keep finance leadership informed of impacts resulting from standard costing. In addition to standard costing, this role will be the finance lead supporting the Raynham & Bridgewater, providing the team guidance and business support.

Responsibilities:

Manage and coordinate the monthly financial close process for the local ledger. Ensure that sub ledgers are updated to general ledger accurately, completely and in a timely manner.

Prepare and submit standard monthly management reports. Perform detailed monthly variance analysis on items in the P+L and balance sheet.

Establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that all required journal entries are prepared and posted to the general ledger.

Provide strong financial leadership and business partner support to DePuy Synthes supply chain finance, and category teams

Forecast, track, and analyze MFG related projects, capital investment requirements, market based inflation drivers, and functional cost

Manage the annual and ad-hoc standard cost process for the Orthopedics franchise

Execute the cost simulation and final execution of annual standard costing

Maintain and be able to analyze actual vs standard manufacturing variances

Identify continuous improvements, partner with peers to develop future state process improvements.

Support and coordinate financial compliance efforts, including internal & external audit requirements

Assist in managing Bridgewater Make facility organization as well as other miscellaneous non-plant related activities

Support the RY & BW Orthopedics MFG Value Stream, providing financial metric insights and ad-hoc requests to Supply Chain Leadership

Own Standard Operating Procedures and process flow charts, update periodically as changes in the processes evolve

Support other ad-hoc projects and analysis requests for Orthopedics Supply Chain

Qualifications:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required; a major in Accounting or Finance is preferred.

A CPA, MBA, CMA, or other financial certification is preferred.

A minimum of three (3) years of finance experience is required; equivalent knowledge of skills necessary to perform the position responsibilities preferred.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.

Advanced Excel and Presentation skills required.

Have a collaborative style and be able to work effectively in a matrix organization across functional groups is required.

The ability to work independently and effectively interface with various levels of management is required.

Excellent organizational, analytical, conceptual, communication and interpersonal skills are required.

The ability to work in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements and handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required.

Strong analytical skills with attention to detail is required.

Knowledge of SAP, Anaplan and/or similar financial systems preferred.

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.

This position will be located in Raynham MA and may require up to 10% of travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Budgeting, Budget Management, Coaching, Communication, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Statement Analysis, Leverages Information, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Technical Credibility, Vendor Management

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$79,000.00 - $127,650.00

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year