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Job Function:
Finance
Job Sub Function:
Finance Business Partners
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Prague, Czechia
Job Description:
Global Services Finance is the Johnson & Johnson Finance Centre located in many regions of the world, being this position located in Prague/Czechia. The main goal of this position as part of Legal Entity Accounting Team is to deliver compliant local financial services to J&J affiliates.
As the LE Accounting Senior Finance Analyst (Conductor), you will own local statutory accounting and reporting for assigned legal entities, acting as the central coordinator between internal & external teams, auditors and service providers. You will ensure timely, compliant statutory close and financial statement preparation, drive continuous improvement of processes, and provide technical accounting leadership across statutory, tax and audit matters.
Core responsibilities include:
Acts as a coordinator of the end-to-end statutory processes for all Legal Entities in assigned country
Full responsibility for the Local Statutory Reporting requirements of companies in-scope
Oversee the preparation by a 3rd party provider of the Local Statutory Financial Statements of companies in scope.
Coordinate and execute (when applicable) corrective action plan related to Statutory Financial Statements process
Monitor, analyse and review department work and related processes to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy
Apply a thorough understanding of the Statutory Financial Reporting and General Ledger structure
Key point of contact within the group on all technical statutory accounting queries and be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with external service provider, J&J corporate tax teams, external audit teams (PwC), and local management teams (Finance, Supply Chain, Legal etc.)
Ensure that all necessary closing requirements statutory are done
Support J&J Corporate Tax Centres regarding the preparation of corporate Tax Returns for companies in scope.
Ensure that standardized processes with local audit (PWC), as well as 3rd party providers, are in place trough understanding of the audit process and ability to liaise closely with Auditors, Local Management teams, and other stakeholders eg Tax Advisors
Provide detailed specific guidance and support on complex business issues and financial system issues so that overall control is maintained
Close interaction with Account-To-Report and other Global Services stakeholders (specific statutory requirements)
Support projects when applicable (provide insights into specific local statutory and tax requirements or process related)
Interact with other Global teams to benchmark process and address action plans
Escalates pro-actively to ensure statutory deadlines are met
People Management:
Recruit, Lead, Motivate and Develop team
Clear communication of job expectations
Planning, Monitoring, Appraising, and Reviewing job contributions
Coaching and Mentoring team members
Foster an environment of respect, teamwork, innovation and sharing of ideas
Compliance Statement:
Ensure strong internal controls are in place to achieve “adequate” compliance with SOX controls and Local GAAP according to jurisdictions requirements
Keeping businesses compliant with various local accounting regulations
Work transparently and communicates clearly with Senior Leadership
Committed to meeting all corporate and local deadlines
Qualifications:
· Fully Certified public accountant or an international qualified accountant equivalent, with 7-10 years post qualified financial experience (e.g. ACCA, CMA, Chartered Accountant or equivalent)
Languages:
Experience Required:
Previous job experience in one of the Big 4 companies or another audit firm preferred
Knowledge of IFRS and Tax
Experience with GAAP conversions and related agenda
Skills & Competencies:
Ability to lead and coordinate complex processes involving multiple stakeholders.
Great analytical skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate well in presentations for Leadership
Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required
Proven business partnering skills (especially with external audit teams)
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, fostering same mindset with the team
Great US GAAP accounting knowledge
Great local GAAP knowledge
Travel as per Business need
Within the J&J Leadership skills definition following skills and competencies should be shown in this role:
Required Skills:
Preferred 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
