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 **Job Function:** Finance **Job Sub** **Function:** Accounting **Job Category:** People Leader **All Job Posting Locations:** Paranaque, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines **Job Description:** Manages a team of individual contributors and/or Supervisors, and is accountable for conducting effective performance management. Develops tactical and operational plans to achieve Accounting goals, and communicates plans to managers, supervisors, and individual contributors. Facilitates operations for general accounting functions, financial statement preparation, and audit activity, while ensuring accuracy and integrity. Assesses key performance indicators while analyzing opportunities for improvements to processes, formats, and accounting controls. Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), and audit controls in achieving the organization's goals and objectives for the Accounting function. Responsible for managing operational aspects of their team (e.g., workflow, performance, and compliance), as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within established timelines and budgets. Integrates Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making. **Core responsibilities include:** + Responsible for coordinating and facilitating pre-close meetings, quarterly balance sheet reviews, and financial statement reviews for Finance Director (FD) + Budget vs Actuals creation, alignment and coordination for commentary and approval + Responsible for approving the “actuals” submissions + Responsible for “actuals” of countries/cluster with higher complexity (business size, P&L materiality) + Analyse financial statements to ensure completeness, accuracy, and validity of numbers. + Face of GS and Accounting Lead for actuals (US GAAP); be the connection between Business Unit Finance (BUF), Financial Planning and Analysis and GS Account to Report (A2R) Process teams + Member of local FD’s leadership team (LT); serve as one of the GS points of connection at BUF LT meetings + Champion an environment of collaboration, innovation and sharing ideas + Influence and work closely with BUF, FPA and A2R teams on joint goals and objectives Lead/participate in GS process improvement and other global/local projects + Provide support to resolve complex or aged A2R issues (US GAAP) + For CFM processes, ensure SOX compliance is followed, in order to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings; Identify and quantify financial and operational risks and opportunities **People Management:** + 1-3 Senior Analysts + Career grow conversations, motivation and feed-back, compensation planning, team coaching **Travel** + Up to 20% to local markets **Qualifications** : + Preferred qualified accountant or an international qualified accountant equivalent or/and with a minimum of 5- 10 years post qualified financial experience **Languages** : + Fluent English, confidence in presenting to Senior Management in English **Experience Required:** + 5 – 10 years job experience in different Finance Functions + US GAAP reporting experience + Prior managerial / supervisory experience is preferred **Global competencies GS Finance** **Agility and Innovation:** Challenge status quo and encourages others to challenge, continuously learn, improve existing practices and creates new ways of working. Effectively deals with ambiguity or lack of information when making decisions. Adopts an innovative and agile attitude driven by curiosity and best practices regarding data, ideas, processes or technology to standardize and simplify existing processes, adapt quickly to change and get results. **Strategic Leader:** Balances knowledge of J&J GS processes, structure and products with partner insight to influence and develop business solutions. Proactive leadership on initiative or project. Solution vs. Problem approach **Business Acumen:** Understands how market, economic, financial, legal and compliance factors interact and impact business objectives and value creation. GS E2E GS E2E process knowledge. Curious mind and sharing knowledge of best practices **Trusted Business Partner:** Builds and maintains trusted business partnerships within a complex environment and across multiple levels. Cultivates an environment that encourages open communication, active listening and fact-based information sharing with partners. Adapts effectively to all levels and cultures and different management styles in order to gather real time analytical insights, implement strategies and influence business outcomes **Finance Control & Compliance:** Leverages standard methodologies in order to participate in and influence the development, implementation and tracking of financial controls to ensure compliance and support for organizational goals. Deep understanding of financial statements/corporate close requirements/A2R processes **Risk Management** : Promotes risk taking and quickly learning from failures. Recommends and implements strategies and methods to identify, evaluate and communicate financial risks and opportunities. **Technical and Analytical Capabilities:** Guides business partners in the application of best practices for financial policies, accounting and tax principles, technology and analytics in order to maintain compliance and improve analytical capabilities. **Strategic Talent Mentality:** Implements talent development strategies, including building networks and connections in order to attract, retain and develop diverse talent. Provides practical feedback and initiates discussions regarding personal interest and aspirations to help others identify and pursue developmental opportunities and support building a successful, diverse and sustainable talent pipeline.