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:** Procurement **Job Sub** **Function:** Contract & Processing Services **Job Category:** Professional **All Job Posting Locations:** Prague, Czechia **Job Description:** Position: **Specialist, Payments Reconciliation, EMEA** **Full-time position, Maternity Cover Contract** The Specialist, Payments Reconciliation, will collaborate to ensure that the Regional GS (Global Services) Procurement Payments & Experience organisation delivers results in support of the Global Services, OneProcurement and Johnson & Johnson business strategy and objectives. The role works directly with the business, GS Procurement Source-to-Contract team, and the broader procurement function to ensure a seamless experience for the requestor/business partner when engaging with the procurement process. The Specialist, Payments Reconciliation serves as an established and productive individual contributor, who works under moderate supervision. The role helps implement projects, programs, and processes in support of the organization's strategy and applies practical knowledge of the Payments function to administer best-of-class policies, procedures, and plans. **Key Responsibilities:** + Conduct thorough analyses of accounts payable and related balance sheet accounts to identify discrepancies and variances. Delivering based upon the agree SLAs and ensuring policy, tax, local and legal statutory compliance. + Perform monthly reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts, including Accounts Payable, GRIR, and other related liability accounts, ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded. + Identify and investigate variances between internal records and external statements or reports, documenting reasons for discrepancies and recommending corrective actions. + Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes and responsibilities. + Work closely with procurement, finance, and accounting departments to gather necessary information and resolve issues affecting account reconciliation. + Collaborates with multiple departments in the development and execution of strategies and plans that improve the organizations profitability and competitive position, utilizing market intelligence and risk assessments. + Drives continuous improvements in user experience, effectiveness, and efficiency in assigned area of responsibility. + Supports development and implementation of automation and AI (Artificial Intelligence) initiatives within assigned area of responsibility. + Create Value by establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key business partners and peers with a view to pro-actively understand and constructively influence their needs and expectations. + Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team. **Qualifications** **Education:** + Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent University degree is required. + An MBA or further advanced degree is preferred. **Experience and Skills:** **Required:** + 2-4 years of Procurement, Finance, or other relevant business experience. + Proven experience in accounts payable, reconciliations, or general accounting. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. + Collaboration, Communication & Influencing Skills: Should be regarded as a constructive player in various teams within the company and outside. Should have the requisite communication skills to communicate & influence objectives and then develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally to achieve them. + Learning Agility & Openness to Change + Fluency in English (written and oral) is required. **Preferred:** + Good understanding of Requisition-to-pay and Source-to-settle processes and operations is preferred. + Experience in R2P, Accounts Payable or Finance. + Shared Services Industry experience is preferred. + Fluency in one other language (written and oral) for the supported region is preferred.