Accountant 1 General Accounting

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Accounting

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Paranaque, National Capital Region (Manila), Philippines

Job Description:

Job Title: GSF Accounting, Accountant 1 (PG23)

 

“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.

 

This role will be part of the Global Services Finance team in the GS Finance Accounting process area. 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 GSF accounting team is responsible for the complete and accurate accounting of all transactions. This includes but is not limited to creating the Sales and corresponding Purchase orders, reconciling out-of-balances, monitoring aging, and performing balance sheet reconciliations.

 

Key Responsibilities:

1.       Be compliant with applicable laws and regulations, and follow guidelines in the J&J Credo

 

2.       Maintain Operational Excellence

·        Responsible for executing accounting and daily operations for GSF Accounting process area for simple and medium complex MRCs.

·        Timely closing & execution of financial periods as per the closing calendar and in accordance with SLA commitments, 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 to, and execute 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.

 

3.       Talent Management

·        Attract, Onboard, and Training of new team members.

 

4.       Be a Trusted Business Partner

·        Execute global Strategy & Solutions in line with taxonomy.

·        Support Process Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Operational Key Contacts (OKCs) to ensure cross-sector, cross-region, and cross-process alignment, ensuring good documentation is maintained and consistency of a global approach.

 

5.       Create Game-Changing Innovation

·        Generate ideas, foster, and implements a continuous improvement mindset, identifying and pursuing process efficiency opportunities.

·        Execute process improvements, generating ideas and implementing them in line with global standards.

Qualifications

 

PG23

REQUIRED

• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s level degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business discipline

• Basic skill in using standard Microsoft tools including MS Teams

• Effective communication skills

• Remarkable academic track record and/or achievement

• Top 10% of their school batch

• Open to new ideas and can develop effective ways of working

• Record of active participation in extracurricular activities.  Taken lead role in Organizations/Clubs

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PREFERRED

• Preferably with audit and SAP tool experience

• Full-time work experience.

• Experienced doing summer jobs or part-time jobs

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Others

• This position will require up to 10-20% international travel.

• Open to working in flexible shifts to align with global or regional responsibilities (Americas / EMEA / Asia)

• Fluent in English, other language skills desirable.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills: