Accountant 1, Global Cash Currency & Hedging - Parañaque

About Johnson & Johnson

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.

Key Responsibilities:

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

• Responsible for the complete and accurate accounting for all the Cash & Bank process flows, including but not limited to reconciling banks and cash balance sheet accounts, supporting treasury related activities and analyzing non-customer cash received and miscellaneous payments
• Timely closing & execution of financial periods as per 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
• Generate ideas, foster, and implement continuous improvement mindset, identifying and pursuing process efficiency opportunities
• Execute global Strategy & Solutions in line with taxonomy
• Support Process Subject Matter Experts (SME's) and Operational Key Contacts (OKC's) to ensure cross sector, cross region, and cross process alignment, ensuring good documentation is maintained and consistency of a global approach
• Regular focus on Balance Sheet reconciliations to minimize open items
• Execute process improvements, generating ideas and implementing in line with global standards

1. Compliance

• 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, to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings

1. Be a Trusted Business Partner

• Execute global Strategy & Solutions in line with taxonomy.
• Support Process Subject Matter Experts (SME's) and Operational Key Contacts (OKC's) to ensure cross sector, cross region, and cross process alignment, ensuring good documentation is maintained and consistency of a global approach.

1. Create Game-Changing Innovation

• Generate ideas, fosters, and implements continuous improvement mindset, identifying and pursuing process efficiency opportunities.
• Execute process improvements, generating ideas and implementing in line with global standards.
• Filipino citizen or holder of relevant residence status to work in the Philippines
• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or finance-related course
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) a plus
• At least 1 year accounting-related experience (AP/AR/GA); cash accounting experience an advantage
• Experience in a shared services center of a multinational corporation desirable; onsite process migration experience an advantage
• Strong team working and relationship building skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to adapt to needs of diverse cultures and business disciplines
• Good analytical competencies
• Ability to prioritize own workload
• Displays ownership of tasks and deliverables, coupled with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines and timetables
• Ability to work and communicate with management on resolutions of issues or decision making
• Excellent data entry and processing skills with an eye for detail and accuracy
• Basic to proven knowledge of general accounting concepts, rules and legal requirements
• Experience with SAP or other ERPs an advantage
• Proficiency in basic MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word) required
• Willing to travel for business/training (as required)
• Willing to work on weekends and Philippine holidays (as needed)
• Willing to work on graveyard shifts
• Willing to be assigned in Parañaque City, Metro Manila