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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Risk Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

Global Services:

Johnson & Johnson Global Services, the global shared services organization supporting the businesses of Johnson & Johnson, performs select functional work in a consistent manner across regions and sectors using simplified, standardized end-to-end processes and state-of-the-art technology. The vision of Johnson & Johnson Global Services is “to be trusted business partners who deliver increasing value by creating and sustaining globally standard world-class services that enable the power of Johnson & Johnson.”

There are more than 2,000 employees in Human Resources, Finance and Procurement who work for Johnson & Johnson Global Services in key service centers located in Manila, Suzhou, Prague, Bogota and Tampa, as well as in local country-based hubs.

The Global Services vision is to deliver world class financial services and contribute to the leadership, growth, value, and reputation of Johnson & Johnson. GS provides compliant, efficient and standardized services with an emphasis on optimizing processes through a continuous improvement framework.  We are committed to superior professional development of our people and we value a diverse, collaborative, high-performing, results oriented culture.

GFS (Global Financial Service):

The GFS organization provides a variety of transactional and accounting services to J&J Operating Companies around the world, operating out of major centers. Their goal is to do this in a highly cost-effective and compliant way, leveraging our resources in a cross-sector environment.

Position Description:

Internal Control Sr. Analyst (Accountant) will support the regional execution of activities, and will support the Risk Management for effective execution to minimizing financial and operational risks associated with the internal control environment, along with the design and implementation of internal controls by providing recommendations for continuous process and control improvements for the Regional A2R processes globally. Strong knowledge of process, risk/Control association, and accounting knowledge is required.This includes:

• Supports Risk Management for Advise and consult business process owners on control requirement expectations and related execution across the various workstreams (e.g., Account to Report, etc.) to create and maintain a strong internal control environment across all Management Reporting Companies (“MRC’s”) and Global Services.  This includes Support new system implementations and system enhancements. 
• Supports Risk Management for developing and providing ongoing robust compliance training/updates to all levels of Finance and Operations personnel. Share best practices and recommending new and more efficient ways of meeting our SOX compliance / US GAAP requirements.
• Oversight of corrective action plans and driving to closure with finance management. Interface with various levels of management to drive the standardization of key controls/ processes/ documentation and keeping management informed of compliance-related risks and opportunities.  
• Participate and supports the deliver on global compliance projects and/or initiatives (e.g. Global Desktop Procedures, local Standard Operating Procedures, Control Optimization, etc.) Partner with the extended Global Compliance Team in driving consistency and standardization of controls and processes as it relates to J&J’s end state model.
• Supports execution of due diligence reviews to ensure successful transition of key control activities to Global Services centers in accordance with the three-tier end state model.
• Supports managing audit support successfully through strong partnerships with business unit finance, internal audit team, and external auditors to ensure control standards are upheld. This includes coordination of internal and/or external audits and advising remediation efforts for exceptions identified.
• Perform other ad hoc responsibilities as required.

This role will be reporting to the regional manager in Bogota on the compliance activities within the function and region.

Qualifications:

1) Education level required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.

2) Years of Experience: 3-4 years of progressive experience in auditing in one or more of the following fields: (a) financial/operational, (b) external, (c) information systems, and (d) compliance.

3) Required knowledge: Additional experience working with USGAAP, IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley, Section 404.

4) Required skills:

• Ability to think strategically and connect.
• Good planning and changing environments adaptability skills.
• Good interpersonal, as well as both oral and written communication skills.
• Independence to work without constant supervision.
• Strong prioritization skills 

5) Language:  Fluent English

6) Location of the role: Bogota – Colombia.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Accounting, Agility Jumps, Analytical Reasoning, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Compliance Frameworks, Data Reporting, Detail-Oriented, Financial Analysis, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Internal Controls, Numerically Savvy, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Regulatory Environment, Risk Assessments, Risk Measurement